As 2021 closes, Richland Library looks back at trending titles among its more than 240,000 library card holders over the last year.
The library has compiled lists of the top 10 circulated books, music, and TV shows/movies from both its physical and digital collections. Additionally, the library is highlighting the top items in its ever-growing Library of Things. They span different mediums and genres and include picks from the New York Times Best Sellers list and the 2021 National Book Awards longlist as well as Tony Award and Academy Award nominees and winners.
Here’s a glimpse at the top three items in each category that have captured the interests of library customers:
Adult Books (Physical Collection)
The Four Winds, Kristin Hannah
The Vanishing Half: A Novel, Brit
Bennett
The Midnight Library, Matt Haig
Adult Books (eBooks)
The Midnight Library, Matt Haig
The Four Winds, Kristin Hannah
The Vanishing Half: A Novel, Brit
Bennett
Adult Books (Audiobooks)
The Vanishing Half: A Novel, Brit
Bennett
The Four Winds, Kristin Hannah
The Midnight Library, Matt Haig
Teen Books (Physical Collection)
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, Suzanne Collins
Midnight Sun, Stephanie Meyer
One of Us is Lying, Karen
McManus
Teen Books ( eBooks)
Shadow and Bone, Leigh Bardugo
Five Total Strangers, Natalie
Richards
Midnight Sun, Stephanie Meyer
Teen Books (Audiobooks)
A Court of Thorns and Roses, Sarah Maas
Midnight Sun, Stephanie Meyer
A Court of Mist and Fury, Sarah
Maas
Children’s Books (Physical Collection)
I Love My New Toy!, Mo Willems
I Will Take a Nap!, Mo Willems
Pigs Make Me Sneeze!, Mo Willems
Children’s Books ( eBooks)
The Deep End (Diary of a Wimpy
Kid Book 15), Jeff Kinney
The Good Egg, Jory John
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, J. K. Rowling
Children’s Books (Audiobooks)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, J.K. Rowling
Music (Physical Collection)
Box of Fire, Aerosmith
Traveller, Chris Stapleton
Lover, Taylor Swift
Music (Digital Collection)
Hamilton (Original Broadway Cast
Recording)
The Greatest Showman (Original
Motion Picture Soundtrack)
80s Mixtape, Various Artists
TV Shows/Movies
(Physical Collection)
Frozen II Spider- Man: Far From Home The Marksman
TV Shows/Movies (Digital Collection)
Don’t Let The Pigeon Drive The Bus (hoopla)/(kanopy)
Don’t Let The Pigeon Stay Up Late (hoopla)/(kanopy)
Sweet Home Alabama (hoopla)
Library of Things
Seed Bundles
Photography Kits
Pressure Washers
Access the full list of “Top Checkouts of 2021” at www.richlandlibrary.com.
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