Each year the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library system sends along the list of the most popular books borrowed throughout the year. The list gives us a good idea as to what sort of topics are of greatest interest to western New Yorkers, as well as who the most popular authors are. The list is a cross section of the 37 libraries, and includes borrowed and downloaded eBook titles.
List of Most Popular Materials Borrowed from the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library System in 2012
BOOKS:
Adult Fiction
1. The Litigators by John Grisham
2. Private Games by James Patterson and Mark Sullivan
3. The Innocent by David Baldacci
Adult Non-Fiction
1. Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand
2. Killing Lincoln: the Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever by Bill O’Reilly
3. In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler’ Berlin by Erik Larson
Young Adult/Teen
1. Catching Fire (The Hunger Games) by Suzanne Collins
2. Mockingjay (The Hunger Games) by Suzanne Collins
3. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Children’s Fiction
1. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days by Jeff Kinney
2. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever by Jeff Kinney
3. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw by Jeff Kinney
Children’s Non-Fiction
1. LEGO Star Wars: The Visual Dictionary by Simon Beecroft
2. The Wimpy Kid Movie Diary: How Greg Heffley Went Hollywood by Jeff Kinney
3. The LEGO Ideas Book: Unlock Your Imagination by Daniel Lipkowitz
eBooks Fiction
Explosive Eighteen by Janet Evanovich
eBooks Non-Fiction
Too Close to the Falls by Catherine McClure Gildiner
Most Requested Books
1. Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James
2. Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
3. Fifty Shades Darker by E.L. James