Now available! Check out this year's favorite reads from Library staff: Best Books of 2024 as Chosen by the Los Angeles Public Library Staff and Lo mejor del 2024: los libros preferidos por nuestros lectores y bibliotecarios.
L.A. Reads Freely
Whether you checked out print books at the library, read ebooks on Libby or hoopla or blazed through manga on ComicsPlus, you read up a storm this year, Los Angeles!
Your Most Read Adult Novel
Funny Story
by Emily Henry
Your Most Borrowed Nonfiction Title
The Anxious Generation
by Jonathan Haidt
Your Top Spanish Language Title
En Agosto nos Vemos
por Gabriel García Márquez
Your Most Read Digital Magazine on Libby
The New Yorker
Your Most Read Young Adult Title
If Only I Had Told Her
by Laura Nowlin
Your Top Children's Picture Book
Pete the Kitty and the Three Bears
by Kim Dean
Your Most Read Teen Manga on ComicsPlus
Delicious in Dungeon, Volume 1
by Ryoko Kui
L.A. Learns Freely
Angelenos are lifelong learners, and you made great use of the library’s collection to sharpen your skills and support your passions.
Your Most Studied Course on LinkedIn Learning
Excel Essential Training for Microsoft 365
The Language You Practiced the Most on Mango
Spanish
Your Top Viewed Great Courses Video
Living the French Revolution and the Age of Napoleon
Your Top 2024 Cookbook
Health Nut
by Jess Damuck
L.A. Streams Freely
You passed the time on your commute, doing chores and exercising with the free streaming music and audiobook content from the library, and then kicked back with our world-class streaming video collection.
Your Most Streamed Artist on Freegal
Beyoncé
Your Top Self-Improvement Audiobook
Slow Productivity
by Cal Newport
On Kanopy You Racked Up the Most Hours Watching
Past Lives
Your Most Played TV Series on hoopla
Dark Winds
