Here are the 2024 Most Checked Out Books at Worcester Public Library

WORCESTER – The Worcester Public Library has released its lists of most checked out books of 2024, including books for teens, kids and adults.

In the past year, the library has loaned over 640,000 items.

“At Worcester Public Library, we take pride in connecting our patrons with books that inspire a love for reading—whether it’s a blockbuster bestseller, a cherished children’s book series, or the latest installment in a popular graphic novel series,” said Jennifer Marien, Deputy Director for Adult Services. 

Library staff compiled a list of the top ten borrowed print books for kids, teens, and adults over the past year.

WPL’s top ten borrowed books for each age range were as follows:

Top 10 kids:

1. “Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Diper Överlöde” by Jeff Kinney
2. “Dog Man: Twenty Thousand Fleas Under the Sea” by Dav Pilkey
3. “Baby-Sitter’s Club: Mary Anne’s Bad Luck Mystery” by Cynthia Yuan Cheng and Ann M. Martin
4. “Sisters” by Raina Telgemier
5. “The Pigeon HAS to Go to School!” by Mo Willems
6. “Enemies” by Svetlana Chmakova
7. “Super Mario Manga Mania” by Yukio Sawada
8. “Dork Diaries 14: Tales From a Not-So-Best Friend Forever” by Rachel Renée Russell
9. “Pokémon Visual Companion” by Simcha Whitehill
10. “The Sky’s the Limit! (Minecraft)” by Nick Eliopulos

Top 10 teens:

1. “The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (A Hunger Games Novel)” by Suzanne Collins
2. “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Vol. 1” by Gotouge Koyoharu
3. “Boruto: Naruto Next Generations, Vol. 2” by Ukyo Kodachi
4. “Dragon Ball Super, Vol. 2” by Akira Toriyama
5. “Jujutsu Kaisen, Vol. 1” by Gege Akutami
6. “My Hero Academia, Vol. 1” by Kōhei Horikoshi
7. “Heartstopper, Vol. 5” by Alice Oseman
8. “Spy x Family, Vol. 1” by Tatsuya Endō
9. “Komi Can’t Communicate, Vol. 1” by Tomohito Oda
10. “Shadow and Bone” by Leigh Bardugo

Top 10 adults:

1. “The Women” by Kristin Hannah
2. “The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store” by James McBride
3. “Tom Lake: A Novel” by Ann Patchett
4. “None of This Is True” by Lisa Jewell 
5. “Lessons in Chemistry” by Bonnie Garmus
6. “Mad Honey” by Jodi Picoult & Jennifer Finney Boylan
7. “The Midnight Library” by Matt Haig
8. “It Starts with Us: A Novel” by Colleen Hoover
9. “Hello Beautiful” by Ann Napolitano
10. “Remarkably Bright Creatures: A Novel” by Shelby Van Pelt