by Brandt A. Ensor
For the fourth year in a row, we take a look back at what was read most by each Adams County Library Branch in 2024. This year, in an added twist, we will also add the most circulated Young Adult items at each branch. This list added together equals hundreds of checkouts, so if so many people found the book interesting to check out, maybe you would too! All of these titles can be checked out from any branch in the system simply by putting the book on hold!
It’s your last chance to catch something you haven’t read that others obviously liked in 2024! Let’s see if the most circulated items at each branch are as random as they seem to be every year. Without further ado, the list is broken down by branch and age range.
Gettysburg Library
Adult: Free-Form Embroidery by Judith Baker Montano (Non-Fiction) 30 checkoutsYoung
Adult: Crown of Midnight by Sarah Maas (YA Fiction) 10 checkouts
Children’s: The Berenstain Bears and the Spooky Old Tree by Stan Berenstain (Early Readers) 20 checkouts
Carroll Valley Library
Adult: Chickens for the Backyard Homesteader: The Essential Guide to Choosing and Keeping Happy, Healthy Hens by Suzie Baldwin (Non-Fiction) 12 checkouts
Young Adult: We Hunt the Flame by Hafsah Faizal (YA Fiction) 7 checkouts
Children’s: Can You Find it? A Search and Find Book by Surya Sajnani (Board Books) 18 checkouts.
Harbaugh-Thomas Library in Biglerville
Adult: Farmhouse Weekends: Menus for Relaxing Country Meals All Year Long by Melissa Bahen (Non-Fiction) TIED WITH Unnatural Death By Patricia Cornwell (Fiction) 18 checkouts
Young Adult: Spy x Family Volume 1 by Tatsuya Endo (YA Graphic Novel) 8 checkouts
Children’s: That’s Not My Cow… by Fiona Watt (Board Books) 19 checkouts
Littlestown Library
Adult: Stuart Woods’ Smolder by Brett Battles (Large Print) 13 checkouts
Young Adult: I Escaped a Chinese Internment Camp by Fahmida Azim (YA Biography) TIED WITH Gender Queer: A Memoir by Maia Kobabe (YA Biography) 8 checkouts
Children’s: Colors by Baby Einstein (Board Books) 17 checkouts
New Oxford Area Library
Adult: Listen to Your Vegetables: Italian-Inspired Recipes for Every Season by Sarah Grueneberg (Non-Fiction) 14 Checkouts
Young Adult: Lightlark by Alex Aster (YA Fiction) 8 checkouts
Children’s: My Little Lamb by Hannah Eliot (Board Books) 14 checkouts
Jean Barnett Trone Memorial Library of East Berlin
Adult: Fast & Easy Five-Ingredient Recipes: A Cookbook for Busy People by Philia Kelnhofer (Non-Fiction) 26 checkouts
Young Adult: There’s Someone Inside Your House by Stephanie Perkins (YA Fiction) 9 checkouts
Children’s: Just Joking Jumbo 1: 1,000 Giant Jokes & 1,0000 Funny Photos Add Up to Big Laughs by National Geographic Kids (Juvenile Non-Fiction) 24 checkouts
Our circulations electronically through CloudLibrary did well again in 2024. The CloudLibrary app is countywide, so the highest circulation by branch can’t be obtained, but in the spirit of highest circulations for 2024, the highest circulations on Cloudlibrary for 2024 are as follows:
With 76 Ebook checkouts and 60 Eaudio checkouts, the winner of both categories of materials of the year goes to The Women by Kristin Hannah
Have a wonderful 2025! We can’t wait to see you at the library.
Brandt A. Ensor is Assistant Executive Director of the Adams County Library System.