There's something so satisfying about reflecting on your year and appreciating the moments that helped make it special. Here at the Library, we hope we got to be a part of your year—however big or small! To everyone who stepped through our doors, strolled through the shelves, dared to try something new (we see you, do-it-yourself-ers), and everything in between—thank you!
Inspired by the ever-popular Spotify Wrapped campaign, we wanted to share some of the standout items from our collection, featured events, social stats, and more from 2024 that helped the Library shine. Read on to reveal Your Library Wrapped.
Our socials stole the show
Stats collected from January to November 2024.
- Halifax has spoken! In October, we polled Library lovers to see what they enjoyed us sharing most on our channels. You loved seeing book recommendations, sneak peeks into Library life, and some not-so-secret hacks about our free Library resources on our social channels. We can’t wait to show you what awaits in 2025.
- On Instagram, opens a new window, Mini-Con Trivia stole the show this year with 199 players. Oh, it’s on!
- We loved keeping it #REEL with you. In 2024, our Library staff were the influencers everyone wanted to watch, creating some of our most-watched Instagram REELS, opens a new window ever! 40,595 views on one video? They ate, and left no crumbs.
- “We're a public library, of course our top YouTube Short, opens a new window of the year has 2,682 views.” We’re keeping it trendy, always.
- Plus, our overall YouTube, opens a new window stats were nothing to yawn at either—our videos got a total of 23,207 views.
IYKYK: Our collection was your source for all things bookish
Stats collected from January to November 2024.
- Romance books were hot, hot, hot this year. Romance subgenres took the world by storm: Romantasy (romance + fantasy), paranormal romance, and sports romance especially. We have also seen great changes in the publishing industry, with an increase in diverse voices, characters, and stories within romance books.
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These were our top-borrowed authors of the year (Some children's authors have hit the list this year!):
- Mo Willems , opens a new window
- James Dean, opens a new window & Kim Dean , opens a new window
- James Patterson, opens a new window — A Library Wrapped favourite!
- Our most popular titles of the year were worth the wait:
- The Women, by Kristin Hannah
- The Berry Pickers, by Amanda Peters (A local fave!)
- Lessons in Chemistry, by Bonnie Garmus
- Local authors are VERY popular with our readers: When the World Fell Silent by Donna Alward, The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters, and Death and Other Inconveniences by Lesley Crewe have been some of our most in-demand books this year.
- Readers couldn't wait to get their hands on Canadian author Carley Fortune's book, This Summer Will Be Different, which takes place in our neighbouring province of Prince Edward Island.
Like a good neighbour, our E-Library was there
Stats collected from January to November 2024.
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You loved our E-Library *almost* as much as we did!
- With one month left in the year, we've surpassed 1,865,530 checkouts on OverDrive , opens a new windowand Libby, opens a new window!
- Read on for your digital favourites, expanded:
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E-magazines were hugely popular this year, with these favourites rounding out the top three spots:
- The New Yorker
- US Weekly
- Hello! magazine
- You gave a hoot about hoopla, opens a new window—here's what people were tuning into most:
- Discovery of Witches
- Wicked Little Letters
- Brokenwood Mysteries
- And, one simply can not forget about Kanopy, opens a new window!
- Alone, the TV show, is the most popular offering on Kanopy in 2024, occupying 7 of the top 10 videos for the year.
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From January to October, we also have this fun stat to share:
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On PressReader, opens a new window, Haligonians opened 7,117,510 articles—that must be a record, somewhere!
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On PressReader, opens a new window, Haligonians opened 7,117,510 articles—that must be a record, somewhere!
Our web stats were nothing to scoff at
Stats collected from January to November 2024.
- Our Staff Lists, opens a new window had the literary inspo you needed in your life:
- All-time favourites:
- Top Staff Lists published in 2024:
- 50 Most Borrowed Fiction Books of 2024 (So Far), opens a new window
- 50 Most Borrowed Non-Fiction Books of 2024 (So Far), opens a new window — a list so popular, we had to come back with a part 2!
- If You Liked Funny Story, opens a new window
- Book to Screen 2024, opens a new window
- You loved browsing our top blogs, opens a new window:
- All-time favourites:
- Top blogs published in 2024:
From January to October, these Library programs were on top
Stats collected from January to October 2024.
- Adults, opens a new window: Booktoberfest 2025, with 325 attendees.
- Kids/Preschoolers, opens a new window: 3rd Annual Funny Pages Festival, with 600 attendees.
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Teens, opens a new window: School Visit: Bayview High, with 480 attendees.
- Top-Attended in-branch Teen Program: Taylor Swift Sing-Along with Nick Pettipas, with 174 attendees.
- Top-attended program overall: Keshen Goodman Public Library's Grand Opening Event, with 1,000 attendees.
And, we can't forget all of the people that made this year special
Stats collected from January to October 2024.
- From January to October, we had 2,174,206 people visit the Library—the Library is a cool place to be, we know.
Thank you for making 2024 a year to remember. See you in 2025!
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We love a throwback moment! Check out our lineup of past Library Wrapped reviews, to see how 2024 stacks up:
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