Fairfax County library reaches over 3M digital loans in 2023

Anna Chen
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FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. (DC News Now) — The Fairfax County Public Library surpassed 3.3 million digital loans this year, an achievement that the county described as a “major milestone.”

Digital loans include checking out eBooks, eAudiobooks and eMagazines on the library’s online digital catalog provider.

The library system also released the top five for different categories.

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The top five loaned adult eBooks and eAudiobooks were:

  • The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese (eAudio)

  • 101 Essays that Will Change the Way You Think by Brianna Wiest (eAudio)

  • Verity by Colleen Hoover (eBook)

  • Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros (eAudio)

  • Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus (eBook)

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The top five loaned children and young adult eBooks and eAudiobooks were:

  • A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas (eAudio)

  • A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas (eAudio)

  • The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han (eBook)

  • A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sara J. Maas (eAudio)

  • The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins (eAudio)

The top five loaned eMagazines were:

  • The New Yorker

  • Us Weekly

  • New Scientist

  • Cook’s Illustrated

  • The Week Magazine

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