This list kicks off the library’s programming for its 125th anniversary, which will include public events, the reopening of the circulating central library in Midtown Manhattan and a special edition MetroCard and library card inspired by “The Snowy Day,” Medlar said.
He encouraged patrons to keep voting with their library cards. “New Yorkers created this list,” he said. “We just counted it.”
Here are the 10 most checked out books:
1. “The Snowy Day,” by Ezra Jack Keats (485,583 checkouts)
2. “The Cat in the Hat,” by Dr. Seuss (469,650)
3. “1984,” by George Orwell (441,770)
4. “Where the Wild Things Are,” by Maurice Sendak (436,016)
5. “To Kill a Mockingbird,” by Harper Lee (422,912)
6. “Charlotte’s Web,” by E.B. White (337,948)
7. “Fahrenheit 451,” by Ray Bradbury (316,404)
8. “How to Win Friends and Influence People,” by Dale Carnegie (284,524)
9. “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone,” by J.K. Rowling (231,022)
10. “The Very Hungry Caterpillar,” by Eric Carle (189,550)
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