Year In Review: The Most Circulated Items in 2022

Caldwell Public Library cards were used more than 253,500 times in 2022. That breaks down to nearly 700 times a day! We serve a diverse community with unique reading habits, so it is difficult to summarize which books, movies, and games define any given year. Unlike your Spotify Wrapped that summarizes what you personally listen to each year, our data represents over 20,000 active cardholders. (P.S Want to stream and download music for free with no ads? Log into Freegal Music with your library card!)

Still, it is fun to look back at the year and see which items were checked out the most. Keep reading to find out what the top 5 most circulated titles were for popular genres and categories. Curious about a category that isn't listed? Let us know in the comments!

General Fiction

1. The Forest of Vanishing Stars by Kristin Harmel

2. Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

3. The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict

4. Anxious People by Fredrik Backman

5. Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid

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Teen Fiction

1. Midnight Sun by Stephenie Meyer

2. Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard

3. The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins

4. A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J Maas

5. Four: A Divergent Collection by Veronica Roth

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Youth Fiction

1. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Deep End by Jeff Kinney

2. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Getaway by Jeff Kinney

3. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Wrecking Ball by Jeff Kinney

4. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw by Jeff Kinney

5. Magic Treehouse: The Knight at Dawn by Mary Pope Osborne

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Picture Books

1. Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes by Eric Litwin

2. The Very Busy Spider by Eric Carle

3. Pete the Cat: Rocking in my School Shoes by Eric Litwin

4. Emma and Julia Love Ballet by Barbara McClintock

5. Froggy Goes to Grandma's by Jonathan London

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Mystery

1. Storm's Fury by Mary Stone

2. Back of Beyond by CJ Box

3. Badlands by CJ Box

4. Vicious Circle: A Joe Pickett Novel by CJ Box

5. Below Zero by CJ Box

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Romance

1. Beach Read by Emily Henry

2. The Return by Nicholas Sparks

3. Romancing Mister Bridgerton by Julia Quinn

4. The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren

5. Drops of Gold: A Regency Novel by Sarah Eden

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E-Books

1. Dune by Frank Herbert

2. The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah

3. Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

4. The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by VE Schwab

5. Atomic Habits by James Clear

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Audiobooks

1. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

2. The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah

3. The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave

4. Better off Dead by Lee Child

5. Rhythm of War by Brandon Sanderson

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Nonfiction

1. Can't Hurt Me: Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds by David Goggins

2. Atomic Habits: Tiny Changes, Remarkable Results by James Clear

3. Missing 411: North America and Beyond by David Paulides

4. Missing 411: Western United States and Canada by David Paulides

5. Goodbye Lupus: How a Medical Doctor Healed Herself Naturally with Supermarket Foods by Brooke Goldner

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Youth Graphic Novels

1. Dog Man: Grime and Punishment by Dav Pilkey

2. Dog Man: For Whom the Ball Rolls by Dav Pilkey

3. Dog Man: Fetch-22 by Dav Pilkey

4. Dog Man: Mothering Heights by Dav Pilkey

5. InvestiGators: Ants in our P.A.N.T.S. by John Patrick Green

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Teen Graphic Novels

1. Boruto: Naruto Next Generations Volume 1 by Ukoyo Kodachi

2. The Girl from the Sea by Molly Ostertag

3. Bloom by Kenneth Oppel

4. Five Nights at Freddy's: The Silver Eyes by Scott Cawthon

5. The Promised Neverland Volume 1 by Kaiu Shirai

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Adult Graphic Novels

1. Solo Leveling Volume 1 by Chugong

2. Deadpool Samurai Volume 1 by Sanshiro Kasama

3. Lore Olympus Volume 1 by Rachel Smythe

4. Solo Leveling Volume 3 by Chugong

5. Halo: Rise of Atriox by Cullen Bunn

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Youth Movies

1. The Croods: A New Age

2. How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World

3. Wonder Park

4. Luca

5. PAW Patrol: Summer Rescues

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General Movies & TV

1. Venom: Let there be Carnage

2. Game of Thrones: The Complete First Season

3. Dune

4. Jumanji: The Next Level

5. Spider Man: No Way Home

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Video Games

1. The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword

2. Crash Team Racing: Nitro Fueled

3. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020

4. Harvest Moon One World

5. Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Rescue Team

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Board Games

1. Candyland

2. Cards Against Humanity: Family Edition

3. Sorry!

4. Hoot Owl Hoot

5. Chess and Checkers Set

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Adult Kits

1. Origami

2. Ukulele

3. Energy Efficiency

4. Rubber Band Engineer

5. Idaho Botanical Garden Passport

Find more kits on our Library of Things!

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Youth STEM Kits

1. Veterinarian

2. I Want to be a Doctor

3. Colors

4. Dash n Dot

5. Chemistry

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Youth Story Kits

1. Cars & Trucks

2. Music

3. Wild Animals

4. Ducks

5. Pirates

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Did any of your favorites make the list? Don't forget to place a hold on any of the titles you want to borrow in 2023! You can click any of the titles above to place a hold on our online catalog, or you can download the Ida app to browse our entire collection. Want to only browse digital ebooks and audiobooks? Try the Libby app!