So, what was the most popular book borrowed from Bendigo Library in the first year?
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Well, glad you asked.
There were 454,217 books borrowed between January 2014 and December 2014.
Here's some quirky facts from the first year.
Top 5 Fiction books borrowed
The God’s of Guilt by Michael Connelly.
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak.
Burial Rites by Hannah Kent.
The Affair by Lee Child.
The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion.
Top 5 Non Fiction books borrowed
Lonely Planet Japan.
I Quit Sugar by Sarah Wilson.
Lonely Planet England.
Sweet poison why sugar makes us fat by David Gillespie.
Save with Jamie by Jamie Oliver.
Most borrowed picture book
Where’s the Gold by Pamela Allen.
Most borrowed DVD
The Hunger Games – Catching Fire.
(Closely followed by) The Muppets.
Most popular magazine
This category was a dead-heat between....
Australian House and Garden.
Better Homes and Garden.
Most popular large print
Mills and Boon... The Count’s Christmas Baby.
Computer Use
Approximately 4000 people per month use the computers in the library.
National Talk like a Pirate Day, Friday August 19, 2014.
The self-loan stations in the library give people language options, including pirate.
On national talk like a pirate day 51 people chose to complete their borrowing transaction in pirate.
The most popular area in the library
Is the children’s cubby area and the café.
Most popular seat in the library
Anywhere in the Café at lunchtime.
The most popular event held in the library
The Write on the Fringe Festival was held at the library to coincide with the Bendigo Writers Festival for the first time from August 7 to August 9 in 2014.
Over 650 people attended activities and workshops in the library over the festival weekend.
The most popular talk in the library
Birdlife of the Box- Ironbark country. The talk was conducted during National Bird Week by Geoff Park in partnership with the City of Greater Bendigo.
Most popular subject
Gold appears to be a popular subject at the Bendigo Library with these interesting facts.
Most asked reference questions
Do you have any old Goldmining maps?
How can I find out the history of my house?
Most popular stack item
‘The Prospectors Handbook’ HK (Blue Garland)