BUFFALO, NY (WKBW) — According to Buffalo & Erie County Library Director Mary Jean Jakubowski, 2020 was a big year for library patrons. More than 390,000 people used the library services and the "favorite books" have been tabulated.
Here are 2020's most popular titles:
Most requested book
American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins
Adult Fiction – most popular title
Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
Adult Non-Fiction – most popular title
Educated: A Memoir by Tara Westover
Young Adult/Teen – most popular title
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
Children’s Fiction – most popular title
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Wrecking Ball by Jeff Kinney
Children’s Non-Fiction – most popular title
Minecraft Essential Handbook by Stephanie Milton
eBook Fiction – most requested title
Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
eBook Non-Fiction – most requested title
Untamed by Glennon Doyle
People’s Choice - best book (selected through online voting)
The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett
Library Employees’ Choice - best book
The Dutch House by Ann Patchett
You can check out all of these books at the library website.
