“From BookNet Canada:

“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.”

Lists of Most-Loaned Books are Provided in the Following Categories:

• Top 10 most-loaned titles leading up to March Break
• Top 10 most-loaned Canadian titles leading up to March Break
• Top 10 most-held titles as of March 22, 2020
• Top 10 most-held Canadian titles as of March 22, 2020

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