Media Release
18 January 2024
Libraries Tasmania’s annual Top 10s have been released! What did Tasmanians love to read and borrow most from the library last year? There are some clear trends – and a few surprises!
Tasmanians borrowed more than 3.1 million physical and online items in 2023.
Amongst the favourites are Scott Pape’s Barefoot Kids: Your Epic Money Adventure taking out top place in Junior Non-fiction, and gently moral graphic novel The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse was number one in Adult Graphic Novels.
The full 2023 list includes the most-borrowed items across 19 categories including your favourite Tasmanian authors, fiction, non-fiction, romance, crime, magazines, bilingual picture books and board books, plus eBooks, eAudiobooks, eMagazines and more.
Browse the lists below to see the favourite reads across categories.
- Tasmanian Authors – Fiction
- Tasmanian Authors – Non-fiction
- Tasmanian Children’s Books
- Adult DVDs
- Adult Fiction
- Adult Graphic Novels
- Adult Non-fiction
- Crime
- Romance
- Libby – eBooks
- Libby – eAudiobooks
- Libby – eMagazines
- uLibrary eAudiobook
- Borrowbox eAudiobooks
- Junior DVDs
- Junior Fiction
- Junior Graphic Novels
- Junior Non-fiction
- Picture Books
- Bilingual Picture Books and Board Books
- Board Books
- Youth Fiction
- Youth Graphic Novels
- Youth Non-fiction
- Console Games
- Audiobooks (physical)
- Large Print
- Magazines
- Express Books
Visit libraries.tas.gov.au/toptens to explore Tasmania’s favourite reads.
Find your own favourite reads in the Libraries Tasmania catalogue. Become a member today, it’s free!
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