New to our newsletter is Lost in the Stats, a recurring feature in each edition that will highlight interesting library-related numbers — from item checkouts to programming impact. This issue lists titles of the most popular borrowed books, eBooks, and audiobooks*.

Adults

  1. The Women by Kristin Hannah
  2. The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride
  3. Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
  4. Funny Story by Emily Henry
  5. Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver

Teens

  1. Court of Thorns and Roses and Throne of Glass series by Sarah J. Maas
  2. The Firekeeper’s Daughter by Angeline Boulley
  3. Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins
  4. Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross
  5. A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson

Kids

  1. Dog Man series by Dav Pilkey
  2. The Eyes and the Impossible by Dave Eggers
  3. Amulet series by Kazu Kibuishi
  4. Wings of Fire graphic novel series by Tui T. Sutherland
  5. Percy Jackson series by Rick Riordan

eBooks

  1. Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
  2. The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
  3. Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
  4. Don’t Believe It by Charlie Donlea
  5. One Summer in Savannah by Terah Shelton Harris

Audiobooks

  1. Pretty Girls by Karin Slaughter
  2. Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
  3. 101 Essays That Will Change The Way You Think by Brianna Wiest
  4. You Shouldn’t Have Come Here by Jeneva Rose
  5. Wool by Hugh Howey

*from January–July 2024