PHOENIX — Some 12 million books, both digital and physical copies, audiobooks, and DVDs, were checked out from the Phoenix Public Library's 17 branches throughout 2018.
Topping the list: The adventures of a middle school "Wimpy Kid," the story of a 16-year-old girl trying to solve a mystery while battling her own internal thoughts; a new murder-mystery from Jonathan Kellerman; and an animated movie about a boy named Miguel who wants to play his guitar and sing.
Below are the top titles people checked out in 2018, according to the Phoenix Public Library:
Children’s books:
- Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Getaway, Jeff Kinney
- Double Down, Jeff Kinney
- Green Eggs and Ham, Dr. Seuss
- Old School, Jeff Kinney
- Dog Man and Cat Kid, Dav Pilkey
- Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Greg Heffley’s Journal, Jeff Kinney
- Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days, Jeff Kinney
- The Cat in the Hat, Dr. Seuss
- Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules, Jeff Kinney
- The Very Hungry Caterpillar, Eric Carle
Teen/Young adult books:
- Turtles All the Way Down, John Green
- Drama, Raina Telgemeier
- The Giver, Lois Lowry
- Thirteen Reasons Why, Jay Asher
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, J.K. Rowling
- Children of Blood and Bone, Tomi Adeyemi
- Paper Towns, John Green
- Miss Pergrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, Ransom Riggs
- The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess 3, Akira Himekawa
- Catching Fire, Suzanne Collins
Adult books:
- A Measure of Darkness: A Novel, Jonathan Kellerman
- The President is Missing: A Novel, Bill Clinton and James Patterson
- The Other Woman, Daniel Silva
- Texas Ranger, James Patterson and Andrew Bourelle
- Paradox, Catherine Coulter
- Spymaster: A Thriller, Brad Thor
- Murder in Paradise: Thrillers, James Patterson with Doug Allyn, Connor Hyde, and Duane Swierczynski
- Feared: A Rosato & DiNunzio Novel, Lisa Scottoline
- The Outsider: A Novel, Stephen King
- The Good Fight: A Novel, Danielle St
eBooks/eAudiobooks on Overdrive
- Parable of the Sower, Octavia Butler
- The Midnight Line: Jack Reacher Series, Book 22, Lee Child
- The Rooster Bar, John Grisham
- Origin: A Novel, Dan Brown
- Camino Island: A Novel, John Grisham
- The Great Alone: A Novel, Kristin Hannah
- You Are a Badass: How to Stop Doubting Your Greatness and Start Living an Awesome Life, Jen Sincero
- Two Kinds of Truth: Harry Bosch Series, Book 20, Michael Connelly
- The Late Show: Renee Ballard Series, Book 1, Michael Connelly
- The Handmaid’s Tale, Margaret Atwood
Hoopla
Hoopla has digital movies, TV shows, music, audiobooks, ebooks and comics and is available through the Phoenix Public Library website.
- The Greatest Showman (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), Various Artists
- Girl, Wash Your Face (eBook), Rachel Hollis
- Hamilton (Original Broadway Cast Recording), Various Artists
- Then She Was Gone (eAudiobook), Lisa Jewell
- You Are a Badass: How to Stop Doubting Your Greatness and Start Living an Awesome Life (eAudiobook), Jen Sincero
- Moana (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack/Deluxe Edition), Various Artists
- The Total Money Makeover (eAudiobook), Dave Ramsey
- Astrophysics for People in a Hurry (eAudiobook), Neil deGrasse Tyson
- An American Marriage (eAudiobook), Tayari Jones
- The Power of Now (eAudiobook), Eckhart Tolle
Top 10 Films (physical dvds):
1. Coco
2. Wonder Woman
3. Enchanted
4. Beauty and the Beast
5. Justice League
6. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
7. Logan
8. Big Hero 6
9. The Lego Batman Movie
10. Frozen
Top Movies on Hoopla (digital):
1. Hamilton (Documentary)
2. Ducktales: The Movie Treasure of the Lost Lamp
3. Loving Vincent (Biography)
4. I Kill Giants (Sci-Fi & Fantasy)
5. Into the Woods (Sci-Fi & Fantasy)
Top Movies on Overdrive (digital):
1. The Giver
2. Silver Linings Playbook
3. Spy Kids: All the Time in the World
4. So Undercover
5. The Imitation Game
Top Videos on Kanopy
Kanopy offers on-demand streaming of independent, international, classic and documentary titles.
1. Loving Vincent
2. Kedi
3. Lady Bird
4. My Friend Dahmer
5. Hearts Beat Loud
