Today, the Omaha Public Library, located in Nebraska, released their list of the most checked out books in 2022. The list is a good indicator as to what was trending in the previous year.
Residents of Omaha seem to be well in tune with the rest of the country as to what everyone is talking about. Books by Colleen Hoover make a couple of appearances as well as newly released books from celebrities such as Jennette McCurdy. You can see the full list below!
Omaha Public Library’s Most Checked Out Books in 2022
Top Adult Fiction Titles in Print Books:
- 1. “The Maid” by Nita Prose
- 2. “The Lincoln Highway” by Amor Towles
- 3. “Verity” by Colleen Hoover
- 4. “The Judge’s List” by John Grisham
- 5. “The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo” by Taylor Jenkins Reid
- 6. “The Paris Apartment” by Lucy Foley
- 7. “It Ends With Us” by Colleen Hoover
- 8. “One Step Too Far” by Lisa Gardner
- 9. “The Last Thing He Told Me” by Laura Dave
- 10. “Reminders of Him” by Colleen Hoover
Top Adult Nonfiction Titles in Print Books:
- 1. “I’m Glad My Mom Died” by Jennette McCurdy
- 2. “Atomic Habits: Tiny Changes, Remarkable Results” by James Clear
- 3. “Atlas of the Heart: Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experience” by Brené Brown
- 4. “Crying in H Mart” by Michelle Zauner
- 5. “Confidence Man: The Making of Donald Trump and the Breaking of America” by Maggie Haberman
- 6. “You’ll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey: Crazy Stories About Racism” by Amber Ruffin & Lacey Lamar
- 7. “The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story” edited by Nikole Hannah-Jones, Caitlin Roper, Ilena Silverman, and Jake Silverstein
- 8. “Enough Already: Learning to Love the Way I Am Today” by Valerie Bertinelli
- 9. “From Strength to Strength: Finding Success, Happiness, and Deep Purpose in the Second Half of Life” by Arthur C. Brooks
- 10. “The Real Anthony Fauci: Bill Gates, Big Pharma, and the Global War on Democracy and Public Health” by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Top Adult eBooks – Fiction & Nonfiction:
- 1. “The Last Thing He Told Me” by Laura Dave
- 2. “The Perfume Thief” by Timothy Schaffert
- 3. “The Four Winds” by Kristin Hannah
- 4. “Verity” by Colleen Hoover
- 5. “Apples Never Fall” by Liane Moriarty
- 6. “It Ends With Us” by Colleen Hoover
- 7. “The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo” by Taylor Jenkins Reid
- 8. “The Judge’s List” by John Grisham
- 9. “The Girl in His Shadow” by Audrey Blake
- 10. “Anxious People” by Fredrik Backman
Top Children’s Print Titles:
- 1. “The Pigeon HAS to Go to School!” by Mo Willems
- 2. “Frozen II: Spirits of Nature” by Natasha Bouchard
- 3. “Pete the Cat: Sir Pete the Brave” by James Dean
- 4. “Llama Llama Mess, Mess, Mess” by Anna Dewdney & Reed Duncan
- 5. “Dragons Love Tacos 2: The Sequel” by Adam Rubin & Daniel Salmieri
- 6. “Pete the Cat and the Lost Tooth” by James Dean
- 7. “Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Big Shot” by Jeff Kinney
- 8. “Pete the Cat: Pete at the Beach” by James Dean
- 9. “Dragons Love Tacos” by Adam Rubin & Daniel Salmieri
- 10. “There Is a Bird on Your Head!” by Mo Willems
Top Teen Print Titles:
- 1. “The Summer I Turned Pretty” by Jenny Han
- 2. “The Inheritance Games” by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
- 3. “A Court of Thorns and Roses” by Sarah J. Maas
- 4. “The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes” by Suzanne Collins
- 5. “One of Us Is Lying” by Karen M. McManus
- 6. “The Hawthorne Legacy” by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
- 7. “The Book Thief” by Markus Zusak
- 8. “Firekeeper’s Daughter” by Angeline Boulley
- 9. “Catching Fire” by Suzanne Collins
- 10. “I Must Betray You” by Ruta Sepetys
Great Way to Find New Books
This is a great way for anyone, whether you live in Omaha or not, to find new books. The books checked out are diverse and many of them are newer books that have been released over the past couple of years. Many of these books have also been on best seller lists, showing just how in tune Nebraskans are with what e everyone is talking about.
How many of these books have you read or plan to read? Let us know in the comments below! You can also see the most checked out books in New York, Boston, and Seattle. Happy reading
When everybody is reading the same stuff, it means it is either very good (like Dickens) or they are just a bunch of sheep reading what they hear about on social media. I’m sure the publishers don’t care one way or another though 🙂
I think they find their books from either TikTok or the best seller lists. That signifies that the readers are mostly younger and older readers.