Quantity has a quality all its own

For the list of how libraries in the UK are reopening, see this page.EditorialEvery now and again, a debate flares up about public library usage statistics. It has on one side those concerned about the (UK) decline in book issues and visits to public libraries over the last decade or so and on the other those who query the worth of such statistics and point instead to the wonderful impact and personal stories libraries can achieve, plus also that digital usage has gone up.
As ever, I tend to sus