Library of Birmingham visitor numbers fall by almost 600,000

The Library of Birmingham Credit: Katja Ogrin / EMPICS Entertainment

The number of people visiting the Library of Birmingham fell by almost 600,000 last year.

A decision was made to slash opening hours because of council savings in 2015.

1.83 million people passed through the doors last year, compared with 2.4 million the year before.

The £189 million library took seven years to build and was opened in 2013.