Here Are Some Of The Most Popular Books Reserved At Peterborough Public Library

Inquiring minds want to know, what are the most popular books being checked out at the Peterborough Public Library over the last year?

Thanks to Becky Waldman, Marketing & Communications Coordinator at the library, for taking us between the covers to give us insights on local reader habits when it comes to cracking the spine. (The list includes a novel by Peterborough-bred Jennifer Robson.)

Photo courtesy Peterborough Public Library

ADULT FICTION

1.  Kingdom of the Blind, by Louise Penny -> 205 checkouts

2.  Clockmaker’s Daughter, by Kate Morton -> 200 checkouts

3.  Past Tense, by Lee Child -> 189 checkouts

4.  Dark Sacred Night, by Michael Connelly -> 173 checkouts

5.  The Reckoning, by John Grisham -> 170 checkouts

6. The Tattooist of Auschwitz, by Heather Morris -> 169 checkouts

7.  Long Road to Mercy, by David Baldacci -> 161 checkouts

8.  Washington Black, by Esi Edugyan -> 152 checkouts

9.  A Spark of Light, by Jody Picoult -> 139 checkouts

10. The Gown: a Novel of the Royal Wedding, by Jennifer Robson -> 135 checkouts

ADULT NONFICTION

1.  Becoming, by Michelle Obama -> 217 checkouts

2.  Educated, by Tara Westover -> 116 checkouts

3.  12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos, by Jordan B. Peterson -> 73 checkouts

4.  Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and The Courage to Stand Alone, by Brené Brown -> 69 checkouts

5.  The Library Book, by Susan Orlean -> 61 checkouts

6.  Fear: Trump in the White House, by Bob Woodward -> 57 checkouts

7.  Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know About the People We Don't Know, by Malcom Gladwell -> 48 checkouts

8.  Homes: A Refugee Story, by Al Rabeeah, Abu Bakr, Winnie Yeung -> 47 checkouts

9. The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up, by Marie Kondo -> 46 checkouts

10. The Woo-Woo : How I Survived Ice Hockey, Drug Raids, Demons, and My Crazy Chinese Family, by Lindsay Wong -> 45 checkouts

YA FICTION

1.  The Hate You Give, by Angie Thomas -> 39 checkouts

2.  A Wrinkle in Time, by Madeleine L'Engle -> 34 checkouts

3.  The Hunger Games, by Suzanne Collins -> 32 checkouts

4.  P.S. I Still Love You, by Jenny Han -> 32 checkouts

5.  To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before, by Jenny Han -> 29 checkouts

6. The Marrow Thieves, by Cherie Dimaline -> 26 checkouts

7.  Catching Fire, by Suzanne Collins -> 24 checkouts

8.  The Fault in Our Stars, by John Green -> 24 checkouts

9.  The Giver, by Lois Lowry -> 23 checkouts

10. Four: A Divergent Collection, by Veronica Roth -> 20 checkouts

KIDS FICTION

1.  Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, by JK Rowling -> 89 checkouts

2.  Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever 6, by Jeff Kinney -> 85 checkouts

3.  Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, by JK Rowling -> 81 checkouts

4. The Sea of Monsters, by Rick Riordan -> 80 checkouts

5. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, by JK Rowling -> 73 checkouts

6.  Playing with Fire, by Yannick Grotholt -> 73 checkouts

7.   Dance Class. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, by Crip Béka -> 72 checkoutes

8.  Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?, by Bill Martin -> 72 checkouts

9.  The Titans Curse, by Rick Riordan -> 67 checkouts

10. Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus, by Mo Willems -> 65 checkouts

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