3. Core Indicator
• The circulation of items per capita per year
demonstrates how easily the population can access
libraries in their community and to what extent they are
taking advantage of this access.
• Note that the data for circulation per capita are only
available for libraries that are a member of the
Canadian Urban Libraries Council (CULC), therefore
there are are libraries in some regions that are not
included in this data.
4. Canada’s Major CMAs
• In 2010, Montréal had the lowest circulation of library
items among Canada’s major CMAs (6.6 items), while
the two CMAs in Alberta had the highest circulation (see
following chart).
• Circulation per capita per year in Edmonton was 17.2
and 15.3 in Calgary, followed by Victoria with 15.2 and
Vancouver with 13.2.
• The average for all CMAs was 12.0
5. Number of Library Items Circulated per
Capita for Major CMAs, 2010
20
18
16
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
Edmonton Calgary Victoria Vancouver Halifax Kitchener Hamilton Toronto London Ottawa Kingston Winnipeg Montréal
Source: Canadian Urban Libraries Council, Public Library Statistics
http://www.mississauga.ca/file/COM/2010CanadianPublic_LibraryStatistics.pdf
6. CMA Trends (2000 to 2010)
• Within the last decade, the Internet has revolutionized the
way people access information, demanding virtual library
resources and negating the need to go to the library.
• Paradoxically, between 2000 and 2010 almost all the the CMAs
saw an increase in library circulation (see following chart).
• Kitchener saw the greatest growth (up 3.7
items/capita), followed by Halifax (up 3.0 items).
• The only library with a decrease in circulation was Vancouver
(down 1.5 items).
7. Percent Change in Items Circulated
per Capita for Major CMAs, 2000-2010
4.0
3.0
2.0
1.0
0.0
-1.0
-2.0
Kitchener Halifax Calgary Kingston Toronto Montréal Hamilton Victoria London Ottawa Vancouver
Source: Canadian Urban Libraries Council, Public Library Statistics.
