As 2025 gets underway, catch up on your reading by seeing what was big on checkout lists for San Diegans in 2024. The San Diego County Library released its top ten lists for books, downloadable audiobooks, movies, and more.

The library grows in popularity every year. Last year, there were 11,610,909 checkouts, a 9% increase from 2023. And for the first time, physical and digital checkouts are split nearly 50/50.

Library cards are free and you can get one by visiting one of the library’s 33 branch locations or applying for a digital card online.

Adult Books (e-book and physical book checkouts combined)

1. The Women: A Novel by Kristin Hannah
2. Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
3. The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride
4. Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros
5. None of This is True: A Novel by Lisa Jewell
6. Tom Lake: A Novel by Ann Patchett
7. Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
8. A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J Maas
9. The Covenant of Water: A Novel by Abraham Verghese
10. First Lie Wins: A Novel by Ashley Elston

Downloadable Audiobooks

1. The Women: A Novel by Kristin Hannah
2. Tom Lake: A Novel by Ann Patchett
3. The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride
4. Lessons in Chemistry: A Novel by Bonnie Garmus
5. First Lie Wins: A Novel by Ashely Elston
6. None of This is True by Lisa Jewell
7. Happy Place: A Novel by Emily Henry
8. The Teacher by Freida McFadden
9. Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
10. A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J Maas

Movies

1. Oppenheimer
2. Barbie
3. The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes
4. Indiana Jones & The Dial of Destiny
5. Dune Part Two
6. Mission: Impossible, Dead Reckoning Part 1
7. The Marvels
8. Sound of Freedom
9. Avatar, the Way of Water
10. Ghostbusters, Frozen Empire

Teen Fiction (print/physical checkouts only)

1. Smile by Raina Telgemeier
2. Drama by Raina Telgemeier
3. Sisters by Raina Telgemeier
4. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
5. Ghosts by Raina Telgemeier
6. The Titan’s Curse by Rick Riordan
7. The Tyrant’s Tomb by Rick Riordan
8. The Red Pyramid by Rick Riordan
9. Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo
10. The Hidden Oracle by Rick Riordan

Children’s Books

1. Diary of a Wimpy Kid No Brainer by Jeff Kinney
2. Diary of a Wimpy Kid Diper Overlode by Jeff Kinney
3. Diary of a Wimpy Kid Big Shot by Jeff Kinney
4. Cat Kid Comic Club Influencers by Dav Pilkey
5. Dog Man The Scarlet Shedder by Dav Pilkey
6. Dog Man 20,000 Fleas Under the Sea by Dav Pilkey
7. Big Nate Move It or Lose It by Lincoln Peirce
8. Dog Man Lord of the Fleas by Dav Pilkey
9. Cat Kid Comic Club Collaborations by Dav Pilkey
10. The Baby-Sitters Club: Claudia and the Bad Joke by Arley Nopra