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Warren-Trumbull County Public Library Announces Most Borrowed Items in 2025

(01/07/2026) – The Warren-Trumbull County Public Library’s collection includes books, movies, and music options for library cardholders with a wide variety of interests.

While the library offers something for everyone, some titles become more popular favorites that are enjoyed by many customers. Each year, library staff compile lists of the most borrowed books, audiobooks, movies (on DVD or Blu-Ray), and music CDs from the previous year.

From bestselling authors to box-office hits to returning favorites, these titles reflect the range of what library cardholders were reading, listening to, and watching in 2025.

Top 10 Most Checked-Out Books of 2025

1. “The Writer” by James Patterson and J.D. Barker
2. “Paranoia” by James Patterson and James O. Born
3. “Strangers in Time” by David Baldacci
4. “25 Alive” by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro
5. “The Women” by Kristin Hannah
6. “Nobody’s Fool” by Harlan Coben
7. “The Crash” by Freida McFadden
8. “The Housemaid” Freida McFadden
9. “Lethal Prey” by John Sandford
10. “Far From Home” by Danielle Steel

Top 10 Most Checked-Out Audiobooks of 2025

1. “The House of Cross” by James Patterson; read by Wayne Carr, Inger Tudor, William Christopher Stephens, Peter Giles, Zeno Robinson, Christine Lakin, and Andrew Kishino
2. “In Too Deep” by Lee Child and Andrew Child; read by Scott Brick
3. “Now or Never: Thirty-one on the Run” by Janet Evanovich; read by Lorelei King
4. “Bonded in Death” by J. D. Robb; read by Susan Ericksen
5. “Hidden Nature” by Nora Roberts; read by January Lavoy
6. “The Waiting” by Michael Connelly; read by Christine Lakin, Titus Welliver, and Madison Lintz
7. “The Mirror” by Nora Roberts; read by Brittany Pressley
8. “Open Season by Jonathan Kellerman; read by John Rubinstein
9. “To Die For” by David Baldacci; read by Zachary Webber, Mela Lee, Cassandra Morris, Rena-Marie Villano, Christine Lakin, Will Collyer, Kiff VandenHeuvel, and Erin Bennett
10. “Famous Last Words” by Gillian McAllister; read by Emilia Fox

Top 10 Most Checked-Out Movies of 2025

1. “Wicked”
2. “Flight Risk”
3. “Twisters”
4. “Moana 2”
5. “Joker: Folie à Deux”
6. “Gladiator II”
7. “Conclave”
8. “Mufasa: The Lion King”
9. “Captain America: Brave New World”
10. “Kraven the Hunter”

Top 10 Most Checked-Out Music CDs of 2025

1. “13 Number Ones” (Toby Keith)
2. “Sentient” (Santana)
3. “Meanwhile” (Eric Clapton)
4. “Beautifully Broken” (Jelly Roll)
5. “NOW that’s What I Call Music! Vol. 53”
6. “NOW that’s What I Call Music! Vol. 54”
7. “NOW that’s What I Call Music! Vol. 66”
8. “The Rolling Stone Collection, 1977-1982: 25 Years of Essential Rock”
9. “NOW that’s What I Call Music! Vol. 63”
10. “Complete Greatest Hits” (Gordon Lightfoot)

For more information about the W-TCPL America 250 celebration, visit www.wtcpl.org.

The Warren-Trumbull County Public Library includes locations in Brookfield, Cortland, Eastwood Mall, Howland, Liberty, and Warren; a Bookmobile; Pop-Up Library; and Library-By-Mail Service.

 

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For more information, contact: Cheryl Bush, Marketing & Public Relations Manager, at bushc@wtcpl.org.