Public Lending Remuneration

The ‘most borrowed statistics’ are compiled by the PLR Office from data provided by library services around the country. The Top 10 National List of Most Borrowed Titles and Authors below is compiled using the Top 100 titles from each of the public library authorities. The data below are from December 2009.

Most Borrowed Titles in December 2009

1.   Official Driver Theory Test – Prometric/Road Safety Authority
2.   Brooklyn – Colm Tóibín
3.   The lost symbol – Dan Brown
4.   Happy ever after? – Patricia Scanlan
5.   Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – J.K. Rowling
6.   The boy in the striped pyjamas – John Boyne
7.   The brightest star in the sky – Marian Keyes
8.   The perfect man – Sheila O’Flanagan
9.   Gone Tomorrow – Lee Child
10. Twilight – Stephenie Meyer

The Official Driver Theory Test continues its dominance as our nation’s most borrowed item, clinching top spot for the tenth time this year.

Most Borrowed Authors in December 2009

1.   Francesca Simon
2.   Jacqueline Wilson
3.   James Patterson
4.   Stephenie Meyer
5.   J.K. Rowling
6.   Roald Dahl
7.   Patricia Scanlan
8.   Michael Morpurgo
9.   Maeve Binchy
10. Michael Connelly

The enduring appeal of Francesca Simon’s Horrid Henry series continues unabated with her topping the list of Most Borrowed Author for the twelfth successive month.

Michael Morpurgo, winner of the 1995 Whitbread Children’s Book Award for ‘Wreck Of The Zanzibar’ appears in the Top 10 list for the first time.

The ‘most borrowed statistics’ are compiled by the PLR Office from data provided by library services around the country. The Top 10 National List of Most Borrowed Titles and Authors below is compiled using the Top 100 titles from each of the public library authorities. The data below are from November 2009.

Most Borrowed Titles in November 2009

1. Official Driver Theory Test – Prometric/Road Safety Authority
2. Brooklyn – Colm Tóibín
3. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – J.K. Rowling
4. The Lost Symbol – Dan Brown
5. Happy Ever After – Patricia Scanlan
6. Heart and Soul – Maeve Binchy
7. Horrid Henry and the bogey babysitter – Francesca Simon
8. Horrid Henry and the mega-mean time machine – Francesca Simon
9. Horrid Henry and the football fiend – Francesca Simon
10. Horrid Henry and the secret club – Francesca Simon

The Official Driver Theory Test continues its dominance as our nation’s most borrowed item, clinching top spot for the ninth time this year.

Colm Tóibín is one of three Irish authors listed, for his novel Brooklyn, which claimed the Costa Novel of the Year award earlier this year. The remainder of the Top 10 is notable for the inclusion of perennial favourites J.K. Rowling, Patricia Scanlan and Maeve Binchy.

Most Borrowed Authors in November 2009

1.    Francesca Simon
2.    Jacqueline Wilson
3.    Stephenie Meyer
4.    James Patterson
5.    J.K. Rowling
6.    Roald Dahl
7.    Daisy Meadows
8.    Maeve Binchy
9.    Patricia Scanlan
10.  Jodi Picoult

The enduring appeal of Francesca Simon’s Horrid Henry series continues unabated with her topping the list of Most Borrowed Author for the eleventh successive month.

Roald Dahl makes a welcome return to our Top 10, highlighting the timeless quality of his creations whilst recent mainstays Stephenie Meyer and James Patterson are found in 3^rd and 4^th place respectively.