Essex County Libraries HQ Goldlay Gardens CM2 0EW

30th June 2010

Dear Sir

Freedom of Information request 1576: Response enclosing information

Thank you for your request for information which was received by County Council on 29 June 2010.

I am pleased to enclose the following information, which I believe satisfies your request:

Total Membership Active Membership*

NORTH BRAINTREE 23,172 15,750 BRAINTREE ACCESS 11 11 1,742 1,365 EARLS COLNE 1,412 1,055 5,951 4,207 HALSTEAD MOBILE 1,052 805 SIBLE HEDINGHAM 1,396 1,053 SILVER END 786 606 BISHOPS PARK 1,249 633 3,045 2,177 CLACTON 21,389 13,314 CLACTON MOBILE 1,007 724 HOLLAND 1,269 904 TIPTREE 3,604 2,493 3,093 2,254 41,905 28,027 COLCHESTER MOBILE 1 988 595 COLCHESTER MOBILE 2 973 835 COLCHESTER MOBILE 3 622 436 COLCHESTER ACCESS 10 10 GREENSTEAD 4,222 2,687 PRETTYGATE 5,618 4,084 STANWAY 1,690 1,291 GREAT PARNDON 3,828 2,600 24,848 15,354 HARLOW MOBILE 1,151 878

MARK HALL 1,976 1,399 OLD HARLOW 2,973 2,080 TYE GREEN 2,717 1,950 FRINTON 5,486 3,866 8,326 5,686 5,145 3,576 WALTON 2,049 1,448 2,213 1,714 DUNMOW 6,904 6,016 16,639 11,681 SAFF WALDEN MOBILE 700 518 STANSTED 2,003 1,397 744 527 DANBURY 1,638 1,196 HATFIELD PEVEREL 1,542 1,209 KELVEDON 1,084 897 WICKHAM BISHOPS 557 452 11,741 8,104 WITHAM MOBILE 847 659 VILLAGE CENTRES 683 684 VC 65 65 STEEPLE BUMPSTEAD VC 540 540 GREAT TOTHAM VC 23 24 LAYER-DE-LE-HAYE VC 15 15 CLAVERING VC 40 40 TOTAL 232,683 159,891

SOUTH 16,881 10,713 FRYERNS 2,851 1,924 LAINDON 7,683 5,241 5,324 3,510 VANGE 3,140 2,128 15,456 10,884 GALLEYWOOD 1,461 1,102 STOCK 446 332 11,853 8,183 BLACKMORE 94 52 BRENTWOOD 18,418 12,107 BRENTWOOD ACCESS 21 21 3,823 2,705 EPPING 5,042 3,423 INGATESTONE 2,043 1,489 NORTH WEALD 1,197 864 SHENFIELD 8,828 6,276 CANVEY 10,476 6,794 GREAT TARPOTS 3,931 2,728 HADLEIGH 6,825 4,638 5,276 3,646 BROOMFIELD 1,411 1,092

CHELMSFORD 40,262 26,752 CHELMSFORD MOBILE 1 2,946 319 CHELMSFORD MOBILE 2 1,657 555 GREAT BADDOW 5,111 3,659 NORTH MELBOURNE 2,906 2,273 WRITTLE 1,736 1,409 2,932 1,989 1,918 1,350 DEBDEN 2,067 1,209 17,848 11,730 LOUGHTON MOBILE 767 411 6,783 4,350 BURNHAM 2,864 2,119 13,576 9,196 S W FERRERS 7,684 5,375 S W FERRERS MOBILE 709 488 1,338 1,019 GREAT WAKERING 908 671 HOCKLEY 6,123 4,573 HULLBRIDGE 1,941 1,468 RAYLEIGH 14,320 9,856 RAYLEIGH MOBILE 2,087 807 5,702 4,058 Area Total 276,665 185,488

HEADQUARTERS 8,466 3,875

SUMMARY NORTH 232,683 159,891 SOUTH 276,665 185,488

COUNTY TOTAL 517,814 349,254

* Active - checked out or renewed an item in last twelve months (CIPFA definition)

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