Most Read Books

And finally: Read any good books lately (like, the past 125 years)?

What are New Yorkers’ top-10 reads in the past century and a quarter?

Best-seller lists are fleeting things. But about the most borrowed books by New York readers: The New York Public Library has put out a top-10 list for its most checked-out books in 125 years of lending.

The top two are “The Snowy Day” (with 485,583 checkouts) by Ezra Jack Keats, and Dr. Seuss’ “The Cat in the Hat” (469,650). In fact, half of the books on the list are for children or young readers.

No. 3 goes to “1984” by George Orwell (441,770). “To Kill a Mockingbird” came in at No. 5, and “Fahrenheit 451” at No. 7.

[See the full list of Top 10 books.]

Librarians and analysts spent over six months going through hundreds of titles, said Andrew Medlar, who led the library’s team that worked on the list.

Because the library’s central circulation system goes back only several decades, the team used recent circulation data, best-seller lists, archives from the National Book Awards and Newbery Medals, and the library’s best-of lists to assess patrons’ most beloved books, he told The Times.

With newer books having fewer years to rack up their checkout totals, he called it “amazing” that “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone,” J.K. Rowling’s 1997 book, made the list at No. 9.

It’s Tuesday — read something.