Chief Minister Stanhope is bigging up the library service with a rundown on the most borrowed items across the 1.65 million visitors they had in 2010. (One suspects that number is an aggregate, in contrast RiotACT received 2,463,467 aggregate visits in 2010)
The most requested books in 2010 were:
— Truth by Peter Temple
— Nine Dragons by Michael Connolly
— House Rules by Jodi Picoult
— 61 Hours by Lee Child
— Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel
— Solar by Ian McEwan
— The Happiest Refugee by Anh DoMost requested DVDs in 2010 were:
— Mao’s Last Dancer
— Coraline
— The Curious Case of Benjamin ButtonMost borrowed books since being added to the library collection (list not specific to 2010) are:
— Mills and Boon books
— Grandpa and Thomas by Pamela Allen (picture book)
— History of Australia by Stephen Gard (junior non fiction series)
— The Turning by Tim Winton (adult fiction)
— The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larrsen (fiction)
— Hunwick’s Egg by Mem Fox (picture book)
— Daisy All-Sorts by Pamela Allen (picture book)
— Be Gentle by Virginia Miller (picture book)Most borrowed DVDs since being added to the library collection (list not specific to 2010) are:
— Stargate SG1 Season 2
— The Day After Tomorrow
— Lost: The Complete First Season
— Spiderman 2
— Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe