This week is National Library Week, and I requested data on the most checked-out books from McHenry County’s libraries and combined the data to get a list of the most popular books in the county.
The Four Winds by Kristen Hannah
The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave
The Guest List by Lucy Foley
Anxious People by Fredrik Backman
The Four Winds was named "The Bestselling Hardcover Novel of the Year” by Publishers Weekly and debuted in the top spot on the New York Times Bestseller List in early 2021.
The list is based on data from Algonquin Area Public Library District, Cary Area Public Library District, Marengo-Union Library District, Fox River Grove Public Library District, McHenry Public Library District, Nippersink Public Library District, and Woodstock Public Library. I did not receive responses from Crystal Lake Public Library, Harvard Diggins Library, Huntley Area Public Library District, Johnsburg Public Library District, or River East Public Library.
The data is for the calendar year 2021, except for Marengo-Union which could only provide data for July-December 2021.