Multnomah County's most-borrowed library books of 2025

Top titles in physical books

• "James: A Novel" by Percival Everett (1,089 checkouts)
• "Tilt: A Novel" by Emma Pattee (1,059 checkouts)
• "The God of the Woods" by Liz Moore (1,004 checkouts)

Top titles in physical books for teens

• "Sunrise on the Reaping" by Suzanne Collins (507 checkouts)
• "The Blue Line Letters" by Steven Christiansen (338 checkouts)
• "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas (217 checkouts)

Top titles in physical books for kids

• "The Thank You Book" by Mo Willems (636 checkouts)
• "Pigs Make Me Sneeze!: An Elephant & Piggie Book" by Mo Willems (625 checkouts)
• "My New Friend Is So Fun!" by Mo Willems (611 checkouts)

Top titles in digital checkouts

• "Solito" by Javier Zamora (10,006 checkouts)
• "Braiding Sweetgrass" by Robin Wall Kimmerer (7,835 checkouts)
• "Onyx Storm" by Rebecca Yarros (6,320 checkouts)

Fun fact: The No. 2 book for physical checkouts — "Tilt" — details an expectant mother's journey across an apocalyptic Portland in the aftermath of a major earthquake.

• The novel, whose author lives in Portland, helped spur the conversation that led to long-awaited seismic upgrades at schools around the city.