The city’s three public library systems have released their city-wide list of the top book checkouts for 2024.
Avid Queens readers of all ages can check if their favorite titles were listed among the top 10 checkouts for adults, young adults, and children available at each library system. The top titles include all formats—e-books, audiobooks, and physical books.
Across the city’s three library systems—Brooklyn, Queens, and New York Public Library—the top three books were “Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow” by Gabrielle Zevin, which was the most checked-out title, followed by “Happy Place” by Emily Henry and “Fourth Wing” by Rebecca Yarros.
Queens Public Library Chief Librarian Nick Buron said that despite adult and young adult readers’ choices spanning different genres, a common theme among them is that all authors listed are women. “It also is worth noting that many of the stories told in the books that made our adult list are gut-wrenching, which may be an indication of how some people have been feeling during a year of change and uncertainty,” Buron said in a statement.
For Queens readers, the Top 10 Adult Titles list is as follows:
- “Fourth Wing” by Rebecca Yarros
- “Iron Flame” by Rebecca Yarros
- “Demon Copperhead” by Barbara Kingsolver
- “Remarkably Bright Creatures” by Shelby Van Pelt
- “Babel: An Arcane History” by R. F. Kuang
- “The Teacher” by Freida McFadden
- “Home Is Where the Bodies Are” by Jeneva Rose
- “Yellowface” by R. F. Kuang
- “I’m Glad My Mom Died” by Jennette McCurdy
- “It Starts With Us” by Colleen Hoover
For young adult readers in Queens, the Top 10 Young Adult Titles list is as follows:
- “A Court of Thorns and Roses” by Sarah J. Maas
- “A Court of Silver Flames” by Sarah J. Maas
- “A Court of Wings and Ruin” by Sarah J. Maas
- “A Court of Mist and Fury” by Sarah J. Maas
- “A Court of Frost and Starlight” by Sarah J. Maas
- “The Hunger Games” by Suzanne Collins
- “The Ballad of Songbirds” and Snakes by Suzanne Collins
- “The Summer I Turned Pretty” by Jenny Han
- “Lightlark” by Alex Aster
- “Violet Made of Thorns” by Gina Chen
For Queens’ youngest readers, the Top 10 Children Titles are as follows:
- “Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Diper Överlöde” by Jeff Kinney
- “Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Big Shot” by Jeff Kinney
- “Dog Man: Twenty Thousand Fleas Under the Sea” by Dav Pilkey
- “Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Deep End” by Jeff Kinney
- “Diary of a Wimpy Kid: No Brainer” by Jeff Kinney
- “Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Wrecking Ball” by Jeff Kinney
- “Dog Man: Fetch-22” by Dav Pilkey
- “Dog Man: Mothering Heights” by Dav Pilkey
- “Diary of a Wimpy Kid:” The Meltdown by Jeff Kinney
- “Dog Man: Grime and Punishment” by Dav Pilkey
The full list of 2024 top checkouts for each system can be found at Queens Public Library (https://connect.
