Real Page Turners: Arlington Public Library Patrons Check Out Nearly 1.7 Million Items in 2024

By Office of Communications

Posted on January 17, 2025, January 17, 2025

Arlington Public Library patrons kept their library cards handy in 2024, checking out an impressive 1,660,777 books, movies, e-books, digital audiobooks and e-magazines.

Overall last year, the Library welcomed 735,602 visitors to its seven locations and signed up 14,388 new library card holders. Book club meetups, crafting events, technology classes and storytime sessions and were among the 2,333 free programs that drew nearly 62,147 attendees last year. Visit the Library website and click on Events to see the Library Programs Calendar.

The Library features 522,943 items in its collection, offering its more than 135,000 library card holders with plenty of options for entertainment and enrichment.

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Here’s what we are reading and watching in The American Dream City:

APL’s Top 10 Borrowed Books Across Print and Digital in 2024

• The Teacher by Freida McFadden
• Dog Man: The Scarlet Shedder by Dav Pilkey
• The Women by Kristin Hannah (eAudiobook, ebook and print versions)
• First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston (eAudiobook)
• The Boyfriend by Freida McFadden (eAudiobook)
• Funny Story by Emily Henry (eAudiobook)
• Big Nate: This Means War! By Lincoln Peirce
• Odder by Katherine Applegate

APL’s Top 5 Movie/TV Streaming on Hoopla

• The Great Courses – Binge Pass
• Hallmark – Binge Pass
• Dark Winds Season 2
• The Whale
• Dark Winds Season 1

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