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Most Read Books in Cambridge in 2024

Monday, March 17, 2025
The Cambridge Public Library released the titles of the 10 books most borrowed by library patrons in 2024, across print copies, by genre. Here's what Cambridge read in 2024:
Top children's books
Our top fiction books
Fiction topped the list of total physical checkouts at all Cambridge Public Library locations with “The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store” by James McBride the most popular with more than 660 total checkouts. “The Women” by Kristin Hannah, “North Woods” by Daniel Mason, and “James” by Percival Everett were the other most popular books that were checked out more than 500 times. “The Anxious Generation” by Jonathan Haidt was the most popular nonfiction book checked out, while “Dog Man: The Scarlett Shedder” by Dav Pilkey was the top children’s book.

Does the cold winter weather contribute to increased reading? Well, March was the biggest month for checked out books. Of the 1.1 million books checked out in 2024, nearly 70,000 took place in March.
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