And the winner is...

Headphones!

Yes, The most popular individual item over the last two years, based on eLGAR-wide Millennium "last year circ", was a set of headphones at Mangere East Library (354 issues).

Excluding equipment, the most popular individual items were:

1. Northcote free-loan DVD: "Lost worlds : life in the balance" (82 issues)
2. Highland Park Chinese magazine: "Kai fang magazine" (81 issues)
3. Highland Park Chinese magazine: "Xian dai jia ting" (75 issues)

Popular rental DVD's from Auckland Central (The Holiday, Secretary), Takapuna (Lions) and Glenfield (Africa) all clocked 74 issues.

DVD's issued at North Shore and Waitakere Libraries (Turkey, Ireland, The Devil Wears Prada) and Chinese magazines issued at Manukau Libraries rounded up the top five, with 73 issues each.

The top 3 picture books were:

1. Schnitzel von Krumm : dogs never climb trees / Lynley Dodd (2585 issues)
2. The other ark / Lynley Dodd (2514 issues)
3. Down the back of the chair / Margaret Mahy (2348 issues)

Acknowledgment & Credits: Based on figures provided by Rex McGregor (ACL).