SLC Wrapped: 2024 Year In Reading

As we close the books on 2024, here’s a look back at the most checked out items of the year! How many have you read?

If you want to challenge yourself to read more this year, the Library has a program for you! Learn more about our different reading challenges here.

Many of these titles are available through the Library as books, eBooks, and digital audiobooks. Search our catalog here and place your holds!

Fiction

1. Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, by Gabrielle Zevin
2. Lessons in Chemistry, by Bonnie Garmus
3. Fourth Wing, by Rebecca Yarros
4. Tom Lake: a Novel, by Ann Patchett
5. The Midnight Library, by Matt Haig

Nonfiction

1. The Body Keeps the Score, by Bessel van der Kolk
2. Crying in H Mart, by Michelle Zauner
3. I’m Glad My Mom Died, by Jennette McCurdy
4. Braiding Sweetgrass, by Robin Wall Kimmerer
5. Educated: A Memoir, by Tara Westover

Adult Audiobooks (fiction/nonfiction combined)

1. I’m Glad My Mom Died, Jennette McCurdy
2. Dune, by Frank Herbert
3. Fourth Wing, by Ann Patchett
4. Killers of the Flower Moon, by David Grann
5. The Woman in Me, by Britney Spears

Teen (fiction/nonfiction combined)

1. The Amazing Spider-Man (Comic Book)
2. The Hunger Games, by Suzanne Collins
3. Six of Crows, by Leigh Bardugo
4. The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, by Suzanne Collins
5. Detective Comics (Comic Book)

Middle Grade (fiction/nonfiction combined)

1. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, by JK Rowling
2. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, by JK Rowling
3. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Double Down, by Jeff Kinney
4. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw, by Jeff Kinney
5. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Meltdown, by Jeff Kinney

Picture Books (fiction/nonfiction combined)

1. We Are Water Protectors, by Carole Lindstrom
2. The Duckling Gets a Cookie!?, by Mo Willems
3. Hot Dog, by Doug Salati
4. The Pigeon Needs a Bath!, by Mo Willems
5. Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus, by Mo Willems

NUMBERS

The City Library has a total of 641,233 items available for checkout. That’s 521,543 physical materials and 119,680 electronic materials, such as the eBooks and digital audiobooks available through Libby.

The total amount of items borrowed and returned is a whopping 2,858,044, up 5.5% compared to 2023. That’s also an estimated savings of over $55.5 million to taxpayers!

What type of item circulated the most in 2024? Movies! Items from The City Library’s vast collection of DVD/Blu-ray were checked out 234,228 times. A reminder that you can save big on streaming subscriptions and get hard-to-find films that aren’t even available online!

Other top item types:

Nonfiction: 214,710
Children’s Picture Books: 192,349
Fiction: 156,925

We love to see what you’ve found at The City Library — tag @sclpl on Instagram and show us your favorites!