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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’.

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 June 2010.

Most Borrowed Titles in June 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. Little Darlings – Jacqueline Wilson
8. Let the Great World Spin – Colum McCann
9. The Girl Who Played with Fire – Stieg Larsson
10. Worst Case – James Patterson

June sees the 2010 International  IMPAC Dublin Literary Award winning debut novel ‘The Twin’ by Dutch writer Gerbrand Bakker rise to No. 2 in our Top Ten. 

The popularity of the ‘Milennium Trilogy’ by Swedish writer Stieg Larsson, is reflected in our Top Ten as two of the trilogy hold No. 4 and No. 9 positions. Irish writing is well represented by Wexford author Colm Toibin at No. 5 whilst Dubliner Colum McCann holds the No. 8 position with ‘Let the Great World Spin’ which won the prestigious National Book Award for Fiction 2009 in the US. 

Most Borrowed Authors in June 2010

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

Children’s authors dominate the June Top Ten with Ms Simon and Ms Wilson occupying the No. 1 and 2 spots respectively.   Other children’s luminaries such as Daisy Meadows feature at No. 5 whilst perennial favourite Roald Dahl occupies the No. 10 position.  Crime writers James Patterson & Stieg Larsson at No. 3 and 4 respectively, reflect the adult populations’ interest in thrillers.

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 May 2010.

Most Borrowed Titles in May 2010

1.   Official Driver Theory Test – Prometric Ireland Ltd
2.   The Lost Symbol – Dan Brown
3.   The Picture of Dorian Gray – Oscar Wilde
4.   Brooklyn – Colm Toibín
5.   Under the hawthorn tree – Marita Conlon McKenna
6.   The girl with the dragon tattoo – Stieg Larsson
7.   Horrid Henry’s stinkbomb – Francesca Simon
8.   The girl who kicked the hornet’s nest – Stieg Larsson
9.    The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas – John Boyne
10.  Let the great world spin – Colum McCann

In May 2010, the ‘Official Driver Theory Test’ usurped ‘The picture of Dorian Gray’ to reclaim its   placing at No. 1 on our Top 10 List.

The depth in quality of Irish writing at present is reflected by the presence of Colm Toibín, Marita Conlon-McKenna, John Boyne and Colum McCann with Dan Brown’s The Lost Symbol remaining extremely popular with its position at No. 2.   

Most Borrowed Authors in May 2010

1.   Francesca Simon
2.   Jacqueline Wilson
3.   Daisy Meadows
4.   James Patterson
5.   Roger Hargreaves
6.   Stieg Larsson
7.   Marita Conlon-McKenna
8.   Roald Dahl
9.   Jeff Kinney
10. Dav Pilkey

There are few enough changes to our Top 10 List of most borrowed authors with Francesca Simon, Jacqueline Wilson and Daisy Meadows enjoying the Top 3 spots.

However, a new and welcome addition to our Top 10 is American author Jeff Kinney, who created the ‘Diary of a Wimpy Kid’ series and his new found popularity in Irish Public Libraries is manifested in his No. 9 position.

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.

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.

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 is from March 2010. 

Library Ireland Week 2010 took place from 8 – 13 March this year and was a great success with over 300 events taking place around the country.

Most Borrowed Titles in March 2010

1. Official Driver Theory Test – Prometric Ireland Ltd
2.  The picture of Dorian Gray – Oscar Wilde
3. Brooklyn – Colm Toibín
4. The lost symbol – Dan Brown
5. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – J.K. Rowling
6. My sister Jodie – Jacqueline Wilson
7. Horrid Henry’s stinkbomb – Francesca Simon
8. Horrid Henry and the bogey babysitter – Francesca Simon
9. Horrid Henry and the mega-mean time machine – Francesca Simon
10. The return journey – Maeve Binchy

The March top ten titles list finds ‘Colm Toibín’ one of Ireland’s most celebrated writers at No. 3 on the list with his Costa Award winning novel ‘Brooklyn’.

March highlights once more how popular ‘Horrid Henry’ is with all our avid young Irish readers with three of Francesca Simon’s titles featuring at No.’s 7, 8 and 9 respectively.
  
The enduring appeal of Maeve Binchy continues unabated and her wonderful sense of humour pervades throughout her novels.  

Most Borrowed Authors in March 2010

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

The top authors list for March contains all the usual luminaries especially the children’s favourites.

James Patterson continues his dominance as the most borrowed adult author in March.

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.