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Most borrowed books at your libraries (FOI/5282)
Message from Nottinghamshire County Council - 30 January 2025
Dear *****
Freedom of Information Request – Ref: FOI/00005282
Thank you for your email of 20 January 2025 where you requested:
The top 10 most borrowed books at your libraries in the calendar years 2023 and 2024.
The information you requested is:
| Top Issuing Titles 2023 | ||
| Catalog Title | Catalog Author | Checkouts |
| The bullet that missed / | Osman, Richard. | 870 |
| The rising tide / | Cleeves, Ann. | 628 |
| The snail and the whale / | Donaldson, Julia. | 623 |
| Murder before evensong / | Coles, Richard, | 622 |
| A squash and a squeeze / | Donaldson, Julia. | 590 |
| A heart full of headstones / | Rankin, *****. | 551 |
| Lessons in chemistry / | Garmus, Bonnie. | 544 |
| Bleeding heart yard / | Griffiths, Elly. | 544 |
| Wash your hands, Mr Panda / | Antony, Steve. | 537 |
| The 6:20 man / | Baldacci, David. | 535 |
We do not hold the data for 2024 as a new library management system was installed in 2024 and we are no longer able to access statistical data for that year.
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Yours sincerely
Colin Sawers (He/Him)
Information Case Officer | Customers, Complaints and Information
Chief Executive"s Department | Nottinghamshire County Council
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