Here are the VPL's most-borrowed books, in a year when interest in digital books soared
The themes of the Vancouver Public Library's annual most-borrowed list are a powerful reflection of the year: wanting to learn and wanting an escape.
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Borrowing of digital books skyrocketed by 50 per cent after Vancouver Public Library closed its doors in March
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Posted: Dec 31, 2020 4:00 AM PT | Last Updated: December 31, 2020
A woman wanders the aisles at the Vancouver Public Library's Central Branch after it reopened on July 14. Print borrowing at the library was down overall in 2020, in part due to the four-month closure in the spring.(Ben Nelms/CBC)