Top 5 Most Popular eBooks Available for Checkout

As eBooks grow in popularity and availability, local libraries are seeing a dramatic jump in the number of digital media checkouts.

The (KPL) offers patrons the ability to check out eBooks and audiobooks through OverDrive, the Municipal Library Consortium of St. Louis County's delivery service for digital content.

According to KPL, OverDrive checkouts rose from about 8,000 in 2010 to 15,000 in 2011. A contributing factor to the spike is that in September OverDrive became .

Here are a look at the most popular OverDrive eBooks available for checkout. Click the titles for a description and to place a hold. Also, be sure to tell us what has you turning the electronic page by leaving a comment.

1. Lock and Key
2. Along for the Ride
3. Naomi and Ely's No Kiss List
4. A Time of Miracles
5. Twice Dead