Written by Ella D., Communications and Sam T., Access Services
We are so excited to share that San Mateo County Libraries' top checkouts of 2025 are officially here! Explore the most popular books, movies, albums and more that left a lasting impression this year. Keep on reading to see if your favorite made the top five!
Top Kid Books
Dav Pilkey's Dog Man series was widely adored this year, with three titles ranking among our top five kids books.
1. Dog Man: The Scarlet Shedder
2. Dog Man
3. Hot Mess
4. The Squad
Top Teen Books
The new Haymitch prequel for The Hunger Games series leads the list of teen and YA titles.
Top Adult Books
Emily Henry's latest heartfelt romance dives into themes of memory, family and legacy.
2. My Friends
5. Onyx Storm
Top eAudiobooks
Based on true diary entries, listen along as midwife Martha Ballard find herself in the middle of a murder investigation.
2. Funny Story
3. The Women
Top Albums
Featuring unbelievably catchy songs like Golden and Soda Pop, Kpop Demon Hunters is our biggest album of the year! You can access music at the library by checking out a physical CD or streaming music online with Hoopla.
4. The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess
5. 80s Mixtape
Top eMagazines
With 144,149 checkouts in 2025, eMagazines are one of our fastest-growing resources. Did you know you can also read eMagazines with Libby?
4. Us Weekly
Top Movies
This year, the musical movie Wicked was the most popular film of all. Browse all the movies available for free with your library card.
1. Wicked
2. Conclave
5. Dog Man
Top Genres
3. Mystery
5. Cooking
Total Checkouts
Since last January, you've blown us away with 1,017,319 physical checkouts and 1,090,380 digital checkouts, for a grand total of 2,107,699 checkouts so far in 2025!
Year after year, we are honored you chose San Mateo County Libraries to access the stories you love.
Do you have a favorite book, movie or resource you accessed with the library this year? Let us know in the comments below!
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