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Question

The questions that follow will be sent to all local authority providers of library services in the UK. DIGITAL 1 Who is/are the current supplier(s) of digital books (ebooks and eaudio books) to your public library? 2 Which other suppliers of digital books (ebooks and eaudio books) have you used in the last 10 years? QUANTITY 3 How many physical books do you currently have available to borrow aimed at children, defined as readers aged under 18 years old? 4 How many ebooks do you currently have available to borrow aimed at children, defined as readers aged under 18 years old? 5 How many eaudiobooks do you currently have available to borrow aimed at children, defined as readers aged under 18 years old? 6 How many physical books do you currently have available to borrow classified as 'juvenile'? 7 How many ebooks do you currently have available to borrow classified as 'juvenile'? 8 How many eaudiobooks do you currently have available to borrow classified as 'juvenile'? 9 How many physical books do you currently have available to borrow classified as 'young adult'? 10 How many ebooks do you currently have available to borrow classified as 'young adult'? 11 How many eaudiobooks do you currently have available to borrow classified as 'young adult'? SPEND 12 What is your current pa spend on physical books? 13 What is your current pa spend on ebooks? 14 What is your current pa spend on eaudiobooks? 15 What is your current pa spend on physical books classified as 'adult'? 16 What is your current pa spend on ebooks classified as 'adult'? 17 What is your current pa spend on eaudiobooks classified as 'adult'? 18 What is your current pa spend on physical books classified as 'juvenile'? 19 What is your current pa spend on ebooks classified as 'juvenile'? 20 What is your current pa spend on eaudiobooks classified as 'juvenile'? 21 What is your current pa spend on physical books classified as 'young adult'? 22 What is your current pa spend on ebooks classified as 'young adult'? 23 What is your current pa spend on eaudiobooks classified as 'young adult'? USEAGE 24 How many book lends did you make in 2025? 25 How many book lends did you make in 2024? 26 How many books were not lent out at all in 2025? 27 How many books were not lent out at all in 2024? 28 How many lends of ebooks did you make in 2025? 29 How many lends of ebooks did you make in 2024? 30 How many ebooks were not lent out at all in 2025? 31 How many ebooks were not lent out at all in 2024? 32 How many lends of ebooks aimed at children - defined as readers aged under 18 years old - did you make in 2025? 33 How many lends of ebooks aimed at children - defined as readers aged under 18 years old -did you make in 2024? 34 How many ebooks aimed at children - defined as readers aged under 18 years old - were not lent out at all in 2025? 35 How many ebooks aimed at children - defined as readers aged under 18 years old - were not lent out at all in 2024? 40 How many lends of eaudiobooks did you make in 2025? 41 How many lends of eaudiobooks did you make in 2024? 42 How many eaudiobooks were not lent out at all in 2025? 43 How many eaudiobooks were not lent out at all in 2024? 44 How many lends of eaudiobooks aimed at children - defined as readers aged under 18 years old - did you make in 2025? 45 How many lends of eaudiobooks aimed at children - defined as readers aged under 18 years old - did you make in 2024? 46 How many eaudiobooks aimed at children - defined as readers aged under 18 years old - were not lent out at all in 2025? 47 How many eaudiobooks aimed at children - defined as readers aged under 18 years old - were not lent out at all in 2024? BOOKLIST 52 Please provide a list of all the isbns for the physical books you currently offer in your library service aimed at children - defined as readers aged under 18 years old. 53 Please provide a list of all the isbns for the ebooks you currently offer in your library service coded as juvenile or 'young adult'. This information will be available from your digital book supplier. 54 Please provide a list of all the isbns for the eaudiobooks you currently offer in your library service coded as juvenile or 'young adult'. This information will be available from your digital book supplier. CONTACT 55 Please provide the contact details of the department at your local authority responsible for library services to people aged under 18 years. REPORTING 56 Please provide a list of the data categories you collect relating to library borrowings 57 Please provide a list of the data categories you collect from your digital book supplier relating to library borrowings SCHOOLS 58 Do you currently operate a scheme with schools in your area for the school to register their pupils with your public library service? SYSTEMS 59 What library management system do you use? SELECTION 60 Who selects the physical books in your collection? 61 Who selects the ebooks in your collection? 62 Who selects the eaudiobooks in your collection? 63 What criteria is used to select the physical books in your collection? 64 What criteria is used to select the ebooks in your collection? 65 What criteria is used to select the eaudio books in your collection?

Answer

DIGITAL 1 Who is/are the current supplier(s) of digital books (ebooks and eaudio books) to your public library? Bolinda 2 Which other suppliers of digital books (ebooks and eaudio books) have you used in the last 10 years? None QUANTITY QUESTIONS 3-11: We are unable to provide a response to the specified section of your request. While the information is held within our systems, there is no functionality available to extract it in a structured or automated manner. Retrieval would require manual inspection of individual records, which would exceed the appropriate cost and time limits set out under Section 12 of the Freedom of Information Act. Accordingly, please refer to the exemption detailed below. SPEND 12 What is your current pa spend on physical books? £109,200.00 13 What is your current pa spend on ebooks? We do not separate spend for ebooks and eaudiobooks 14 What is your current pa spend on eaudiobooks? £10,403.09 – total for ebooks & eaudiobooks 15 What is your current pa spend on physical books classified as 'adult'? £14,201.31 16 What is your current pa spend on ebooks classified as 'adult'? Unknown we do not breakdown spend on ebooks to this level of detail. 17 What is your current pa spend on eaudiobooks classified as 'adult'? Unknown we do not breakdown spend on eaudio books to this level of detail. 18 What is your current pa spend on physical books classified as 'juvenile'? Unknown we do not breakdown spend on physical books using this classification. 19 What is your current pa spend on ebooks classified as 'juvenile'? Unknown we do not breakdown spend on ebooks to this level of detail. 20 What is your current pa spend on eaudiobooks classified as 'juvenile'? Unknown we do not breakdown spend on eaudio books to this level of detail. 21 What is your current pa spend on physical books classified as 'young adult'? Unknown we do not breakdown spend on physical books using this classification. 22 What is your current pa spend on ebooks classified as 'young adult'? Unknown we do not breakdown spend on ebooks to this level of detail. 23 What is your current pa spend on eaudiobooks classified as 'young adult'? Unknown we do not breakdown spend on eaudio books to this level of detail. USEAGE QUESTIONS 24-47 We are unable to provide a response to the specified section of your request. While the information is held within our systems, there is no functionality available to extract it in a structured or automated manner. Retrieval would require manual inspection of individual records, which would exceed the appropriate cost and time limits set out under Section 12 of the Freedom of Information Act. Accordingly, please refer to the exemption detailed below. BOOKLIST QUESTIONS 52-54: We are unable to provide a response to the specified section of your request. While the information is held within our systems, there is no functionality available to extract it in a structured or automated manner. Retrieval would require manual inspection of individual records, which would exceed the appropriate cost and time limits set out under Section 12 of the Freedom of Information Act. Accordingly, please refer to the exemption detailed below. CONTACT 55 Please provide the contact details of the department at your local authority responsible for library services to people aged under 18 years. There is no Junior Librarian / Department responsible solely for library services to people under the age of 18 years. REPORTING QUESTIONS 56-57: We are unable to provide a response to the specified section of your request. While the information is held within our systems, there is no functionality available to extract it in a structured or automated manner. Retrieval would require manual inspection of individual records, which would exceed the appropriate cost and time limits set out under Section 12 of the Freedom of Information Act. Accordingly, please refer to the exemption detailed below. SCHOOLS: 58 Do you currently operate a scheme with schools in your area for the school to register their pupils with your public library service? No, however all schools are contacted regularly and have the option to sign their pupils up. SYSTEMS: 59 What library management system do you use? Civica Spydus SELECTION: 60 Who selects the physical books in your collection? Library Manager / Stock Librarian 61 Who selects the ebooks in your collection? All Wales Consortium 62 Who selects the eaudiobooks in your collection? All Wales Consortium 63 What criteria is used to select the physical books in your collection? Book Supplier website monthly lists, ratings and descriptions, customer interests, relevance. 64 What criteria is used to select the ebooks in your collection? There is no criteria used to select ebooks. 65 What criteria is used to select the eaudio books in your collection? There is no criteria used to select eaudio books.