Most Checked Out Books Ever from NYC library

[LindaJ^]

I found this article about the most checked-out books in the 125 years of the NYC library's history of some interest -- https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/13/bo.... The first thing that struck me was that 6 of the top 10 (and number 11) were children's books. I think this is positive - either parents are checking out to read to their kids or kids are checking out, showing promise that they will be readers for life.

[Mark]

It turns out there's one book missing: https://slate.com/culture/2020/01/goo...

A lapidary children's book.

[Robert]

Dystopian lit , children’s lit (I agree with Linda)and a self-help book. Plus a novel told from a child’s POV. I guess it does reflect that adults are still fascinated by gloomy futures

[Lily]

Mark wrote: "It turns out there's one book missing: https://slate.com/culture/2020/01/goo...

A lapidary children's book."

Lapidary means...

[Lily]

For all the work she did in promoting childhood reading, despite her distaste for Goodnight Moon, I wonder if there is a childrens book award in the name of Anne Carroll Moore, as there is for Pura Belpré, who did much to add Spanish books for children to the collections.