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Check it out: Here are the most popular books and movies at local libraries in 2019 - Livingston Daily

Kayla Daugherty Livingston Daily

Published 6:00 AM EST Jan 20, 2020

In a digital age, area libraries are thriving. 

Libraries in Hartland, Howell, Fowlerville and Hamburg Township released 2019 reports that show not only an increase in circulation numbers but also reveal an interesting snapshot of what patrons are reading and watching in those communities.

The Brighton District Library was the only library in the county not to see an increase in circulation numbers, something staff attributes to five months of significant construction.

At the Brighton District Library, Howell Carnegie District Library, Hamburg Township Library and Pinckney Communtiy Library, “Where the Crawdads Sing,” a crime drama novel set in North Carolina topped the list of the most checked out items. 

Nearly a half-million items circulated in Howell

Circulation numbers have steadily grown at the Howell Carnegie District Library topping out at 470,768 items in 2019. 

"We believe the increase in circulation is directly related to the number of e-materials purchased between 2018 and 2019," Scott Draplik, circulation supervisor for the library said. 

He said the significant presence of movies on the top 10 list has to do with the quick seven-day turnaround versus 21 days for books. 

The top 10 most circulated items from the Howell Carnegie District Library in 2019:

  1. "Where the Crawdads Sing" by Delia Owens
  2. "Educated: A Memoir" by Tara Westover
  3. "Avengers: Infinity War" (film)
  4. "Ant-Man and the Wasp" (film)
  5. "Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom" (film)
  6. "A Spark of Light" by Jodi Picoult
  7. "Adrift" (film)
  8. "Ant-Man" (film)
  9. "Avengers: Infinity War" (film)
  10. "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

Howell's top five fiction in 2019:

  1. "Where the Crawdads Sing" by Delia Owens
  2. "A Spark of Light" by Jodi Picoult
  3. "The Silent Patient" by Alex Michaelides
  4. "One Good Deed" by David Baldacci
  5. "Under Currents" by Nora Roberts

Howell's top five non-fiction in 2019:

  1. "Educated: A Memoir" by Tara Westover
  2. "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
  3. "Fear: Trump in the White House" by Bob Woodward
  4. "Girl Wash Your Face" by Rachel Hollis
  5. "Killing the SS" by Bill O’Reilly

Howell Carnegie District Library Director Holly Ward Lamb said she is looking forward to several books in 2020 including "Masked Prey" by John Sandford and "You're Not Listening: What You're Missing and Why It Matters" by Kate Murphy.

Novels are king at Brighton District Library

Residents checked out approximately 261,880 items from the newly renovated Brighton District Library in 2019. The number one circulated item was a Wi-Fi mobile hotspot - a device patrons can check out for up to a week. Despite the library's digital push, physical books still dominated the list. 

The top 10 most circulated items from the Brighton District Library in 2019:

  1. Wi-Fi mobile hotspot (Library of Things)
  2. "Where the Crawdads Sing" by Delia Owens
  3. "The Reckoning" by John Grisham
  4. "Educated: a Memoir" by Tara Westover
  5. "Nine Perfect Strangers" by Liane Moriarty 
  6. "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
  7. "Paw Patrol" (film)
  8. Kindle (Library of Things) 
  9. "Green Book" (film)
  10. "Dog Man a Tale of Two Kitties" by Dav Pilkey (graphic novel)

Brighton's top five fiction in 2019:

  1. "Where the Crawdads Sing" by Delia Owens 
  2. "The Reckoning" by John Grisham 
  3. "Nine Perfect Strangers" by Liane Moriarty 
  4. "Dark Sacred Night" by Michael Connelly
  5. "Spark of Light: A Novel"  by Jodi Picoult 

Brighton's top five non-fiction in 2019:

  1. "Educated: a Memoir" by Tara Westover
  2. "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
  3. "Girl, Wash Your Face" by Rachel Hollis
  4. "The Library Book" by Susan Orlean
  5. "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann

Youth, teen series dominate in Fowlerville

Circulation numbers have steadily grown at the Fowlerville District Library the last several years. In 2019, more than 40,000 items were circulated, nearly 20% more than 2017. 

"We moved to a more visible location in our community in June of 2018. We have steadily seen an increase in all of our stats from circulating items, cards made and renewed, program attendance overall, number of people through the door, number of Wi-Fi usages, and how many outreach events we attend, all with the same size staff," said Beth Lowe, director of the library. 

She said DVDs have historically been popular among the library's patrons due to limited incomes and slow download speeds in the village. 

While a movie is the number one item circulated, the majority of Fowlerville's list is made up of youth and teen book series such as "Pokemon Adventures."

The top 10 most circulated items from the Fowlerville District Library in 2019:

  1. "Game of Thrones," season 1 (film)
  2. "Outlander" by Diana Gabaldon
  3. "Minecraft: Redstone Handbook" by Nick Farwell 
  4. "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" by Jeff Kinney
  5. "Poldark," season 1 (film)
  6. "Downton Abbey," Season 1 (film)
  7. "Legend of Zelda" by Akira Himekawa (Book series)
  8. "Tokyo Ghoul" by Sui Ishida (Book series)
  9. "Pokemon Adventures" by Hidenori Kusaka (Book series)
  10. People (Magazine)

Fowlerville's top five fiction in 2019:

  1. "Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
  2. "Where the Crawdads Sing" by Delia Owens
  3. "Neon Prey" by John Sandford
  4. "18th Abduction" by James Patterson
  5. "Connections in Death" by Nora Roberts

Fowlerville's top five non-fiction in 2019:

  1. "Essential World Atlas"
  2. "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand
  3. "Educated: A Memoir" by Tara Westover
  4. "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
  5. "Girl Wash Your Face" by Rachel Hollis

Hamburg Township residents focus on films

At the Hamburg Township Library patrons focused their attention on movies in 2019.  

Holly Hentz, Hamburg library director said checkout times for movies is a strong factor in circulation numbers. 

"New DVDs (anything up to a year old) are checked out for one week and many have reserves on them, which will not allow for renewals.  All books check out for three weeks," she said. 

The library saw a 4,000-item jump in circulation in 2019, something Hentz said goes along with an increase in library patrons and township residents. 

The top 10 most circulated items from the Hamburg Township Library in 2019:

  1. "Bohemian Rhapsody" (film)
  2. "Where the Crawdads Sing" by Delia Owens
  3. "Green Book" (film)
  4. "The Old Man and the Gun" (film)
  5. "A Star is Born" (film)
  6. "The Bookshop" (film)
  7. "Dog Days" (film)
  8. "Every Breath" by Nicholas Sparks 
  9. "Long Road to Mercy" by David Baldacci
  10. "Neon Prey" by John Sandford

Hamburg's top five fiction in 2019:

  1. "Where the Crawdads Sing" by Delia Owens
  2. "Every Breath" by Nicholas Sparks
  3. "Long Road to Mercy" by David Baldacci
  4. "Wolf Pack by C.J. Box & Dark Sacred Night" by Michael Connelly
  5. "Look Alive Twenty Five" by Janet Evanovich 

Hamburg's top five non-fiction in 2019:

  1. "The Pioneers: The Heroic Story of the Settlers Who Brought the American Ideal West" by David McCullough
  2. "A Serial Killer’s Daughter: My Story of Faith, Love, and Overcoming" by Kerri Rawson
  3. "Fly Girls: How Five Daring Women Defied All Odds and Made Aviation History" by Keith O’ Brien
  4. "A Woman of No Importance: The Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped win WWII" by Sonia Purnell 
  5. "The Path Made Clear" by Oprah Winfrey

Best sellers key in Hartland

Cromaine Library in Hartland saw an increase in circulation in 2019, jumping to 357,400 items from 277,367 in 2018. Hartland's patrons also enjoyed the library's Wi-Fi mobile hotspot, making it the most circulated item last year. 

"The shifts in circulation for us probably have a lot to do with our being under construction throughout 2017, ending with our 90th anniversary and grand opening late September 2017," Cecilia Marlow, director for the library said.

Marlow believes digital and e-resources also play a role the increase in circulation.

Youth and teen staff noted the Riordan series, graphic novels and classic picture books are flying off the shelves, partly because of new ways to market them, such as Surprise Storytime bundles, she said. 

"For adult readers it is always about the bestsellers. 'Where the Crawdad Sings' is one of those books that got caught up in person to person, then book club 'hand selling,'" Marlow said. 

She said the library does not have a way to track top circulated fiction and non-fiction items. 

The top 10 most circulated items from the Hamburg Township Library in 2019:

  1. Hartland mobile hotspot 
  2. "Where the Crawdads Sing" by Delia Owens
  3. "Bohemian Rhapsody" (film)
  4. People (magazine)
  5. "Soul Eater" by Atsushi Ohkubo
  6. "Fairy Tail" by Hiro Mashima (book series)
  7. "Bob books Set 2 Advancing beginners" by Bobby Lynn Maslen 
  8. "Glass" (film)
  9. "Fullmetal Alchemist" by Hiromu Arakawa (book series)
  10. "Bumblebee" (film)

Pinckney enjoy films, new mobile hot spot

Pinckney Community Public Library is consistent with the county trends and saw a nearly 3,000-item circulation increase in 2019. Similar to libraries in Brighton and Hartland, patrons in Pinckney checked out a mobile hot spot more than any other item last year. 

Hope Siasoco, director of the library, said she is unclear what caused the jump in circulation but she'd "like to think it's more people discovering that the library has a lot more to offer than traditional books."

The library added more ways for residents to access the digital collection and went fine-free for most of the items, she said.

The top 10 most circulated items from the Pinckney Communuty Library in 2019:

  1. Mobile Wi-Fi hotspot (Library of Things)
  2. "Game of Thrones: The Complete First Season" (film)
  3. "Where the Crawdads Sing" by Delia Owens
  4. "Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules" by Jeff Kinney
  5. "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
  6. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (film)
  7. "Avengers: Age of Ultron" (film)
  8. "Venom" (film)
  9. "Captain Marvel" (film)
  10.  "Aquaman" (film)

Pinckney's top five fiction in 2019:

  1. "Where the Crawdads Sing" by Delia Owens
  2. "Big Nate: In the Zone" by Lincoln Pierce (Juvenile)
  3. "The Reckoning" by John Grisham
  4. "The 18th Abduction" by James Patterson
  5. "The Tattooist of Auschwitz" by Heather Morris 

Pinckney's top five non-fiction in 2019:

  1. "Becoming" by Michelle Obama 
  2. "The Big Book of Dinosaurs" by Angela Wikles 
  3. "Educated: A Memoir" by Tara Westover 
  4. "The Instant Pot Cookbook" by John Lee 
  5. "The Library Book" by Susan Orlean 

Contact Kayla Daugherty at 517-552-2848 or kdaugherty@gannett.com. Follow her on Twitter @KayDaugherty92.

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