Hillsborough County Library Reaches Milestone With Two Million eBook Checkouts For Year

HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FL — Two million eBooks have been checked out from the Hillsborough County Public Library Cooperative so far in 2021, a news release said.

The library reached the milestone June 15, staff said. Library patrons also borrowed 2 million eBooks, audiobooks and digital magazines in 2020.

"Readers are turning to the library’s digital collection for their information and entertainment in part because of the ease and convenience of the libraries’ online platforms," staff said. Customers can access digital titles from their homes through the Libby app and OverDrive.

The public library system began offering digital magazines for the first time in 2021. While eBooks and eMagazines are popular among library customers, eBooks take the award for most downloaded item with over 28,000 eBooks rented per week, according to library officials.

Listed below are the most checked out reading materials for 2021:

Top 5 Adult eBook titles from Jan. 1, 2021 – Nov. 23, 2021

1. The Four Winds
2. The Midnight Library
3. A Time for Mercy
4. The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
5. The Last Thing He Told Me

Top 5 Adult eAudio titles from Jan. 1, 2021 – Nov. 23, 2021

1. A Promised Land
2. Greenlights
3. The Four Winds
4. The Midnight Library
5. The Duke and I: Bridgerton Series Book 1

Top 5 OverDrive Magazines in 2021

1. US Weekly
2. HGTV Magazine
3. The Economist
4. Woman’s World
5. The New Yorker

Top 5 Young Adult Fiction Titles in 2021

1. Shadow and Bone
2. Midnight Sun
3. Six of Crows
4. A Court of Thorns and Roses
5. The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes

For a complete list of library locations, holiday hours, and information on how to apply for a library card, visit hcplc.org.