Checked Out & Loved: Last Year’s Top Reads
Have you always wondered what your fellow patrons are reading? What exciting topics everyone else is exploring?
Look no further than this round up of our most checked out adult titles from last year!
Coming in at the most checked out is The Let Them Theory by podcaster and motivational expert Mel Robbins. This book circulated no less than 563 times! That means 563 unique, individual people got to experience Robbins’ uniquely uplifting style already loved by her global listening audience of millions. The Let Them Theory proposes a simple idea that has revolutionized lives everywhere. Just what is that idea, you might be asking? You’ll have to dive into the book to find out!
Strangers in Time by best-selling storyteller David Baldacci had 397 check outs and came in second for adult titles. This historical drama follows orphans Charlie and Molly as they come under the tutelage of Ignatius Oliver in wartorn, 1944 London. As the newfound friends find fellowship in one another, secrets, bombs, and the law could tear them apart.
Our third most checked out book, Alison Espach’s The Wedding People has taken the world and our library by storm with 396 check outs. Phoebe Stone is the only person at the Cornwall Inn who wasn’t invited to this wedding. Her own plans are much, much different. Yet she keeps crossing paths with the meticulous bride, and Phoebe’s plans for this weekend could ruin this special day. Or reset both women’s lives for the better.
Want to see the top five most checked out titles for adult fiction and nonfiction, paired with some readalikes? Explore this librarian-curated booklist.
Grace Downey
Readers’ Services Librarian
