Here are the 10 Most-Borrowed Books in 2019 at the Worcester Public Library

WORCESTER – Each year, the Worcester Public Library (WPL) loans nearly a million books.

And at the end of each year, Caitlin Snow, the assistant circulation manager at WPL compiles a list of the top ten borrowed books for kids, teens, and adults during 2019.

This year, children’s books took eight of the top ten spots — with teen books taking two of the spots.

“The growing popularity of graphic novels and comics with both kids and teens is clear from the top ten lists for those age groups,” said Cynthia Bermudez, youth services coordinator. “The appeal of the graphic format continues to draw kids in, and fortunately that translates into more kids enjoying reading, an important factor in building life-long learners.”

Here are the top ten most-borrowed books at WPL in 2019:

1. “Naruto” by Masashi Kishimoto
2. “The Baby-sitters Club” by Raina Telgemeier
3. “Phoebe and Her Unicorn” by Dana Simpson
4. “Dog Man: Brawl of the Wild” by Dav Pilkey
5. “One Piece” by Eiichiro Oda
6. “Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Meltdown” by Jeff Kinney;
7. “Pokemon Adventures” by Kidenori Kusaka
8. “Amulet” by Kazu Kibuishi
9. “Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Getaway” by Jeff Kinney
10. “My Hero Academia” by Kohei Horikoshi.

WPL’s Top Ten borrowed books for each age range:Top 10 Kids:

1. “Naruto” by Masashi Kishimoto
2. “The Baby-sitters Club” by Raina Telgemeier
3. “Phoebe and Her Unicorn” by Dana Simpson
4. “Dog Man: Brawl of the Wild” by Dav Pilkey
5. “Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Meltdown” by Jeff Kinney
6. “Pokemon Adventures” by Kidenori Kusaka
7. “Amulet” by Kazu Kibuishi
8. “Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Getaway” by Jeff Kinney
9. “Lord of the Fleas” by Dav Pilkey
10. “Lunch Lady” by Jarrett Krosoczka

Top 10 Teens:

1. “One Piece” by Eiichiro Oda
2. “My Hero Academia” by Kohei Horikoshi
3. “Fairy Tail” by Hiro Mashima
4. “Assassination Classroom” by Yusei Matsui
5. “Dragon Ball Z” by Akira Toriyama
6. “Fullmetal Alchemist” by Hiromu Arakawa
7. “One-Punch Man” by One
8. “Bleach” by Tite Kubo
9. “The Seven Deadly Sins” by Nakaba Suzuki 
10. “Fruits Basket” by Natsuki Takaya

Top 10 Adults:

1. “Where the Crawdads Sing” by Delia Owens
2. “Becoming” by Michelle Obama
3. “Educated: A Memoir” by Tara Westover
4. “The Reckoning” by John Grisham
5. “A Spark of Light” by Jodi Picoult
6. “The Complete Peanuts” by Charles M. Schulz (adults and kids)
7. “Scott Standard Postage Stamp Catalogue”
8. “Nine Perfect Strangers” by Liane Moriarty
9. “Long Road to Mercy” by David Baldacci
10. “Past Tense: a Jack Reacher Novel” by Lee Child tied with “Someone Knows” by Lisa Scottoline

Lead photo: Jarrett Krosoczka/Twitter

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