Last year for the first time we released the top fiction and non-fiction checkouts at Matthews Public Library, and it’s now time to release the 2022 top checkouts! New this year: we’ll also be sharing the top five children’s literature checkouts in picturebooks, middle grade fiction, and teen fiction, so look out for those lists later this week. If you’ve ever wondered what your community is reading, the top checkouts are one indication of popular titles in northern Lebanon County. Read on to find out what your fellow readers have been borrowing. You can find last year’s titles here.
Top Five Non-Fiction Checkouts of 2022
NOTE: There were ties for the fourth and fifth most checked out non-fiction titles, so here are the top eight non-fiction checkouts of the year.
1. Atomic Habits: Tiny Changes, Remarkable Results: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones by James Clear
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2. The Dressmakers of Auschwitz: The True Story of the Women who Sewed to Survive by Lucy Adlington
3. Fredericksburg Lebanon County, Pennsylvania: The History, Stories & Photographs of the Village of Fredericksburg, Pennsylvania (formerly Stumpstown), including the Communities of Hamlin and Shirksville by Bonnie Bickler, Kathy Bicksler Stouffer, Larry Bicksler, Terry Bicksler, and Michael L. Strauss
4. [TIE] The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning: How to Free Yourself and Your Family from a Lifetime of Clutter by Margareta Magnusson
4. [TIE] Latitude: The True Story of the World’s First Scientific Expedition by Nicholas Crane
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5. [TIE] Mastering Diabetes: The Revolutionary Method to Reverse Insulin Resistance Permanently in Type 1, Type 1.5, Type 2, Prediabetes, and Gestational Diabetes by Cyrus Khambatta
If you missed yesterday’s list, we counted down the Top Ten Fiction Checkouts of the year. Check back tomorrow for the Top Children’s Literature Checkouts!
