Top Ten Check-Outs of 2009

Last Updated on Wednesday, 30 December 2009 16:11

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With New Years just around the corner we find ourselves amid an endless supply of Top Ten Lists. Your hometown libraries (not wanting to be left out of the pop culture phenomenon) have compiled our Top Ten Lists too! Our lists were created with your help - by the library books you checked out in 2009. Below you will find the Top Ten books checked out in our Adult, Teen and Children collections for 2009.

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Top Ten Adult Books Checked Out in 2009

1. Metro Girl, by Janet Evanovich
2. Visions of Sugar Plums, by Janet Evanovich
3. The Host, by Stephenie Meyer
4. Choice, by Nicholas Sparks
5. Holly, by Jude Deveraux
6. Lucky One, by Nicholas Sparks
7. The Quickie, by James Patterson
8. Twelve Sharp, by Janet Evanovich
9. True Believer, by Nicholas Sparks
10. Dear John, by Nicholas Sparks

Top Ten Adult Non-Fiction Books Checked Out in 2009

1. The Innocent Man, by John Grisham
2. The South Beach Diet, by Arthur Agatston
3. House Beautiful Houses & Plans
4. Better Homes & Gardens: Decorating
5. Better Homes & Gardens: Kitchen & Bath ideas
6. Atkins for Life, by Robert Atkins
7. Beautiful Homes
8. ACT Test Books
9. Financial Peace Revisited, by Dave Ramsey
10. The Ultimate Weight Solution, by Phillip McGraw

Top Ten Teen Books Checked Out in 2009

1. Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows, by J.K. Rowling
2. Breaking Dawn, by Stephenie Meyer
3. Eclipse, by Stephenie Meyer
4. New Moon, by Stephenie Meyer
5. Twilight, by Stephenie Meyer
6. Harry Potter & the Half Blood Prince, by J.K. Rowling
7. Brisingr, by Christopher Paolini
8. Harry Potter & the Order of the Phoenix, by J.K. Rowling
9. Diary of a Wimpy Kid, by Jeff Kinney
10. House of the Scorpion, by Nancy Farmer

Top Ten Children Books Checked Out in 2009

1. Amazing Animals, by Betsy Franco
2. If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, by Laura Numeroff
3. Very Hungry Caterpillar, by Eric Carle
4. Cat in the Hat, by Dr. Seuss
5. Bad Beginning, by Lemony Snicket
6. Where the While Things Are, by Maurice Sendak
7. Junie B. First Grader Shipwrecked, by Barbara Park
8. Amelia Bedelias Family Album, by Peggy Parish
9. Clifford's Happy Mothers Day, by Norman Bridwell
10. Foot Book, by Dr. Seuss