10 things you may not know about our libraries

• More than one million people visited Brighton’s Jubilee Library last year making it the second most popular in the country.
• A survey concluded that library staff are the second most trusted profession after doctors
• Brighton & Hove has just opened a new library in Woodingdean
• A virtual library is available for those unable to visit or who want to access information online and the service runs a Home Delivery Service for housebound people
• There are more than half a million items of library stock to choose from,  including 40,000 audio-visual items and 45,000 rare books
• Last year the libraries purchased 50,000 new items of stock
• Staff issued well over 1 million items last year, averaging 66 per hour
• Access to computer facilities are free to all members – and there are 217 public computers across the city
• Last year more than 32,000 children attended 1,786 different events and 629 people attended reading and writing workshops
• Brighton & Hove’s library service costs around 32p per week per person

Find out more about the city’s Libraries Plan: http://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/content/press-release/celebrating-citys-successful-libraries