Most Borrowed Books

The Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) has announced Australia’s most borrowed library books for the first quarter of 2015. 

So great to see some fantastic Australian authors in the mix. Special shout out to Ellie Marney who recently visited us at Ashburton Library!

Children’s  
‘Diary of a Wimpy Kid’ series (Jeff Kinney, Puffin)
‘Treehouse’ series (Andy Griffiths & Terry Denton, Pan)
‘Geronimo and Thea Stilton’ series (Elisabetta Dami, Scholastic)
‘Spot’ series (Eric Hill, Penguin)
The Wrong Book (Nick Bland, Scholastic)
‘Just!’ series (Andy Griffiths & Terry Denton, Pan)
Once (Morris Gleitzman, Penguin)
Peck Peck Peck (Lucy Cousins, Walker Books)
‘Selby’ series (Duncan Ball, HarperCollins)
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (John Boyne, David Fickling).

 Young adult
‘Hunger Games’ series (Suzanne Collins, Scholastic)
‘Divergent’ series (Veronica Roth, HarperCollins)
The Fault in our Stars (John Green, Penguin)
The Book Thief (Marcus Zusak, Picador)
Looking for Alaska (John Green, HarperCollins)
‘Percy Jackson’ series (Rick Riordan, Puffin)
The Maze Runner (James Dashner, Chicken House)
Every Breath (Ellie Marney, A&U)
An Abundance of Katherines (John Green, Puffin)
‘Mortal Instruments’ series (Cassandra Clare, Walker Books)

What now?

• Add your thoughts in the comments below
• Go to the catalogue and reserve these titles
• Borrow these titles as an ebook
• Review a book yourself