Borrowed from the Shelves
These popular books were HOT this year. We have multiple copies but none lasted on the shelves long. Clearly some authors and series are popular. It's great to see two female authors and some Aussies too! How many of these have you read?
Sentinel, Lee Child
Survivors, Jane Harper
Blue Moon , Lee Child
The Law of Innocence, Michael Connelly
Where the Crawdads Sing, Delia Owens
Fair Warning, Michael Connelly
Daylight, David Baldacci
The Lost Man, Jane Harper
Walk the Wire, David Baldacci
The Dry, Jane Harper
Special Shout out to the only kids book in the Top 20 - Diary of a Wimpy Kid 14: Wrecking Ball by Jeff Kinney.
eBooks for eNJOYMENT!
Library members can access eBooks through our website but also through the Libby and Borrow Box apps. Different books are available through the two different eBook providers. Find out more about them here.
Here are the top eBooks borrowed across these two platforms in 2021. They were borrowed between 324 and 172 times!
The Survivors, Jane Harper
Wife and the Widow, Christian White
Grown Ups, Marian Keyes
Scrublands, Chris Hammer
Grime and Punishment: Dog Man Series, Book 9, Dav Pilkey
The Dry, Jane Harper
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, J.K Rowling
The Survivors, Jane Harper
The Duke and I: Bridgerton Series, Book 1, Julia Quinn
Giver of Stars, Jojo Moyes
Awesome Audiobooks
Audiobooks - like eBooks - are provided through Borrow Box or Libby apps but are obviously more popular through Borrow Box since 8 out of the top 10 were from here. These titles were borrowed between 356 and 192 times! What a great mix of memoir, crime, humour, history and fiction. And who can resist Stephen Fry reading Harry Potter!
Good Turn, Dervla McTiernan
Becoming, Michelle Obama
488 Rules for Life, Kitty Flanagan
Where the Crawdads Sing, Delia Owens
The Survivors, Jane Harper
The Duke and I: Bridgerton Series, Book 1, Julia Quinn
All Our Shimmering Skies, Trent Dalton
Your Own Kind of Girl, Clare Bowditch
Harry Potter and the Philosphers Stone, J.K Rowling
Boy Swallows Universe, Trent Dalton
Get Streaming!
Your library membership also gives you free access to streaming film, tv shows and documentaries on Kanopy - plus Kanopy Kids! Find out more here.
Here are the top watched videos of 2021.