Check out our "best sellers" from 2016!

Every year we like to share our "best sellers" list from the year before-- the top ten most checked out books in the city of Richmond from 2016. Last year's numbers were interesting for a variety of reasons, especially for the fact that two locations were closed for half the year.

If we look at check-outs at all the branches together, our top ten looks like this:

1. The girl on the train : a novel / Paula Hawkins
2. All the light we cannot see / Anthony Doerr
3. The nightingale / Kristin Hannah
4. No more Mr. Nice Guy : a family business novel / Carl Weber
5. The nest / Cynthia D'Aprix
6. The life-changing magic of tidying up / Marie Kondo
7. Carl Weber's Kingpins. Cleveland / Brandi Johnson
8. The last mile / David Baldacci
9. Go set a watchman / Harper Lee
10. Carl Weber's Kingpins. Philadelphia / Brittani Williams

However, each of our branches serves a community with their own distinct reading preferences. Click a pin on the map below to see how your neighborhood read last year:

Richmond is for readers!

Check THIS out: Top Ten Most Checked Out Books of 2015!

We just geeked out over NYPL's cool map featuring the top books checked out in 2015 at each of their branches. In fact, we liked it so much that we had to make one of our own.

Overall, the Top Ten Most Checked Out Books of 2015 at Richmond Public Library are:

#1: The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
#2: All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
#3:Gray Mountain by John Grisham
#4: The Cartel 5: La Bella Mafia by Ashley & JaQuavis
#5: The Family Business 3 by Carl Weber
#6: The Escape by David Baldacci
#7: Memory man by David Baldacci
#8: NYPD Red 3 by James Patterson
#9: The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
#10: Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee

How many of our most popular books have you read? Any surprises in this list? I love how unique and special each of our branches are and how that individuality is reflected in their taste in books. Click on your branch location on the map to see what the top ten looks like in your neighborhood!

Happy New Year, and happy reading!