LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Louisville Free Public Library announced it has surpassed the 1 million digital checkout milestone. It’s the second year in a row they have reached that marker.

In 2022, 1,235,000 eBooks were checked out from LFPL, showing strong growth and interest in library eBooks and downloadable audiobooks from the community. The Louisville library system has provided patrons 24/7 access to eBooks and audiobooks since 2011, with usage growing every year. Total checkouts of all books in any form neared 4 million in 2022, with eBooks accounting for nearly a third of that total.

This year, LFPL also released their lists of most borrowed books, eBooks and audiobooks in 2022. Here are this year’s most borrowed books:

Top Fiction Books (print)

1. "Where the Crawdads Sing" by Delia Owens
2. "The Last Thing He Told Me" by Laura Dave
3. "The Four Winds" by Kristin Hannah
4. "Apples Never Fall" by Liane Moriarty
5. "Malibu Rising" by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Top Nonfiction Books (print)

1. "Crying in H Mart: A Memoir" by Michelle Zauner
2. "Untamed" by Glennon Doyle
3. "Educated: A Memoir" by Tara Westover
4. "A Dark Room in Glitterball City: Murder, Secrets, and Scandal in Old Louisville" by David Domine
5. "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

Top eBooks

1. "The Last Thing He Told Me" by Laura Dave
2. "Verity" by Colleen Hoover
3. "Apples Never Fall" by Liane Moriarty
4. "The Lincoln Highway" by Amor Towles
5. "Book Lovers" by Emily Henry

Top Audiobooks

1. "Where the Crawdads Sing" by Delia Owens
2. "The Last Thing He Told Me" by Laura Dave
3. "Harry Potter & the Sorcerer’s Stone" by J.K. Rowling
4. "Apples Never Fall" by Liane Moriarty
5. "Harry Potter & The Chamber of Secrets" by J.K. Rowling

Access to LFPL’s vast catalog is free to all LFPL cardholders, and anyone living, working or going to school in Jefferson County is eligible. To learn more, visit LFPL.org or stop by any of the Library’s 17 area locations.