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Boston Public Library Reveals Top Titles of the Year

Boston Public Library shared its list of the ten most-borrowed titles of 2014. This year’s list features fiction titles in a variety of genres ranging from romance to mystery to science fiction. Boston Public Library’s number one most-borrowed title in 2014 was Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn.

Top 10 Most-borrowed Titles in Boston

  1. Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
  2. The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
  3. The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
  4. The Cuckoo’s Calling by Robert Galbraith
  5. Inferno by Dan Brown
  6. Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James  
  7. And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini
  8. Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
  9. Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
  10. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

All books are available to check out or place on hold. Books can be borrowed in many ways: in person at one of the library’s twenty-four branches, at the Central Library in Copley Square, or via the library’s dynamic online catalog where e-books and streaming audiobooks are available for download, always free.

The library posts and shares many lists through its catalog including the most-borrowed teen nonfiction titles, the most-borrowed teen fiction titles, the most-borrowed nonfiction adult titles, and even the most-borrowed e-books of the year.

Those interested in signing up for a library card can do so at any Boston Public Library location (interactive map). Many people begin with a Boston Public Library e-card via www.bpl.org/ecard, available to anyone who lives, works, or goes to school in Massachusetts. An e-card grants immediate access to Boston Public Library’s twenty-four hour digital resources.

About BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY 
Boston Public Library has a Central Library, twenty-four branches, map center, business library, and a website filled with digital content and services. Established in 1848, the Boston Public Library has pioneered public library service in America. It was the first large free municipal library in the United States, the first public library to lend books, the first to have a branch library, and the first to have a children’s room. Each year, the Boston Public Library hosts thousands of programs and serves millions of people. All of its programs and exhibitions are free and open to the public. At the Boston Public Library, books are just the beginning. To learn more, visit www.bpl.org.

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