Which books were checked out the most at Multnomah County libraries this year?

Which books were checked out the most at Multnomah County libraries this year?

Published 2:00 am Friday, January 2, 2026

Hey, bookworms.

Everyone has had their fun with yearly roundups of top music, top foods, and more, so Multnomah County Library is hopping on the bandwagon with a list of the best and most checked-out books of 2025.

Staff members selected their picks for the best books of the year and did a deep dive into data on what patron’s liked most.

Here are the most checked-out physical books:

Top adult titles:

1. “James: A Novel” by Percival Everett (1,089 checkouts)
2. “Tilt: A Novel” by Emma Pattee (1,059 checkouts)
3. “The God of the Woods” by Liz Moore (1,004 checkouts)
4. “All Fours” by Miranda July (973 checkouts)
5. “Intermezzo: A Novel” by Sally Rooney (758 checkouts)

Top teen titles:

1. “Sunrise on the Reaping” by Suzanne Collins (507 checkouts)
2. “The Blue Line Letters” by Steven Christiansen (338 checkouts)
3. “Throne of Glass” by Sarah J. Maas (217 checkouts)
4. “Heartstopper. Volume 5.” by Alice Oseman (192 checkouts)
5. “A Court of Thorns and Roses” by Sarah J. Maas (168 checkouts)

Top kids titles:

1. “The Thank You Book” by Mo Willems (636 checkouts)
2. “Pigs Make Me Sneeze!: An Elephant & Piggie Book” by Mo Willems (625 checkouts)
3. “My New Friend Is So Fun!” by Mo Willems (611 checkouts)
4. “Watch Me Throw the Ball!” by Mo Willems (569 checkouts)
5. “I Will Surprise My Friend!” by Mo Willems (560 checkouts)

These are the most checked-out e-books and audiobooks:

Top adult titles:

1. “Solito” by Javier Zamora (10,006 checkouts)
2. “Braiding Sweetgrass” by Robin Wall Kimmerer (7,835 checkouts)
3. “Onyx Storm” by Rebecca Yarros (6,320 checkouts)
4. “Pride and Prejudice” by Jane Austen (4,923 checkouts)
5. “Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents” by Lindsay C. Gibson (4,824 checkouts)

Top teen titles:

1. “Sunrise on the Reaping” by Suzanne Collins (3,215 checkouts)
2. “A Court of Thorns and Roses” by Sarah J. Maas (2,958 checkouts)
3. “Throne of Glass” by Sarah J. Maas (2,902 checkouts)
4. “The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes” by Suzanne Collins (2,822 checkouts)
5. “Divine Rivals” by Rebecca Ross (1,923 checkouts)

Top kids titles:

1. “Hot Mess” by Jeff Kinney (2,814 checkouts)
2. “The Wild Robot” by Peter Brown (1,923 checkouts)
3. “A Wrinkle in Time” by Madeleine L’Engle (1,808 checkouts)
4. “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” by JK Rowling (1,478 checkouts)

Multnomah County libraries had more than two million annual visits in the most recent fiscal year and checked out or renewed books and other items nearly nine million times. A community institution since 1864, Multnomah County Library maintains 19 public locations.

From staff votes, dozens of titles, sorted by category, are being recommended as the best books of the year. This is broken up by Best Books for kids and teens 2025 and Best Books for adults 2025, with full lists available online.