Reading was child’s play in Irish libraries last year as Dog Man and Diary of a Wimpy Kid topped the list of the most borrowed books.
The 2024 list was compiled using data provided by Ireland’s 330 public libraries and was published by the Local Government Management Agency (LGMA) ahead of Ireland Reads Day on February 22.
Dav Pilkey’s Dog Man, The Adventures of Dog Man 2: Unleashed, and Dog Man: A Tale of Two Kitties, took the top three spots.
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: No Brainer by Jeff Kinney, Dog Man and Cat Kid and Dog Man: Brawl of the Wild, made up the top six.
Pilkey’s works were physically borrowed or checked-out online 129,955 times in 2024,…