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Have you read these? The most popular library books of 2025 so far

Jun 23, 2025

Have you read these? The most popular library books of 2025 so far

Browsing through a library’s bookshelves, the choices can seem nearly endless. But every year, certain titles rise to the top. Browse below to discover the most popular titles at our libraries so far in 2025!

The Region of Waterloo’s library branches have served residents since 1973. We have 11 library branches offering services, programs and events in the Townships of North Dumfries, Wellesley, Wilmot and Woolwich. Last year, over 100,000 people visited our libraries, with about 360,000 items borrowed!

Today, our goal is still the same as it was 52 years ago: to connect the community to each other and to the world of ideas. See all the books we have available at our new library catalogue page.

Of course, our catalogue includes much more than just books! We also have items that help people explore new hobbies, build new skills, and create memories. Learn more about the different items you can find in our libraries.

Top Adult Fiction:

  1. “Things We Never Got Over” by Lucy Score
  2. “The Four Winds” by Kristin Hannah
  3. “Lessons in Chemistry: a novel” by Bonnie Garmus
  4. “Mad Honey: a novel” by Jodi Picoult
  5. “Tidewater Inn” by Colleen Coble
  6. “A Photo Finish” by Elsie Silver
  7. “Butterfly Palace” by Colleen Coble
  8. “Cilk’s Journey” by Heather Morris
  9. “Empire of Storms” by Sarah J. Maas
  10. “Indian Horse” by Richard Wagamese

Top Romance:

  1. “Red, White and Royal Blue” by Casey McQuiston
  2. “Book Lovers” By Emily Henry
  3. “Maybe Someday: a Novel” by Colleen Hoover
  4. “One True Loves: a Novel” Taylor Jenkins Reid
  5. “The Soulmate Equation” by Christina Lauren
  6. “While my sister sleeps” by Barbara Delinsky
  7. “A Tall, Dark Cowboy Christmas” by Maisey Yates
  8. “Maybe Now: a Novel” by Colleen Hoover
  9. “The Awakening” by Heather Graham
  10. “The Night Circus: a Novel” by Erin Morgenstern

Top Mystery:

  1. “Big Jack” by J. D. Robb
  2. “Murder Most Howl” by Krista Davis
  3. “Murder, She Barked” by Krista Davis
  4. “The club: a novel” by Ellery Lloyd
  5. “The Ghost and Mrs. Mewer” by Krista Davis
  6. “A Faint Cold Fear” by Karin Slaughter
  7. “A Good Dog’s Guide to Murder” by Krista Davis
  8. “Big Little Spies” by Krista Davis
  9. “Death with a Double Edge” by Anne Perry
  10. “Foreign and Domestic: a Jack Widow thriller” by Scott Blade

Top Adult Non-Fiction:

  1. “America’s Test Kitchen 25: 500 recipes that changed the way America cooks”
  2. “Collusion: Secret Meetings, Dirty Money, and how Russia helped Donald Trump Win” by Luke Harding
  3. “Clara’s Rib : a rue story of a young girl growing up in a tuberculosis hospital” by Clara Raina Flannigan
  4. “Cujo : the untold story of my life on and off the ice” by Curtis Joseph
  5. “Family knits : 25 handknits for all seasons” by Debbie Bliss
  6. “Front yard gardens: growing more than grass” by Liz Primeau
  7. “Garden rooms” by Julie A. Martens
  8. “Gardenista : the definitive guide to stylish outdoor spaces” by Michelle Slatalla
  9. “Hockey’s greatest moments : celebrating the best in hockey” by Lance Hornby
  10. “Rampage : Canadian mass murder and spree killing” by Lee Mellor

Top Teen Fiction:

  1. “Boy Nobody” by Allen Zadoff
  2. “This Time it’s Real” by Ann Liang
  3. “Falling Kingdoms” By Morgan Rhodes
  4. “Rule of Wolves” by Leigh Bardugo
  5. “The Duff, Designated Ugly Fat Friend” by Kody Keplinger
  6. “A Tempest of Tea” by Hafsah Faizal
  7. “Black and White” by Eric Walters
  8. “Dead Run” by Sean Rodman
  9. “Dorothy Must Die” by D. M. Paige
  10. “Finale” by Stephanie Garber

Top Children’s Fiction:

  1. “Framed” by Korman, Gordon.
  2. “Baby-sitters’ Winter Vacation” by Ann M. Martin
  3. “The Treehouse Library” by Anna James
  4. “The Tyrant’s Tomb” by Rick Riordan
  5. “Thea Stilton and the Ghost of the Woods” by Thea Stilton
  6. “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire” by J. K. Rowling
  7. “Jessi and the Superbrat” by Ann M. Martin
  8. “Thea Stilton and the Venice Masquerade” by Thea Stilton
  9. “Big Risks in Russia” by Marianne Hering
  10. “Claudia and the Sad Good-bye” by Ann M. Martin

Top Picture Books:

  1. “Bounce!” by Robert N. Munsch
  2. “Click, clack, moo: I love you!” by Doreen Cronin
  3. “Dino-Earth Day” by Lisa Wheeler
  4. “I Want a Monster!” by Elise Gravel
  5. “If You Give a Dog a Donut” by Laura Joffe Numeroff
  6. “Playhouse” by Robert N. Munsch
  7. “The Hare Who Wouldn’t Share” by Steve Small
  8. “The Pigeon Has to Go to School!” Mo Willems
  9. “5-Minute Marvel Spidey and his Amazing Friends Stories”
  10. “Get Out of Bed!” by Robert N. Munsch