What KPL items got the most love from kids and families in 2025? We did the math, and now we're sharing each location's top 20 with you!
"Wait, Miss Amy Rae. Are you sure these are the top 20 most popular items at each library?"
By one very specific way of calculating "most popular," yes!
"Then how did you calculate it?"
I made lists of the individual items that were checked out most often by people who were actually at that location when they checked the items out. This list doesn't count what somebody in Burlington or Janesville thought of our books - only patrons at your local branch!
"I thought there'd be way more Wimpy Kid books."
Okay, admission: If a series had multiple items on the list, I only included the most popular one. The numbers might be slightly fudged, but that's in service of showing you as many different stories as we can. You all contain multitudes, not just endless Baby-Sitters Club graphic novels, and we want to highlight that!
Now, without further ado - the most popular kids' materials at each KPL location!
Unicorns ruled the day on the Discovery Bus! Kids and families loved checking out magical stories of mystical creatures, along with plenty of books about familiar friends from TV and movies.
KPL's kids-only library saw enthusiastic readers all year! They explored picture books, graphic novels, early readers, and even an awesome toy for family game night.
Baby-sitters, wimpy kids, and things that go dominated Northside's top 20 in 2025! Also: unicorns. It's hard to overstate just how many Northside unicorn fans we have.
Favorite characters captured Simmons kids' hearts in 2025, from superheroes to dragons to video game guides. We hope you crushed it in Roblox and Minecraft this year!
If you've seen kids at Southwest, you won't be surprised to hear that they are ALL about graphic novels, according to this list. Popular movies and light-hearted picture books round out their top reads.
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