It's December! Which means that It's chilly, wet, and if you're driving after 4:00 PM you sort of have to guess where the road lines are. Truly the most wonderful time of the year. I'm surprised these delightful seasonal features didn't make it into the classic Andy Williams tune.
December is also the time when all the “best of” lists start rolling out, and we’re adding one of our own. We’ve put together a wrap-up of TRL’s most-borrowed titles of 2025, along with a few fun circulation highlights from across the district. As always, none of this information is tied to individual patrons - your privacy is our priority. Still, it’s a fun way to see what our communities have been reading and which books have been in highest demand this year.
TRL Wrapped 2025
Our patrons checked out 1,422,169 physical books + 2,237,840 digital titles this year for a total of: 3,660,009 (and counting)
Top Checked out Movie Titles
Top 5 Adult Fiction titles
The God of the Woods by Liz Moore
The Women by Kristin Hannah
James by Percival Everett
In Too Deep by Lee Child
The Wedding People by Alison Espach
Adult Non-Fiction Titles
The Backyard Bird Chronicles by Amy Tan
The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt
The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel Van Der Kolk, M.D.
Good Energy by Casey Means
The Wide Wide Sea by Hampton Sides
Top Science Fiction/Fantasy
Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros
The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley
The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
Top Mystery
The Waiting by Michael Connelly
Den of Iniquity by JA Jance
The Grey Wolf by Louise Penny
We Solve Murders by Richard Osman
The Dark Wives by Ann Cleeves
Top Biographies
Spare by Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex
Educated by Tara Westover
Melania by Melania Trump
Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey
Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner
Top Juvenile Fiction
Diary of A Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney
I Survived the Black Death, 1348 by Lauren Tarshis
The Wild Robot by Peter Brown
The Wild Robot Escapes by Peter Brown
Night of the Dream Dragon by Tracey West
Top Romance
Counting Miracles by Nicholas Sparks
A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J Maas
Funny Story by Emily Henry
Happy Place by Emily Henry
Just for the Summer by Abby Jimenez
YA Fiction
Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins
The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Throne of Glass by Sarah J Maas
The Lightning Thief by Rich Riordan
