Explore the best of 2023 with the State Library of North Carolina's Top 5 lists! We've got it covered, from the most borrowed titles to the most visited web pages and more. We’ve included a few bonus facts and figures as well! Join us on a trip down memory lane, and let's revisit the highlights of last year together!
Number of Items Checked out from SLNC Accessible Books and Library Services:
- 802, 604 items
Top 5 Titles Checked out at SLNC Accessible Books and Library Services:
- The Exchange: After The Firm by John Grisham
- Long Shadows by David Baldacci
- 23 ½ Lies by James Patterson
- Simply Lies by David Baldacci
- Identity by Nora Roberts
Top 5 Languages other than English in Materials Checked out at SLNC Accessible Books and Library Services:
- Spanish
- German
- French
- Gujarati
- Italian
SLNC Accessible Books and Library Services provides access to books and magazines especially made for persons who cannot use regular printed material because of a visual, physical or reading disability.
Number of Items Checked out Within NC Cardinal:
- 11,059,190 items
Number of Items Shared Between NC Cardinal Libraries:
- 594,176 items
Top 5 Titles Checked Out in NC Cardinal:
Adult
- The Boys from Biloxi by John Grisham
- Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
- Dreamland by Nicholas Sparks
- Desert Star by Michael Connelly
- Simply Lies by David Baldacci
Juvenile
- Dog Man Unleashed by Dav Pilkey
- Dog Man: For Whom the Ball Rolls by Dav Pilkey
- A Tale of Two Kitties by Dav Pilkey
- Dog Man: Fetch-22 by Dav Pilkey
- Dog Man by Dav Pilkey
NC Cardinal is a consortium of North Carolina public libraries that share an online catalog, integrated library system (ILS), and resources.*
Top 5 NCpedia Pages Visited in 2023:
- North Carolina State Symbols and Official Adoptions: 84,470 pageviews
- 1920s: A Decade of Change: 80,807 pageviews
- North Carolina's 100 Counties: 70,471 pageviews
- The Compromise of 1850: 68,157 pageviews
- Sports in the 1920s: The Golden Age of Sports: 67,449 pageviews
NCpedia is an online encyclopedia highlighting North Carolina's unique resources, people, and culture to enrich, educate, and inform.*
Top 5 Collections Browsed in the North Carolina Digital Collections:
The North Carolina Digital Collections contain over 158,000 historic and recent photographs, state government publications, manuscripts, and other resources on topics related to North Carolina. The Collections are free and full-text searchable and combine content from the State Archives of North Carolina and the State Library of North Carolina.*
*This program was supported by grant funds from the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the federal Library Services and Technology Act as administered by the State Library of North Carolina, a division of the North Carolina Department of Natural & Cultural Resources.