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Details of the 100 most borrowed titles for PLR Year 2010 can be found here.

The most borrowed lists of titles and authors are based on all the books loaned by public libraries, so that includes authors who are registered with PLR as well as others who are not registered or who are not eligible to register.

Most Borrowed Authors 2010

Children’s Books Top Library Loans’s Charts

For further information please contact the PLR Office 

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.

Details of the 100 most borrowed authors for PLR Year 2010 can be found here.

The most borrowed lists of titles and authors are based on all the books loaned by public libraries, so that includes authors who are registered with PLR as well as others who are not registered or who are not eligible to register.

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.

Children’s Books Top Library Loans’ Charts

Most Borrowed Titles in 2010

For further information please contact the PLR Office

The ‘most borrowed statistics’ are compiled by the PLR Office from data provided by library services around the country. Following a review of our method of calculation, the Top 10 National List of Most Borrowed Titles and Authors is now based on a larger number of titles.

The lists are compiled using the Top 250 titles from each of the public library authorities. The data below are from January 2011.

Most Borrowed Titles in January 2011

1. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – J.K. Rowling
2. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo – Stieg Larsson
3. The official theory test – Road safety Authority
4. Minding Frankie – Maeve Binchy
5. Diary of a Wimpy Kid – Jeff Kinney
6. Homecoming – Cathy Kelly
7. The last straw – Jeff Kinney
8. Room- Emma Donoghue
9. Dog days – Jeff Kinney
10. The help – Kathryn Stockett

For the third successive month, J.K. Rowling’s ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows’ assumes the Number 1 spot on our list of Top Titles loaned in January 2011.

‘Room’, the international bestseller and award winning novel by Emma Donghue is the story of a five-year-old called Jack and a celebration of resilience and the love between parent and child. ‘Room’ remains at Number 8 for the second successive month in the list of Top Titles.

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 2010.

Most Borrowed Titles in November 2010

1.   Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – J.K. Rowling
2.   Official Driver Theory Test – Prometric Ireland Ltd
3.   The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo – Stieg Larsson
4.   The Lost Symbol – Dan Brown
5.   Horrid Henry’s Christmas Cracker – Francesca Simon
6.   Horrid Henry and the Bogey Babysitter – Francesca Simon
7.   Ghost Light – Joseph O’Connor
8.   Horrid Henry’s Stinkbomb – Francesca Simon
9.   Horrid Henry gets rich quick – Francesca Simon
10.  Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone – J.K. Rowling

November’s data of Most Borrowed Titles sees the ‘Official Driver Theory Test’ knocked off top spot down to number two in favour of J.K. Rowling’s ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows’ while Stieg Larsson’s ‘The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo’ is placed third in our monthly Top ten.  

Francesca Simon is accountable for four out of ten titles, with her seasonal offering, ‘Horrid Henry’s Christmas Cracker’ well placed at number five while Irish authors are represented by Joseph O’Connor’s latest offering, ‘Ghost Light’, which appears in seventh spot.

Most Borrowed Authors in November 2010

1.  Francesca Simon
2.  J.K. Rowling
3.  Roald Dahl
4.  Jacqueline Wilson
5.  Roger Hargreaves
 6. James Patterson
 7. Jeff Kinney
 8. Stieg Larsson
 9. Daisy Meadows
 10. Judi Curtin

The data for Most Borrowed Authors in November 2010 shows only a slight variance from the previous month as the Top 10 authors remain the same, with only their positions in the list altered to any degree.

J.K. Rowling moves from number eight to number two thanks to the success of her ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows’ with Roald Dahl also making impressive headway as he moves from number 6 to number 3.

The only Irish author represented is London-born but Irish reared Judi Curtin, who occupies 10^th place on the list due largely to the popularity of her ‘Alice and Megan’ series of children’s titles.

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 2010.

Most Borrowed Titles in December 2010

1.   Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – J.K. Rowling
2.   The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo – Stieg Larsson
3.   Official Driver Theory Test – Prometric Ireland Ltd
4.   Minding Frankie – Maeve Binchy
5.   The Lost Symbol – Dan Brown
6.   Brooklyn – Colm Toibin
7.   The girl who played with fire – Stieg Larsson
8.   Room – Emma Donoghue
9.   Stand by me – Sheila O’Flanagan
10.  The girl who kicked the hornet’s nest – Stieg Larsson

For the second successive month, J.K. Rowling’s ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows’ assumes the Number 1 spot on our list of Top Titles loaned in December 2010.

The list is noticeable for the large number of Irish fiction writers present, as Maeve Binchy makes a welcome return at number four with ‘Minding Frankie’, while the sixth, eighth and nineth positions are filled by Colm Toibin, Emma Donoghue and Sheila O’Flanagan.

In addition, Stieg Larsson becomes only the second author to have more than two titles listed within a monthly Top 10 list, with ‘The girl with the Dragon Tattoo’ the most popular of his hugely-acclaimed crime trilogy.     

Most Borrowed Authors in December 2010

1.  Francesca Simon
2.  J.K. Rowling
3.  James Patterson
4.  Jacqueline Wilson
5.  Jeff Kinney
 6. Stieg Larsson
 7. Maeve Binchy
 8. Sheila O’Flanagan
 9. Roger Hargreaves
 10. Jodi Picoult

Francesca Simon’s popularity with Irish Public Library users shows no signs of abating as she continues in poll position in our Top 10 list of most borrowed authors.

American author Jodi Picoult returns to our list in the Number 10 position while a mixture of a popular back catalogue and the success of her new novel ‘Stand by me’ elevates Sheila O’Flanagan to number 8 in our Top 10.

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 October 2010.

Most Borrowed Titles in October 2010

1.   Official Driver Theory Test – Prometric Ireland Ltd
2.   The Lost Symbol – Dan Brown
3.   The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo – Stieg Larsson
4.   Horrid Henry and the Bogey Babysitter – Francesca Simon
5.   The Twin – Gerbrand Bakker
6.   Horrid Henry’s Stinkbomb – Francesca Simon
7.   Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – J.K. Rowling
8.   Horrid Henry and the Mega-mean Time Machine – Francesca Simon
9.   Stand by me – Sheila O’Flanagan
10.  Homecoming – Cathy Kelly

There is little change in the Top 10 Most Borrowed Titles this month as the ‘Official Driver Theory Test’ assumes its, by now, rightful place at the top of the list.

The remainder of the list consists of recent blockbuster successes such as Dan Brown’s ‘The Lost Symbol’ and Stieg Larsson’s ‘The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo’, alongside the more established children’s favourites of both Francesca Simon and J.K. Rowling.

The Top 10 is refreshed somewhat by the appearance of both Sheila O’Flanagan and Cathy Kelly with their respective new fiction titles ‘Stand by Me’ and ‘Homecoming’.

 Most Borrowed Authors in October 2010

1.  Francesca Simon
2.  Jacqueline Wilson
3.  Roger Hargreaves
4.  James Patterson
5.  Jeff Kinney
 6. Roald Dahl
 7. Daisy Meadows
 8. J.K. Rowling
 9. Stieg Larsson
 10. Judi Curtin

Children’s authors continue to dominate our Most Borrowed Authors list with Francesca Simon as popular now as she was when these lists were first compiled two years ago.

The remaining nine spots include seven children’s writers, with Jeff Kinney establishing himself as a constant presence as one of Ireland’s most popular authors of recent vintage.

Only the prolific James Patterson and the ever popular Stieg Larsson ensure a representation for adult fiction writers in October.

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 September 2010.

Most Borrowed Titles in September 2010

1.  Official Driver Theory Test- Prometric Ireland Ltd
2.   The Twin – Gerbrand Bakker
3.   The Lost Symbol – Dan Brown
4.   The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo – Stieg Larsson
5.   Brooklyn – Colm Toibin
6.   Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – J.K. Rowling
7.   Ghost Light – Joseph O’Connor
8.   Horrid Henry and the Bogey Babysitter – Francesca Simon
9.   Under the Hawthorn Tree – Marita Conlon McKenna
10. Private – James Patterson

The ever popular ‘Official Driver Theory Test’ takes the number one place in September whilst the Impac award winner Gerbrand Bakker’s ‘The Twin’ is in the number two place . There is a good mix of children and adult fiction in the top ten this month with thriller writers Stieg Larsson at number four with ‘The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo’  and James Patterson at number ten with ‘Private’ whilst children’s favourites J.K. Rowling, Francesca Simon, & Marita Conlon McKenna take the number six, eight, and nine positions respectively.  

Most Borrowed Authors in September 2010

1.   Francesca Simon
2.   Roald Dahl
3.   Jacqueline Wilson
4.   Roger Hargreaves
5.   James Patterson
6.   Jeff Kinney
7.   Stieg Larsson
8.   Michael Morpurgo
9.   Daisy Meadows
10. J.K. Rowling

Francesca Simon is still our children’s favourite with perennial favourites Roald Dahl and Jacqueline Wilson at number three  and four.  Indeed, our children continue to be avid readers resulting in the fourth, sixth, nineth and tenth positions being occupied by children’s authors.

The adult population appetite for thrillers is being sated by thriller king James Patterson and best- sellers Michael Morpurgo and Stieg Larsson.

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 August 2010.

Most Borrowed Titles in August 2010

1.   Official Driver Theory Test – Prometric Ireland Ltd
2.   The Twin –  Gerbrand Bakker
3.   The Lost  Symbol – Dan Brown
4.   Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – J.K. Rowling
5.   The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo – Stieg Larsson
6.   The Girl who kicked the Hornets’ Nest  –  Stieg Larsson
7.   The Girl who played with Fire – Stieg Larsson
8.   Brooklyn – Colm Toibin
9.   Let the Great World Spin – Colum McCann
10.  61 Hours – Lee Child

The ever popular ‘Official Driver Theory Test’ takes the number one place in August.

Impac Award winner Gerbrand Bakker is at number two with his best selling novel ‘The Twin’ which is currently being made into a film in France.

Stieg Larsson’s Millennium Trilogy’s ever increasing popularity is reflected in our ‘Top Ten’.

Irish authors hold their own with award winner Colm Toibin at number eight with ‘Brooklyn’ and the 2009 National Book Award Winner ‘Let the Great World Spin’ by Dublin author Colum McCann at number nine.

Most Borrowed Authors in August 2010

1. Francesca Simon
2.  Jacqueline Wilson
3.  James Patterson
4. Roger Hargreaves
5. Stieg Larsson
 6. Daisy Meadows
 7. Stephenie Meyer
 8. J.K. Rowling
 9. Jeff Kinney
 10. Jodi Picoult

Top children’s author Francesca Simon is once again the most borrowed author in Irish public libraries.

Other children’s writers feature prominently in the August list, with Jacqueline Wilson at number two and Daisy Meadows and Stephenie Meyer at number 6 and 7 respectively.

Crime writers James Patterson and Stieg Larsson’s popularity is reflected in their number 3 and 5 positions. 

The award winning family relationship’s writer Jodi Picoult knocks Impac award winner Gerbrand Bakker off the Number 10 place spot whilst the children’s author of the ‘Wimpy Kid’ series, Jeff Kinney retains his number 9 place from last month.

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 July 2010.

Most Borrowed Titles in July 2010

1.   The Twin – Gerbrand Bakker
2.   Official Driver Theory Test – Prometric Ireland Ltd
3.   The Lost Symbol – Dan Brown
4.   The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo – Stieg Larsson
5.   Brooklyn – Colm Toibin
6.   Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – J.K. Rowling
7.   Horrid Henry and the Bogey Babysitter – Francesca Simon
8.   Horrid Henry’s Stinkbomb – Francesca Simon
9.   Breaking Dawn – Stephenie Meyer
10. Twilight – Stephenie Meyer

The influence of the International IMPAC Dublin literary Award is reflected in the winning 2010 selection of Gerbrand Bakker’s ‘The Twin’ being placed in the No. 1 spot.   

The remainder of the list is comprised of regular Children’s Literature heavyweights such as Francesca Simon and J.K. Rowling, the consistently popular Official Driver Theory Test while popular and literary fiction is represented through the works of Dan Brown, Colm Toibin, Stieg Larsson and Stephenie Meyer.   

Most Borrowed Authors in July 2010

1.   Francesca Simon
2.   Jacqueline Wilson
3.   Stephenie Meyer
4.   Daisy Meadows
5.   James Patterson
6.   Stieg Larsson
7.   J.K. Rowling
8.   Roger Hargreaves
9.   Jeff Kinney
10. Gerbrand Bakker

One again, children’s authors dominate the list of most borrowed authors for July 2010 with interest in Francesca Simon’s ‘Horrid Henry’ showing few signs of waning, as the claims the No. 1 spot once again with Jacqueline Wilson and Daisy Meadows highly placed at No. 2 and No. 4 respectively.

James Patterson prolific output ensures he enjoys a healthy position on our Top 10 List with Gerbrand Bakker the only new entry due to the success of his IMPAC award winning debut novel ‘The Twin’.