Montgomery County residents frequented all 22 library branches during 2024, taking out a total of 7.95 million books, ebooks, audio books and other materials.
The most circulated book from the Montgomery County Public Libraries system by adults was “Tom Lake” by Ann Patchett at 10,155. The next two most circulated books by adults were “Demon Copperhead: A Novel,” by Barbara Kingsolver at 9.967 and “The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store” by James McBride 9,883 copies.
Adult Books
| Tom Lake | 10155 |
| Demon Copperhead: A Novel (unabridged) | 9967 |
| The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store: A Novel | 9883 |
| The Women: A Novel | 8302 |
| The Covenant of Water | 7029 |
| Fourth Wing | 6883 |
| Iron Flame | 5998 |
| Lessons in Chemistry: A Novel | 5502 |
| Remarkably Bright Creatures: A Novel | 5295 |
| Happy Place | 5143 |
Four of Harry Potter books by J.K. Rowling made the top 10 most circulated items for children. “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” ranked first, with 3,685 copies circulated.
“No Brainer,” one of the Dairy of a Wimpy Kid series, by Jeff Kinney, was taken out 2,464 times followed by “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets,” which reached 2,169 readers.
Children’s Books
| Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (unabridged) | 3685 |
| No Brainer | 2464 |
| Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (unabridged) | 2169 |
| The Sea of Monsters (unabridged) | 1784 |
| The Chalice of the Gods | 1666 |
| The Titan’s Curse (unabridged) | 1452 |
| Harry Potter Prisoner of Azkhaban | 1432 |
| Diper Överlöde | 1299 |
| Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix | 1285 |
| Claudia and the Bad Joke | 1284 |
“A Court of Thorns and Roses,” part of a series by Sarah Maas, topped the list of popular teen books at 2,735 followed by “The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes” by Suzanne Collins at 2,043.
Teen Books
| A Court of Thorns and Roses (unabridged) | 2735 |
| The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes | 2043 |
| The Summer I Turned Pretty | 1941 |
| The Inheritance Games | 1607 |
| Divine Rivals: A Novel | 1398 |
| Ruthless Vows | 1374 |
| Check & Mate | 1309 |
| A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder | 1287 |
| The Giver | 1213 |
| The Brothers Hawthorne | 1173 |
