We've wrapped up some stats about how you used Hamilton City Libraries this year! With 999,953 items borrowed between January and November, we're well on track to hit a million checkouts by 31 December.

Check out your top authors and books below. Plus see how our librarians have reimagined Spotify Wrapped's "Me in 2023" characters for readers here!

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999,953 issues between January and November 2023.
Top Author: Geronimo Stilton
Top Book: No Plan B by Lee Child
Top 5 authors: Geronimo Stilton, James Patterson, Anh Do, Daisy Meadows, Dav Pilkey
Top 5 Adult Authors: James Patterson, Lee Child, Anna Jacobs, Danielle Steel, Lucinda Riley
Top 5 YA Authors: Eiichiro Oda, Erin Hunter, Akira Toriyama, Masashi Kishimoto, Kohei Horikoshi
Top 5 books: No Plan B by Lee Child, Atlas by Lucinda Riley, Better Off Dead by Lee Child, Desert Star by Michael Connelly, Deception by Lesley Pearse
Top 5 Junior books: Dog Man: Lord of The Fleas, Dog Man: Grime and Punishment: Wings of Fire 4: The Dark Secret, Dog Man: Mothering Heights, Dog Man: Fetch-22
Top 4 YA books: Demon Slayer Vol 12, Demon Slayer Vol 21, Demon Slayer Vol 20, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes. The 5 top book is a four-way tie between A Court of Mist and Fury, Heartstopper Vol 1, Demon Slayer Vol 7, and Dragon Ball Super Vol 16.
Top 5 Non-Fiction Books: Straight Up by Ruby Tui, Spare by Prince Harry, Did I Ever Tell You This? by Sam Neill, The Official NZ Road Code 2023, A Maori Word A Day by Hemi Kelly.