With the new year just a few days away, we at the Marathon County Public Library are taking the time to see which materials have been the most popular with our patrons here in northcental Wisconsin. We took a look at the number of check-outs each item had and have put together lists of the most popular items in each category.
Some folks don't like the idea if listening to audiobooks while others can't get enough them. After all, who doesn't love hearing a good story, right? MCPL's patrons love a good audiobook by some of the most popular authors in literature, including J.K. Rowling, James Patterson, Danielle Steele and Janet Evanovich.
Take a look for yourself at the 10 most-checked out audiobooks of 2016 at all nine MCPL branches, then take a listen to some of them to see what the fuss is all about!
"THE CASUAL VACANCY"
When Barry Fairweather dies unexpectedly in his early forties, the little town of Pagford is left in shock. Pagford is, seemingly, an English idyll, with a cobbled market square and an ancient abbey, but what lies behind the pretty facade is a town at war.
"THE LIGHT BETWEEN OCEANS"
After the horror of World War I, Tom Sherbourne welcomes his new job as the lighthouse keeper on Janus Rock, an isolated island with no residents aside from him and his wife Isabel. When a boat with a dead man and a young baby washes ashore, Isabel convinces Tom to let her keep the baby as their own, but the consequences to her actions may be dire.
"PRIVATE LONDON"
For Hannah Shapiro, a beautiful young American student, a particular nightmare began eight years ago in Los Angeles, when Jack Morgan, owner of Private - the world's most exclusive detective agency - saved her from a horrific death. She has fled her country, but can't flee her past.
"ROBERT B. PARKERS WONDERLAND"
"Henry Cimoli and Spenser have been friends for years, yet the old boxing trainer has never asked the private eye for a favor. Until now. Soon Spenser and his apprentice, Zebulon Sixkill, find a trail leading to a mysterious and beautiful woman, a megalomaniacal Las Vegas kingpin, and plans to turn to a chunk of land north of Boston into a sprawling casino.
"THE HEIST"
FBI Special Agent Kate O'Hare is known for her fierce dedication and discipline on the job, chasing down the world's most wanted criminals and putting them behind bars. While Kate has made quite a name for herself for the past five years, the only name she's cared about is Nicolas Fox, an international crook she wants in more ways than one.
"FIRST SIGHT"
American Timmie O'Neill, whose renowned line, Timmie O, is the embodiment of casual chic, is always traveling the world. She has created a business that inspires, fills, and consumes her life.
"THE CUCKOOS CALLING"
In London, war veteran Cormoran Strike is barely scraping by as a private investigator. Then, he begins investigating the death of a world-famous supermodel which is thought to be a suicide but just doesn't add up.
"DARK WITCH"
Iona Sheehan grew up craving devotion and acceptance. From her maternal grandmother, she learned where to find both: a land of lush forests, dazzling lakes, and centuries-old legends in Ireland, where her ancestors' blood and magic have flowed through generations and where her destiny awaits
"DESTROYER ANGEL"
A vacation trip to the Iron Range in Minnesota goes horrifyingly, harrowingly wrong.
"ROBERT B. PARKERS BLIND SPOT"
Paradise Police Chief Jesse Stone investigates the murder of a young woman and the kidnapping of a young man from a wealthy family, only to find connections to his own troubled past.
Dan Richter / Library Marketing Specialist