What were people reading in 2023? Surrey and Vancouver libraries share top picks

Article content While the top books checked out of libraries in Surrey and Vancouver in 2023 were mostly different, there were a few similarities. was popular in both Metro Vancouver cities, while younger readers and audiobook borrowers were still interested in Harry Potter. Surrey Libraries announced Wednesday that it had lent out a record breaking 1.134 million items from its digital collection in 2023.

Reader usage of ebooks and eAudiobooks have surged since the beginning of the COVID 19 pandemic, Surrey Libraries said in a statement. For example, total checkouts from digital collections were only about half, or just over 510,000, in 2019. Access to the digital collection is included with free library membership.

The highest circulating title Surrey Libraries readers borrowed in 2023 was Spare by Prince Harry, which was the second most borrowed on the Vancouver Public Library list. It Starts with Us by Colleen Hoover also made both lists. 1. Spare by Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex 2. It Starts with Us by Colleen Hoover 3.

Happy Place by Emily Henry 4. Book Lovers by Emily Henry 5. Verity by Colleen Hoover 1. Spare by Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex 2. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J. K. Rowling 3. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J. K. Rowling 4. Atomic Habits by James Clear 5. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.

K. Rowling 1. 101 Essays That Will Change the Way You Think by Brianna Wiest 2. Spare by Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex 3. Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer 4. I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy 5. The Myth of Normal by Gabor Maté 6. A World of Curiosities by Louise Penny 7. Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus 8.

Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr 9. Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin 10. It Starts With Us by Colleen Hoover 1. A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas 2. Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins 3. A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas 4. The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han 5.

The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline 6. Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas 7. Firekeeper’s Daughter by Angeline Boulley 8. A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson 9. The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes 10. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak 1. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Diper Överlöde by Jeff Kinney 2.

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Big Shot by Jeff Kinney 3. Good bye Stacey, Good bye: A Graphic Novel by Gabriela Epstein 4. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Deep End by Jeff Kinney 5. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J. K. Rowling 6. Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J. K. Rowling 7. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Wrecking Ball by Jeff Kinney 8.

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Meltdown by Jeff Kinney 9. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw by Jeff Kinney 10. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Old School by Jeff Kinney.