Our favourite heroes and villains

Who is your favourite hero from a children’s book? Who do you think is the most evil villain? Over 7000 people voted in a poll run by National Book Tokens for World Book Day to find out. Have a look at the results below. Did your favourite make the list?

Top 10 Heroes
Harry Potter (Harry Potter)
Matilda Wormwood (Matilda)
Hermione Granger (Harry Potter)
Bilbo Baggins (The Hobbit)
Lyra Belacqua (His Dark Materials)
Jo March (Little Women)
Katniss Everdeen (The Hunger Games)
Winnie the Pooh
Anne Shirley (Anne of Green Gables)
Paddington Bear (A Bear Called Paddington)

Most Evil Villains
Lord Voldemort (Harry Potter)
Dolores Umbridge (Harry Potter)
Cruella De Vil (The Hundred and One Dalmatians)
The White Witch (Narnia)
Miss Trunchbull (Matilda)
Bellatrix Lestrange (Harry Potter)
Bill Sikes (Oliver Twist)
The Grand High Witch (The Witches)
Count Olaf (A Series of Unfortunate Events)
Mrs Coulter (His Dark Materials)

Did boys vote differently from girls? Did under 16s vote differently from over 45s? Visit the World Book Day website to see a breakdown of the results.

Top Books and Borrowers January 2016

The most-borrowed books in the library in January were:

1. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules by Jeff Kinney
2. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw by Jeff Kinney
3. The Nowhere Emporium by Ross MacKenzie *Spring Read author*
4. Tom Gates Excellent Excuses (and other good stuff) by Liz Pichon
5. Shadowmancer by G.P. Taylor
6. 
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Third Wheel by Jeff Kinney
7. The Fastest Boy in the World by Elizabeth Laird
8. Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney
9. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever by Jeff Kinney
10. Running Wild by Michael Morpurgo

Staff and pupils at Kilmarnock Academy can see a list of top borrowers on the library’s Glow pages.