Summer Reading
For You and your Kids
Are you looking for some reading inspiration this Summer? The most borrowed Books of 2019 have been revealed.
Details of the 20 books and authors borrowed most often from Irish public libraries in 2019 have been published by the Local Government Management Agency (LGMA), which compiles the information as part of the Public Lending Remuneration (PLR) Scheme.
All 20 of the most borrowed titles were children’s books, with Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. Rowling topping the list. Meanwhile, 19 of the 20 most borrowed authors in 2019 were children’s authors, with only James Patterson bucking the trend to make the list.
James Patterson topped the list of the 20 most popular authors from the adult books collection, while Irish author, Mike McCormack’s Solar Bones was the most borrowed adult book in 2019. Four of the top five most borrowed books for adults in 2019 are by Irish authors: Mike McCormack, Graham Norton, Liz Nugent and Marian Keyes.
A number of titles included in the adult top 20 are from the ‘Healthy Ireland at Your Library’ collection, which is available in all public libraries to support the Government Initiative to improve health and wellbeing.
Tom Enright, Chair of the National Libraries Development Committee said, “Encouraging children to read for enjoyment and learning is central to Our Public Libraries 2022, the national Public Library Strategy, so I am very encouraged to see so many children’s books and authors on the list.”
“The Irish public library collection has over 12 million items available to you completely free, and we are inviting everybody, young and old, to explore what’s on offer,” Tom Enright said.
“Whether you want to come in to your library to browse for a book, use the internet, make use of digital equipment, enjoy the community space and wide range of activities, or you would prefer to download an audiobook, eBook, or online newspaper or magazine from your own home, it is all open to you completely free with your library membership,” Tom Enright concluded.
Top 20 Books Borrowed in Irish Public Libraries 2019
- Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Double Down, Jeff Kinney
- My Mr. Men complete collection,Roger Hargreaves
- Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Old School, Jeff Kinney
- Wonder, R.J. Palacio
- Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Getaway, Jeff Kinney
- Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The third wheel, Jeff Kinney
- Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Hard luck, Jeff Kinney
- Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Meltdown, Jeff Kinney
- Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Jeff Kinney
- Bad Dad, David Walliams
- Eleanor Oliphant is completely fine, Gail Honeyman
- Grandpa's Great Escape, David Walliams
- Dog Man 3: A tale of two kitties, Dav Pilkey
- Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick rules, Jeff Kinney
- The Boy in the Dress, David Walliams
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, J.K. Rowling
- The World's Worst Children, David Walliams
- Under the Hawthorn Tree, Marita Conlon-McKenna
- Skin Deep, Liz Nugent
- Bumpfizzle The Best on Planet Earth, Patricia Forde
Adult Books - Top 20 Books Borrowed in Irish Public Libraries 2019
- Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine, Gail Honeyman
- Skin Deep, Liz Nugent
- The Country Girls Trilogy, Edna O’Brien
- Normal People, Sally Rooney
- A Keeper, Graham Norton
- Holding, Graham Norton
- The Woman in the Window, A J Finn
- Becoming, Michelle Obama
- Lying in Wait, Liz Nugent
- Idaho, Emily Ruskovich
- Karl Henry's Healthy Living Handbook, Karl Henry
- Letters to My Daughters, Emma Hannigan
- Dark Sacred Night: A Ballard and Bosch Thriller, Michael Connelly
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- The Plan, Aoife Hearne
- The Tattooist of Auschwitz, Heather Morris
- Past Tense, Lee Child
- When All Is Said, Anne Griffin
- The Anniversary, Roisin Meaney
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