Despite the long closing times and restricted access possibilities, the Leipziger Städtischen Bibliotheken (LSB) managed to achive around 75% oft he Visitor- and borrowing numbers compared to 2019.
In return the borrow of online media, such as eBooks and eZeitschriften increased by 57.173 (a plus of 25%) compared to 2019.
More digital Services
The Corona-virus was and still is a challenge for the Leipziger Städtischen Bibliotheken. It shaped our services in a new way: events took place digitaly, the borrowing of e-media got more important and the use of self-service machines became indispensable. In the future we plan to continue, following these strategic ways and directions. Basis for that, is the Bibliotheksentwicklungskonzeption, decided in November 2020 by the city council. This concept contains the goals that we want to reach for our libraries during the next 5 years. Also included are groundbraking measures like the amount of the acquisition budget of 2€ per inhabitant, the alignment of our program work or the establishment of new libraries.