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Most-Borrowed Books

We asked Minnesota public libraries for their top-circulating titles. Here are the most-checked-out adult and teen books around the state.
ANOKA COUNTY
data for 2008-2010
Adult
1. Fearless Fourteen by Janet Evanovich
2. Twelve Sharp by Janet Evanovich
3. Plum Lovin' by Janet Evanovich

DAKOTA COUNTY
data for 2003-2010
Adult
1. The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
Juvenile
1. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling

DULUTH
data for 1999-2010
Adult
1. Duluth: An Illustrated History of the Zenith City by Glen N. Sandvik
2. Duluth: Sketches of the Past edited by Ryck Lydecker, Lawrence J. Sommer & Arthur Larsen
3. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

HENNEPIN COUNTY
data for 2010
Adult
1. The Help by Kathryn Stockett
2. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest by Stieg Larsson
3. Sizzling Sixteen by Janet Evanovich
Juvenile
1. The Red Pyramid by Rick Riordan

GREAT RIVER REGIONAL LIBRARY
(BENTON, MORRISON, SHERBURNE, STEARNS, TODD and WRIGHT COUNTIES)
data for 2004-2010
Adult
1. True Believer by Nicholas Sparks
2. Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult
3. Dear John by Nicholas Sparks
Juvenile
1. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling
2. Summer of the Sea Serpent by Mary Pope Osborne
3. Haunted Castle on Hallows Eve by Mary Pope Osborne

RAMSEY COUNTY
data for 1985-2010
Adult
1. Housekeeping by Marilynne Robinson
2. For My Daughters by Barbara Delinsky
3. The Last Resort by Dan Binchy
Juvenile
1. Knights of the Kitchen Table by Jon Scieszka
2. Arthur's Mystery Envelope by Marc Brown
3. The Not-So-Jolly Roger by Jon Scieszka

SAINT PAUL
data for 1999-2010
Adult
1. Saint Paul: The First 150 Years by Virginia Brainard Kunz
2. The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down by Anne Fadiman
3. The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls

SCOTT COUNTY
data for 2010
Adult
1. The Help by Kathryn Stockett
2. The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown
3. Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert
Juvenile
1. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
2. The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
3. Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney

WASHINGTON COUNTY
data for 2004-2010
Adult
1. While My Pretty One Sleeps by Mary Higgins Clark
2. Morning Glory by LaVyrle Spencer
3. Bitter Sweet by LaVyrle Spencer

 

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    Indispensable resources for Minnesota readers

    By Audra Otto | Published Tue, Nov 17 2009 3:34 pm

    As an avid reader, there are certain websites I visit regularly to stay connected to Minnesota's literary community. These sites are easy to use and keep me informed about literary events and local authors and publishers.

    Check out these worthy local links, if you haven't already.

    Twin Cities Literary Calendar
    Rain Taxi publishes this online incarnation of the monthly Minnesota Literature Newsletter, which folded in December 2008.

    The calendar is crammed with readings, book festivals, book store celebrations, and book group meetings. The calendar is easy to follow because book events are color-coded by genre:
    blue: book clubs
    green: fiction
    red: nonfiction
    yellow: poetry
    brown: lectures and panels  
    purple: children and young adult

    150 Best Minnesota Books
    In honor of the Minnesota Historical Society's 2009 sesquicentennial, acquisition librarian Patrick Coleman is designating the greatest 150 books to come out of Minnesota. New selections are added to the blog twice a month and all books are available for viewing in the Minnesota History Center library. Readers are free to add to and take issue with the growing list. Click here for the bare-bones listing of the books Coleman has chosen so far.

    Minnesota Book Awards
    A veritable showcase of the Minnesota's literary talent, the Minnesota Book Awards honor the state's finest authors, illustrators and publishers. Here, you can learn about recent years' winners and finalists, read author news, and watch author interviews with the likes of Patricia Hampl, Deborah Keenan and William Kent Krueger. You can also download reading guides for the 2007 and 2008 award winners.

    NoveList Plus
    Available in the seven-county Twin Cities metro, this database has detailed information on more than 200,000 fiction and nonfiction titles. Additional features include author read-alikes and book discussion guides. Log-in requires a library card bar code, so you must be a registered borrower of the public library.

    If there are resources for the local literary community that you want to share with readers, email aotto [at] minnpost [dot] com.

    Book Club Chatter | Tue, Nov 17 2009 3:34 pm | Comment

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