The New York Public Library Has Calculated Its Most Checked-Out Books Of All Time

[Demovictory9]

How many have YOU read?



https://www.npr.org/2020/01/13/795873639/the-new-york-public-library-has-calculated-its-most-checked-out-books-of-all-tim

The New York Public Library has been loaning books for a long time — the institution turns 125 this year.

To celebrate, the library dug into its records and calculated a list of the 10 books that have been checked out the most in its history.

The most-wanted book? The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats.

The Caldecott Medal-winning tale of a young boy's encounter with snow has been checked out 485,583 times from the NYPL since it was published in 1962.

It shares qualities with many of the other most-borrowed titles: The beautifully illustrated book has been around a long time, it's well-known and well-loved, and it's available in numerous languages.

"It is such a relatable story, and pure magic for kids and adults alike," Andrew Medlar, director of the library's BookOps selection team, said in a statement. "It's on people's radar screens, they remember when they first heard it, and they want to share that experience with their kids. And the artwork is just gorgeous."
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Children's books make up a large part of the list. That's not too surprising — short books can be read faster and are returned more quickly. Even the more adult books on the list, such 1984 and To Kill A Mockingbird, are rather slim.
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Here are the top 10:

The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats: 485,583 checkouts
The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss: 469,650 checkouts
1984 by George Orwell: 441,770 checkouts
Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak: 436,016 checkouts
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee: 422,912 checkouts
Charlotte's Web by E.B. White: 337,948 checkouts
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury: 316,404 checkouts
How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie: 284,524 checkouts
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling: 231,022 checkouts
The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle: 189,550 checkouts

[Faux pas]

1. It's

a great list

[Demovictory9]

2. How many have you read?

[Faux pas]

3. All except

Harry Potter and Charlotte's Web.

[Demovictory9]

4. Charlottes web is an amazing book

[The Polack MSgt]

5. I never heard of the Snowy Day

WOW. Hope my kids get to work on the grandbabies soon because I totally missed reading that one to them.

I never read How to Win Friends and Influence People either but I've read all the others.

I raised 2 Eric Karl fans and they both agree that my rendition of Let's Make a Pancake with separate voices for every character was a highlight of their childhoods

[Johonny]

7. How to Win Friends and Influence People

THe only real shocker on the list to me. Maybe Dale checked it out a lot himself

[The Polack MSgt]

8. Right? What the hell is that there for

[Demovictory9]

12. it was one of the first "self help" book, before the world was flooded with self-help books

[MFM008]

6. George W. Bush

checked out the Very Hungry Caterpillar all those times...........

[Maeve]

9. Wow..I've read all of them

It helps that I volunteered at the school library when my kids were there.

[Codeine]

10. I've read all except The Snowy Day

and the Harry Potter. . . thing.

[llmart]

11. Same here.

Those were the only two I've never read.