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)