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The number of in-person visits to public libraries in the UK plummeted by 159 million last year, as the pandemic forced branches to close around the country. Annual figures from the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (Cipfa) show physical library visits fell from 214.6 million to 59.7 million in the year to March last year, a drop of 72 percent, as COVID-19 restrictions shut branches for much of the 12-month period. The closures also led to a major decline in the number of books borrowed by readers, with 72.9 million books issued by libraries last year, down 56

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