Here are the library books New Yorkers borrowed the most in 2024

New York City’s three public library systems revealed the annual most borrowed books of 2024. Across all three of the systems—the New York Public Library, Brooklyn Public Library, and Queens Public Library—the most checked-out title was “Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow” by Gabrielle Zevin, followed by “Happy Place” by Emily Henry and “Fourth Wing” by Rebecca Yaros.

This year marks the first time the city’s three public library systems have collaborated on a citywide list of top checkouts.

“Year after year, our lists of top checkouts represent the stories that most spoke to our patrons and their interests,” Brian Bannon, chief librarian and James Tisch Director of Branch Libraries and Education at NYPL, said.

“At NYPL this year, we saw audiobooks continue to play an important role in our top checkout titles—reflecting how our readers are reaching beyond print to access books—as well as an incredibly diverse range of titles. I’m thrilled to see the wide-ranging reading habits of our patrons represented in these lists.”

Some of the titles featured in the top checkout lists were also included in the NYPL’s and WNYC’s “Get Lit” virtual book club, including “The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store” by James McBride, “The Demon of Unrest” by Erik Larson, “Anita de Monte Laughs Last” by Xochitl Gonzalez, and “Long Island Compromise” by Taffy Brodesser-Akner.

Some books, like “Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow” by Gabrielle Zevin, “The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store” by James McBride, and “Lessons in Chemistry” by Bonnie Garmus, have made the top checkouts list in previous years.

“I am delighted to see the wide range of items New Yorkers are borrowing including stories about immigrants and outsiders, cities and small towns, friends, family and love,” Nick Higgins, chief librarian at BPL, said. “Books play a critical role in everyday life—especially now—helping us to understand ourselves, one another, and the world around us.”

Top 10 adult titles citywide (NYPL, BPL, and QPL):

1. “Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow” by Gabrielle Zevin
2. “Happy Place” by Emily Henry
3. “Fourth Wing” by Rebecca Yarros
4. “The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store” by James McBride
5. “Demon Copperhead” by Barbara Kingsolver
6. “Lessons in Chemistry” by Bonnie Garmus
7. “Hello Beautiful” by Ann Napolitano
8. “Remarkably Bright Creatures” by Shelby Van Pelt
9. “Yellowface” by R. F. Kuang
10. “The Covenant of Water” by Abraham Verghese

New York Public Library (Bronx, Manhattan, and Staten Island):

1. “Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow” by Gabrielle Zevin
2. “Happy Place” by Emily Henry
3. “The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store” by James McBride
4. “The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War”
5. “Hello Beautiful” by Ann Napolitano
6. “Lessons in Chemistry” by Bonnie Garmus
7. “Anita de Monte Laughs Last” by Xochitl Gonzalez
8. “Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI” by David Grann
9. “Demon Copperhead” by Barbara Kingsolver
10. “The Covenant of Water” by Abraham Verghese

Brooklyn Public Library:

1. “Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow” by Gabrielle Zevin
2. “Yellowface: A Novel” by R.F. Kuang
3. “The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store” by James McBride
4. “Demon Copperhead: A Novel” by Barbara Kingsolver
5. “Lessons in Chemistry” by Bonnie Garmus
6. “Hello Beautiful: A Novel” by Ann Napolitano
7. “Tom Lake: A Novel” by Ann Patchett
8. “The Fraud” by Zadie Smith
9. “The Guest: A Novel” by Emma Cline
10. “The Bee Sting” by Paul Murray

Queens Public Library:

1. “Fourth Wing” by Rebecca Yarros
2. “Iron Flame” by Rebecca Yarros
3. “Demon Copperhead” by Barbara Kingsolver
4. “Remarkably Bright Creatures” by Shelby Van Pelt
5. “Babel: An Arcane History” by R. F. Kuang
6. “The Teacher” by Freida McFadden
7. “Home Is Where the Bodies Are” by Jeneva Rose
8. “Yellowface” by R. F. Kuang
9. “I’m Glad My Mom Died” by Jennette McCurdy
10. “It Starts With Us” by Colleen Hoover

See the most checked-out books for young adults and children here.

If you’re looking for a new read, the NYPL released its list of the best books of 2024 for kids, adults, and teens earlier this month.

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