What books did Chicagoans read most in 2022? Take a look back at the most popular titles for adults, teens and kids.
CPL’s Most Popular Books of 2021
What were Chicagoans reading in 2021? Take a look back at the most popular titles for adults, teens and kids.
CPL’s Most Popular Books of 2020
Before we completely close the door on 2020, we're looking back at the most popular books of the year as measured by checkouts and hold requests at Chicago Public Library. While the COVID-19 pandemic and election campaigns initially may have distracted from reading, many people later settled into social distancing and clearly started reading in…
Quiz: How Well Do You Know the Books of the 2010s?
Romantic comedies, side-splitting works of humor, literary sensations, buzzy movie and TV adaptations, thrilling works of true crime: The past decade brought us a diverse range of books that shaped our reading and revved up our book clubs. We decided to take a look back at the big books that defined the decade in pop…
April 2020 Reading Challenge: The TBR Pile
Many readers have a stash of books they hope to find the time to read on their nightstand or around the house. Sometimes that to-be-read (TBR) pile is just a list at the back of the mind. Now with people sheltering in place around the world, many readers have been inspired to tackle those books…
5 Articles: The Future of Chicago’s Climate
If there's one thing the "Windy City" is known for, it's the ability of Chicagoans to adapt to changes in the weather. It's always one of the most popular topics of conversation around town. With rising ocean levels, forest fires and drought dominating coverage of changing climate patterns in other parts of the country, sometimes…
CPL’s Most Popular Books of 2019
Which books were most popular at Chicago Public Library in 2019? As usual, the lists are dominated by buzzy bestsellers from the previous year or two, but some 2019 titles were immediately popular enough to make the lists. Books published early in the year have more of a chance to chart for the whole year…
Chicagohenge-Inspired Book Recommendations
Twice a year, on the fall and spring equinoxes, the planet's orbit lines up with the sun in such a way that you can get striking views of the sunrise and sunset straight down the distinctive canyons of Chicago's downtown skyscrapers. Known locally as Chicagohenge, it's a great occasion for photographers and a special treat…
Recommending Books to the Residents of Downton Abbey
As the TV phenomenon Downton Abbey migrates to the big screen this month, will audiences follow? And how will it be welcomed by that toughest of crowds, the film critics? All I know for sure is that I'm looking forward to catching up with the world of Downton. The TV series covered the years 1912…
Arbor Day Reads: Trees in Nonfiction
Arbor Day is a good excuse to stop and consider trees, those amazing plants that we tend to ignore as part of the background scenery, something we walk past to get where we're going. One of the most remarkable recent books on the subject is The Hidden Life of Trees by Peter Wohlleben. He shares fascinating new…
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