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County Library Releases Top Ten Checkout Lists for 2025

• By County News Center
3 months ago

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Finding books on a library’s top ten checkout list is no surprise, but a new category has made its way onto the County Library’s list.

Digital magazines were so popular last year, they were added to the mix. Checkouts jumped 43% to 808,000. Last year, the number was 563,000.

All library checkouts increased by 3.3% for a total of 11.4 million. And now, for the first time, digital items won out over physical checkouts. Last year, digital checkouts came in 6.1 million over physical checkouts of 5.2 million.

What else is new? The library’s new electric outreach vans. They travel throughout the region promoting library services and offering free library cards.

You can also get or renew library cards at any one of the library’s 33 branches or apply for an e-Card online.

Adult Books
(e-book and physical book checkouts combined.
Note: Emily Henry has two titles in the top 10.)

1. 1. The Women: A Novel by Kristin Hannah
   2. Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros
   3. The Wedding People: A Novel by Alison Espach
   4. Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry
   5. The God of the Woods: A Novel by Liz Moore
   6. James: A Novel by Percival Everett
   7. Remarkably Bright Creatures: A Novel by Shelby Van Pelt
   8. Funny Story by Emily Henry
   9. All the Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker
   10. Just for the Summer by Abby Jimenez

Downloadable Audiobooks

• 1. The Women: A Novel (unabridged)
  2. Onyx Storm: (unabridged)
  3. The Wedding People: A Novel (unabridged)
  4. Funny Story: (unabridged)
  5. The God of the Woods: A Novel (unabridged)
  6. James: A Novel (unabridged)
  7. Great Big Beautiful Life: (unabridged)
  8. Pretty Girls: (unabridged) Karin Slaughter
  9. The Housemaid: (unabridged) Freida McFadden
  10. All the Colors of the Dark: (unabridged)

Movies

• 1. Wicked
  2. Deadpool & Wolverine
  3. Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
  4. Alien Romulus
  5. Conclave
  6. Gladiator II
  7. Twisters
  8. A Working Man
  9. The Fall Guy
  10. A Complete Unknown

Teen Fiction
(Note: Three series and one outlier.)

• 1. Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins
  2. A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J Maas
  3. Throne of Glass by Sarah J Maas
  4. The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins
  5. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
  6. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by JK Rowling
  7. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by JK Rowling
  8. Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross
  9. Crown of Midnight by Sarah J Maas
  10. Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins

Top 10 Children’s Books
(Note: Four authors hold down the top 10.)

• 1. Diary of a Wimpy Kid. [19], Hot Mess by Jeff Kinney
  2. Dog Man. The Scarlet Shedder by Dav Pilkey
  3. Spy school Goes Wild by Stuart Gibbs
  4. Diary of a Wimpy Kid. [18], No Brainer by Jeff Kinney
  5. Cat Kid Comic Club. Influencers by Dav Pilkey
  6. Spy School Goes North by Stuart Gibbs
  7. Dog Man. Big Jim Begins by Dav Pilkey
  8. Big Nate. Remain calm! By Lincoln Peirce
  9. Big Nate. This Means War! By Lincoln Peirce
  10. Diary of a Wimpy Kid. [17], Diper överlöde by Jeff Kinney

Top 10 Digital Magazines

1. 1. The New Yorker
   2. New Scientist
   3. Us Weekly
   4. The Week Magazine
   5. National Geographic Magazine
   6. Guardian Weekly
   7. Newsweek
   8. Woman’s World
   9. Bon Appetit
   10. Prevention

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