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Posted on: January 12, 2024

[ARCHIVED] The most borrowed materials of 2023

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Have you ever wondered what books are the most borrowed in your local library? Countywide, the most checked out book of 2023 was "Lessons in Chemistry" by Bonnie Garmus. It was borrowed 144 times. The top circulated non-fiction book was "The Wager" by David Grann (40 checkouts). "The Dog Man: Fetch-22" by Dav Pilkey (64 check outs" was the top circulated juvenile book, while "Do You Like Snakes" by Catherine Davis was the most borrowed juvenile non-fiction book. "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins was the most borrowed young adult book (22 check outs), "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" by Eric Carle (32 check outs) was the most borrowed picture book, and "Top Gun: Maverick" was the most borrowed DVD/Blu Ray (46 checkouts).

Keep reading for 2023's most borrowed materials at each library branch.

Andrews

Fiction: Verity by Colleen Hoover
Non-Fiction: Loving People Who are Hard to Love by Joyce Meyer
Juvenile: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone Illustrated Edition by JK Rowling 
Juvenile Non-Fiction: Cats: Nature and Nurture by Andy Hirsch
Young Adult: Be Prepared by Vera Brosgol
Picture Book: Bang! Boom! Roar!: A Busy Crew of Dinosaurs by Nate Evans
DVD/Blu-Ray: Brother’s Keeper

Bookmobile

Fiction: Blue Smoke by Nora Roberts
Non-Fiction: Chasing King’s Killer by James Swanson
Juvenile: Dog Man by Dav Pilkey
Juvenile Non-Fiction: US Army Alphabet Book by Jerry Pallotta
Young Adult Fiction: Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
Picture Book: Z Is for Moose by Kelly Bingham

Carvers Bay 

Fiction: Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
Non-Fiction: Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates
Juvenile: Scout is Not a Band Kid by Jade Armstrong
Juvenile Non-Fiction: Major Impossible by Nathan Hale
Young Adult: Black Panther: Tales of Wakanda 
Picture Book: The Dot by Peter Reynolds
DVD/Blu-Ray: Transformers Age of Extinction

Georgetown

Fiction: Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
Non-Fiction: The Papers of John C. Calhoun by John C. Calhoun
Juvenile: Dog Man: Fetch-22 by Dav Pilkey
Juvenile Non-Fiction: If by Rudyard Kipling
Young Adult: Fruits Basket: Colletor's Edition by Natsuki Takaya
Picture Book:  The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss
DVD/Blu-Ray: Fever Pitch

Southern Georgetown 

Fiction: The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict
Non-Fiction: Day Trading 101 by David Borman
Juvenile: Guts by Raina Telgemeier
Juvenile Non-Fiction: The Three Bears
Young Adult: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by JK Rowling
Picture Book: Princess Cupcake Jones and the Missing Tutu by Ylleya Fields
DVD/Blu-Ray: Monday

Waccamaw Neck

Fiction: The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah
Non-Fiction: Downshiftology by Lisa Bryan
Juvenile: Diary of a Minecraft Zombie by Zack Zombie
Juvenile Non-Fiction: Batman Phonics Fun
Young Adult: The Son of Neptune by Rick Riordan
Picture Book: Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus by Mo Willems
DVD/Blu-Ray: Top Gun: Maverick

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