In 2023, German public and scientific libraries recorded around 312 million and 38 million items borrowed, respectively. For public libraries this was an increase, but for scientific libraries it was a decrease.
Number of items borrowed in public and scientific libraries in Germany from 2010 to 2023
(in millions)
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