Ever wonder how much library staff read? You may be surprised at what they read from January to November this year. Some staff averaged around 1 book a month, others averaged 4, and then there are outliers. Here is how much staff read, from the smallest to the largest amount.
•Assata finished 9 books this year and DNFed (did not finish) 7 titles. She loved The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides on audio.
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•Michelle read 21 books at the time this blog was written. One of her favorites was Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan.
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•Marie also read 21 books this year. Her usual genre is mysteries and thrillers, but this year she read a lot more fantasy and romantasy. She gave three books 5-star ratings this year – The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan, The Will of the Many by James Islington, and The Songbird and the Heart of Stone by Carissa Broadbent.
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•Jasmine read a mix of teen and adult books this year, totaling 25. One of her favorites this year was One Piece by Eiichiro Oda.
•John read 30 books this year and more than half of those were science fiction and fantasy. Two of his favorites this year were Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman and I Must Betray You by Ruta Sepetys.
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•Diane read 31 novels this year – most of which were mysteries or psychological thrillers. She did read quite a few picture books to prepare for her story times, but she didn’t keep track of that number. Amongst her 31, she found a new favorite author – Elly Griffiths, opens a new window – and her new all-time favorite book – Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier.
•Ashley listened to 52 audiobooks on Libby, opens a new window this year – most of which were teen dystopian novels. She didn’t have any favorites.
•Libby has read 60 books so far this year, with about half of those being manga. Two of her favorites are Inside Out by Anne-Margot Ramstein and All Our Ordinary Stories by Teresa Wong.
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•Charlie read 68 books across all genres this year, with one of her favorites being Giovanni’s Room by James Baldwin.
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•Jen read a total of 89 books, with the majority of them being adult mysteries. Two of her favorites are When the Moon Hits Your Eye by John Scalzi and We Are Definitely Human by X. Fang.
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•Amanda read 100 books ranging from romance to mystery to fantasy and even middle grade books. Her favorite was Finlay Donovan Is Killing It by Elle Cosimano.
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This year was reading heavy for me. I’ve read 282 books this year – 15 novels, 36 manwha, and a whole lot of manga – and 97 fanfictions totaling 1,666,910 words (which is equivalent to reading between 16-23 traditionally published novels). My favorites from this year are Remnants of Filth by Rou Bao Bu Chi Rou, The Summer Hikaru Died, opens a new window series by Mokumokuren, and Hirayasumi by Keigo Shinzo.
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Need more staff recommendations? Check out these lists for kids, teens, and adults.
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