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Top books of 2024: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Library reveals the most-borrowed titles

Top titles feature works by Kristin Hannah, Ashley Elston and James McBride

Dec 20, 2024
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The following article appeared in the Dec. 20, 2024, edition of The Charlotte Ledger, an e-newsletter with smart and original local news for Charlotte. We offer free and paid subscription plans. More info here.


📚 Closing the books on 2024: These were the library’s most-borrowed titles of the year

As the new year approaches and reading goals are being set for 2025, we asked Charlotte-Mecklenburg Library officials for the most popular books of 2024. (If you’re still on the hunt for last-minute holiday gifts, you might find some ideas here, too.)

These titles were the library system’s most-borrowed physical books as of Dec. 16. (They all happen to be fiction):

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