Towards the end of each year, Buffalo & Erie County Public Libraries sends us a list of their most popular books borrowed from their libraries. It’s always interesting to see what people are reading throughout WNY. By compiling this list, it gives us some insight into the popular trends, as well as a glimpse into what we’re most interested in when it comes to periodicals, including eBooks. The list is broken down by categories that include overall popularity, fiction, non-fiction, etc. We also get to see what’s popular with young adult/teens, children, and even amongst the library’s own staff.
According to the Library, the most popular titles represent the borrowing habits of over 390,000 library patrons of all ages who use the 37 Buffalo & Erie County Public Libraries and the “Library on Wheels” bookmobile. The list includes the most popular (determined by number of checkouts) and most requested book titles, along with the top downloaded eBooks in Erie County this past year:
Most requested book
American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins
Adult Fiction – most popular title
Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
Adult Non-Fiction – most popular title
Educated: A Memoir by Tara Westover
Young Adult/Teen – most popular title
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
Children’s Fiction – most popular title
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Wrecking Ball by Jeff Kinney
Children’s Non-Fiction – most popular title
Minecraft Essential Handbook by Stephanie Milton
eBook Fiction – most requested title
Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
eBook Non-Fiction – most requested title
Untamed by Glennon Doyle
People’s Choice – best book (selected through online voting)
The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett
Library Employees’ Choice – best book
The Dutch House by Ann Patchett
Interested in borrowing any of these titles?
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