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 April 2010.
Most Borrowed Titles in April 2010
1. The Picture of Dorian Gray – Oscar Wilde
2. Official Driver Theory Test – Prometric Ireland Ltd
3. The Lost Symbol – Dan Brown
4. Brooklyn – Colm Toibín
5. Horrid Henry’s stinkbomb – Francesca Simon
6. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – J.K. Rowling
7. Horrid Henry and the Bogey Babysitter – Francesca Simon
8. Horrid Henry and the mega-mean time machine – Francesca Simon
9. Let the great world spin – Colum McCann
10. The girl with the dragon tattoo – Stieg Larsson
The influence of Dublin City Library’s ‘Dublin: One City, One Book’ initiative is reflected in their 2010 selection of Oscar Wilde’s classic ‘The Picture of Dorian Gray’ placed in the No. 1 spot.
Two heavyweights of the contemporary Irish writing scene also feature prominently on our list with the coincidence of both Colm Toibín’s ‘Brooklyn’ and Colum McCann’s ‘Let the great world spin’ set in New York.
Most Borrowed Authors in April 2010
1. Francesca Simon
2. Jacqueline Wilson
3. Roald Dahl
4. James Patterson
5. Roger Hargreaves
6. J.K. Rowling
7. Oscar Wide
8. Stieg Larsson
9. Marita Conlon-McKenna
10. Daisy Meadows
Children’s authors dominate the list of most borrowed authors for April 2010 with interest in Francesca Simon’s ‘Horrid Henry’ showing few signs of waning, as Francesca Simon claims the No. 1 spot once again.
Old favourites such as Roald Dahl, Roger Hargreaves and J.K. Rowling are joined by Irish author Marita Conlon-McKenna, author of the ‘Children of the Famine Trilogy’, with ‘Under the hawthorn tree’ her most appealing and successful creation to date.
The PLR Registrar is satisfied for the information in this release to be made widely accessible, provided that PLR’s role in compiling the information is acknowledged.
