Most popular types of books in SRCSA library

More than 4,000 items were checked out from SRCSA library during 2024-2025. Among those 4,049 items circulated between August and May, what are the most popular types of books checked out from our library?

• 1,637 : Graphic novels (including Manga) 
• 1,440 : Graphic novels as their own category 
• 884 : Fiction books 
• 439 : Books in the 700 to 799 range, Dewey Decimal classification (including books about video games, sports, music, arts, crafting, and films) 
• 227 : “Everybody” books (picture books) 
• 206 : Books in the 500 to 599 range (including books about math, science, animals, dinosaurs, Earth, and the solar system) 
• 197 : Manga as its own category 
• 183 : Chapter books (including popular series for emergent readers, like Magic Treehouse, Press Start, Owl Diaries, and Rainbow Fairies) 
• 122 : Books in the 300 to 399 range (including fairy tales and books about social issues, including several graphic-format memoirs) 
• 102 : “Early Reader” books (including Piggie and Gerald, Fly Guy, Pete the Cat, and Dr. Seuss beginning readers’ books) 
• 64 : Books in the 800 to 899 range (including classic literature, short-story collections, poetry, and joke books) 
• 40 : Books in the 600 to 699 range (including cookbooks, and books about pets) 
• 35 : Biographies 
• 30 : Books in the 900 to 999 range (including books about geography and U.S. history) 
• 23 : Books in the 100 to 199 range (including books about “how people think and feel.” Raina Telgemeier’s graphic-format memoir Guts falls within this category) 
• 19 : Books in the 000 to 099 range (including books about computer coding, world records, and unexplained phenomena) 
• 10 : Board books

Report generated on May 30, 2025, reflecting circulation dates between Aug. 16, 2024 and May 30, 2025.