Libraries in Greenwich had the highest visits per residents of any borough in the UK last year.

The 12 local libraries in the London borough saw 2,408,866 visits to its libraries in 2015/2016 according to statistics from the Chartered Institute for Public Financing and Accounting (CIPFA).

This is the highest footfall in libraries out of all the London boroughs.

This means 8,766 library visits per 1,000 residents - the highest visit rate across the whole of the UK.

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Part of the reason for this is down to the opening of the award-winning Greenwich Centre Library last year.

Councillor Denise Scott-McDonald, cabinet member for culture, creative industries and community well-being, said: "This is another landmark achievement for the Royal Borough’s libraries which continue to see increasing visitor numbers year on year.

"While other boroughs have cut library funding, our unprecedented investment of £12.2m in local libraries has delivered the very best reading and learning facilities for residents, especially children for whom it is so important to foster a love of reading and books from an early age.

"We aim to build on this success and ensure that our libraries remain at the heart of our communities for generations to come."

The council claim the other reasons for the increase in number is down to the expansion of self-service checkouts, introduction of Amazon lockers, and the roll out of the Greenwich One Card.