What a year to visit the Library! Kitsap Regional Library patrons explored boldly in their reading, watching, and listening. Read on for a list of this year's most checked-out materials to see what our community engaged with most.
Audiobooks
No genre seemed left unread by listeners this year. The most popular titles featured fantasy, historical fiction, and celebrity memoirs.
Top 5 Checked-Out Audiobooks of 2023
Movies
Viewers tried to be "everything, everywhere, all at once" by staying up to date with Oscar winners and nominees, taking to the skies, and facing the music.
Top 5 Checked-Out Movies of 2023
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Print Nonfiction
Library patrons read widely this year, delving into memoirs while seeking gardening and travel knowledge.
Top 5 Checked-Out Print Nonfiction Titles of 2023
Gardening With Native Plants of the Pacific Northwest
Rick Steves Europe Through the Back Door
Gardening in the Pacific Northwest
Ebook Nonfiction
Unflinching memoirs and a desire to understand our modern times drove this year's digital check-outs.
Top 5 Checked-Out Nonfiction Ebooks of 2023
I Never Thought of It That Way
Ebook Fiction
The innovative and ambitious characters took center stage as startling revelations and the will to survive captivated readers.
Top 5 Checked-Out Fiction Ebooks of 2023
Print Fiction
"Lessons in Chemistry" won the day in fiction. Other literal page-turners included thrillers set locally, Shakespearean game design, and a tentacled hero.
Top 5 Checked-Out Print Fiction Titles of 2023
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
Easy Fiction for Little Kids
Decision-making, exploration, and looking for lost objects thrilled our younger readers.
Top 5 Checked-Out Easy Fiction Titles of 2023
The Pigeon Has to Go to School!
Juvenile Fiction
The time-traveling tree house and diary entries of a so-called "wimpy kid" were the favorites of 2023.
Top 5 Checked-Out Juvenile Fiction Titles of 2023
YA Fiction
Fresh perspectives on YA favorites from the 2000s may have earned the most attention, but those were followed closely by long-time favorites and new series beginnings.
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
The Hobbit, Or, There and Back Again
From all of us at Kitsap Regional Library: Happy New Year! We look forward to discovering your new favorites in 2024. See you at the library!
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