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Public library hours and staffing changes in the UK November 2012

How have opening hours and staff numbers changed at your library since the cutbacks?

The data shows changes to public library staffing and hours in the UK in 2012, since government cutbacks on library spending in May 2010. Roughly 10.8% of respondents reported that opening hours increased since the cutbacks.

Opening hours 10.8 35.8 43.2 1 0.7
Number of full time paid posts 1.5 60.8 21.4 3.7 3.5
Number of part time paid posts 8 55.5 20.8 5.6 0.8
Number of paid casual / agency staff (not volunteers) 16.5 26.3 21.4 7.3 18.1
Use of workers on zero hours contract 8.1 4.8 12.2 24 39