As we wrap up 2024, we want to highlight your favorite books, movies and music from the last fiscal year (July 2023–June 2024). You, our dear patrons, checked out an astounding 771,954 items during this time, and below were the ones that couldn’t stay on the shelves. If you want to read more about our work and achievements, be sure to read our annual report!

Top Adult Fiction Books

Book cover for "It Ends With Us" by Colleen Hoover, featuring large pink text and scattered pink flower petals on a wood-textured background.

“It Ends With Us” by Colleen Hoover

  1. It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover
  2. Verity by Colleen Hoover
  3. Happy Place by Emily Henry
  4. It Starts with Us by Colleen Hoover
  5. Ugly Love by Colleen Hoover

Top Adult Nonfiction Books

Black and white image of a woman with long blonde hair wearing metallic pants, covering her chest with her arms. Text reads: "Britney Spears The Woman In Me.

“The Woman In Me” by Britney Spears

  1. The Woman In Me by Britney Spears
  2. Spare by Prince Harry
  3. Made in Chicago: Stories Behind 30 Great Hometown Bites by Monica Eng
  4. I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy
  5. How to Keep House while Drowning by KC Davis

Top Teen Books

Book cover of "The Summer I Turned Pretty" by Jenny Han, featuring seashell illustrations and a badge noting it is now an original streaming series.

“The Summer I Turned Pretty” by Jenny Han

  1. The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han
  2. The Hawthorne Legacy by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
  3. The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins
  4. A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson
  5. Lost in Taiwan by Mark Crilley (tied #5)
  6. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins (tied #5)

Top Juvenile Books

Illustrated cover of "Dog Man: Twenty Thousand Fleas Under the Sea" by Dav Pilkey, showing Dog Man and a cat character riding a submarine through waves.

“Dog Man: Twenty Thousand Fleas Under the Sea” by Dav Pilkey

  1. Dog Man: Twenty Thousand Fleas Under the Sea by Dav Pilkey
  2. Dog Man: Grime and Punishment by Dav Pilkey
  3. Cat Kid Comic Club by Dav Pilkey
  4. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Big Shot by Jeff Kinney
  5. Dog Man: Fetch-22 by Dav Pilkey

Top Picture Books

Cover of the book "I Broke My Trunk!" by Mo Willems, featuring a sad-looking elephant with a bent trunk and a small pink pig looking up at him.

“I Broke My Trunk!” by Mo Willems

  1. I Broke My Trunk! by Mo Willems
  2. The Pigeon HAS to Go to School! by Mo Willems
  3. I Love My New Toy! by Mo Willems
  4. The Pigeon Will Ride the Roller Coaster! by Mo Willems
  5. I am Going! by Mo Willems

Top Audiobooks

Gold book cover for "Fourth Wing" by Rebecca Yarros, featuring a dragon illustration, a black bird, and the text "Graduate or Die" above the title.

“Fourth Wing” by Rebecca Yarros

  1. Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros (Read by Rebecca Soler and Teddy Hamilton)
  2. Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros (Read by Rebecca Soler and Teddy Hamilton)
  3. Happy Place by Emily Henry (Read by Julia Whelan)
  4. None of This is True by Lisa Jewell (Read by Nicola Walker & Louise Brealey, with a full cast)
  5. The Woman In Me by Britney Spears (Read by Michelle Williams with an introduction by the author)

Top eBooks

Book cover of "Happy Place" by Emily Henry, featuring illustrated people swimming, floating, and relaxing in a bright pink background with a large yellow duck float.

“Happy Place” by Emily Henry

  1. Happy Place by Emily Henry
  2. Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros (tied #2)
  3. Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros (tied #2)
  4. None of This is True by Lisa Jewell
  5. A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

Top Movies

Movie poster for "Oppenheimer" showing a man in a suit and hat standing in front of fiery, abstract imagery with the film title and credits at the bottom.

“Oppenheimer” staring Cillian Murphy

  1. Oppenheimer
  2. The Super Mario Bros. Movie
  3. Barbie
  4. Elemental
  5. Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny

Top Vinyl Records

A woman with shimmery eye makeup looks down while holding a lighter. The word "Midnights" and a list of song titles appear on the left.

“Midnights” by Taylor Swift

  1. Midnights by Taylor Swift
  2. 1989 by Taylor Swift
  3. Ctrl by SZA (tied #3)
  4. Gold: Greatest Hits by ABBA (tied #3)
  5. Good Kid, M.A.A.d City by Kendrick Lamar (tied #3)
  6. Greatest Hits by Queen (tied #3)
  7. Ones by Selena (tied #3)