The Most Checked-Out Books in N.Y. Public Library History

The New York Public Library recently published a list of the 10 most checked out books of all time. You might have not heard about all of them, though.

10. The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle (189,550 checkouts)

9. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling (231,022 checkouts)

8. How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie (284,524 checkouts)

7. Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury (316,404 checkouts)

6. Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White (337,948 checkouts)

5. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee (422,912 checkouts)

4. Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak (436,016 checkouts)

3. 1984 by George Orwell (441,770 checkouts)

2. The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss (469,650)

1. The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats (485,583 checkouts)