Like Canadians coast to coast, we here at BookNet are practicing physical distancing — which means some of us are reading more than usual — and our loans data from LibraryData indicates that we’re not alone! Between the week ending March 8th and the week ending March 15th, library loans increased over 19% as readers stocked up on books for March Break and beyond.
Loans of Juvenile titles grew over 15%, Fiction grew 26%, and Non-Fiction grew 11%. Young Adult titles saw the most significant increase in loans, with over 50% growth between March 8th and March 15th.
Top 10 most-loaned titles leading up to March Break
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Captain Underpants series by Dav Pilkey
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Harry Potter Series by J.K. Rowling
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The Dork Diaries Series by Rachel Renee Russell
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Blue Moon by Lee Child
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Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
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The Testaments by Margaret Atwood 🇨🇦
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The Guardians by John Grisham
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A Better Man by Louise Penny 🇨🇦
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Talking to Strangers by Malcolm Gladwell 🇨🇦
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The Night Fire by Michael Connelly
Top 10 most-loaned Canadian titles leading up to March Break
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The Testaments by Margaret Atwood 🇨🇦
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A Better Man by Louise Penny 🇨🇦
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Talking to Strangers by Malcolm Gladwell 🇨🇦
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The Innocents by Michael Crummey 🇨🇦
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Reproduction by Ian Williams 🇨🇦
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Kingdom of the Blind by Louise Penny 🇨🇦
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Akin by Emma Donoghue 🇨🇦
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From the Ashes by Jesse Thistle 🇨🇦
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Many Rivers to Cross by Peter Robinson 🇨🇦
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Elevator Pitch by Linwood Barclay 🇨🇦
We know what everyone’s reading now, but which titles are Canadians most anticipating when their local libraries reopen? Let’s take a look at the titles with the highest number of holds on March 22, 2020.
Top 10 most-held titles as of March 22, 2020:
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Talking to Strangers by Malcolm Gladwell 🇨🇦
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Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
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American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins
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Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid
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The Body by Bill Bryson
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From the Ashes by Jesse Thistle 🇨🇦
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Successful Aging by Daniel J. Levitin 🇨🇦
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Educated by Tara Westover
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The Wives by Tarryn Fisher
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The Dutch House by Ann Patchett
Top 10 most-held Canadian titles as of March 22, 2020:
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Talking to Strangers by Malcolm Gladwell 🇨🇦
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From the Ashes by Jesse Thistle 🇨🇦
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Successful Aging by Daniel J. Levitin 🇨🇦
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Woman on the Edge by Samantha M. Bailey 🇨🇦
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Recipe for a Perfect Wife by Karma Brown 🇨🇦
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The Testaments by Margaret Atwood 🇨🇦
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The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel 🇨🇦
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The Innocents by Michael Crummey 🇨🇦
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Small Game Hunting at the Local Coward Gun Club by Megan Coles 🇨🇦
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Reproduction by Ian Williams 🇨🇦
If you’re interested in more information on LibraryData, check out our TechForum presentation on What’s New in LibraryData! And if you’re a library that’s interested in our LibraryData project, find out how you can start sending us your circulation data!
