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David Farrar made this Official Information request to Wellington City Council

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From: David Farrar

Dear Wellington City Council,

In a news article WCC said "The circulation and return rates of items are similar with most people continuing to return their items promptly." in relation to any changes since abolishing fees for overdue items.

Could you provide the following for the years 1/7/20 - 30/6/21, 1/7/21 - 30/6/22 and 1/7/22 to 31/5/22 (11 months) the following data:

* Number of books borrowed
* Average time in days a book is out for, before it is returned
* What proportion of borrowed books were out for greater than 21 days
* What proportion of borrowed books were out for greater than 42 days

Yours faithfully,

David Farrar

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A O'Sullivan left an annotation ()

Increasing online borrowing with auto returns will impact late return numbers.

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Wellington City Council

Tēnā koe David

Thank you for your email dated 16 June 2023 requesting information.

Our team will manage your request under the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 which requires us to provide a decision as soon as possible, but no later than 17 July 2023, being 20 working days of receipt.

The reference number for your request is IRC-5044

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The Assurance Team
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Kia ora David

Please see attached response to your request for information,

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Senior Advisor  |  Official Information Team | Wellington City Council
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From: BUS: Assurance
Sent: Monday, 19 June 2023 3:52 pm
To: David Farrar <[FOI #23155 email]>
Subject: IRC-5044: Official Information request - Library data

Tēnā koe David

Thank you for your email dated 16 June 2023 requesting information.

Our team will manage your request under the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 which requires us to provide a decision as soon as possible, but no later than 17 July 2023, being 20 working days of receipt.

The reference number for your request is IRC-5044

Please contact us if you have any further questions.

Kind regards

The Assurance Team
Email: [email address]
Wellington City Council | W Wellington.govt.nz | |

The information contained in this email is privileged and confidential and intended for the addressee only.
If you are not the intended recipient, you are asked to respect that confidentiality and not disclose, copy or make use of its contents.
If received in error you are asked to destroy this email and contact the sender immediately. Your assistance is appreciated.

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