See Which Books New Yorkers Checked Out of the Library Most in 2016

NEW YORK CITY, NY — The New York Public Library (NYPL) may offer nearly 320,000 books, but New Yorkers all buried their heads in similar reading material this year. The library system — which serves the Bronx, Manhattan and Staten Island — released a list of its top check outs of 2016 and winning big was mystery novels, celebrity memoirs, nonfiction and Harper Lee.

The most checked out book across the NYPL system in 2016 was Paula Hawkins' mystery "The Girl on the Train," which was later adapted into a movie, according to an NYPL press release. Rounding out the top five were Ta-nehisi Coates' National Book Award winner "Between the World and Me," Paul Klanithi's "When Breath Becomes Air," Harper Lee's posthumously published "Go Set a Watchman" and Mindy Kaling's "Why Not Me?"

"Our top check outs certainly reflect the varied tastes and interests of New Yorkers – a richness and diversity that makes New York City unique, and its communities special," Christopher Platt, NYPL’s chief branch library officer, said in a statement. "As an institution that promotes learning, discussion, debate, education, creative expression, and thought, we are so proud to see such a wide variety of titles being borrowed, and look forward to a new year full of reading."

Although it didn't crack the top five system-wide, James Patterson's "NYPD Red 4" — the fourth installment in a series about an elite NYPD squad — was the top check out in the Bronx and Staten Island.

The NYPL broke down its data by borough and even by which book was most popular at each of its branches.

Here are the ten most checked out books in Manhattan:

1. Between the World and Me by Ta-nehisi Coates
2. The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
3. Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee
4. When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi
5. Modern Romance by Aziz Ansari and Eric Klinenberg
6. The Life-changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing by Marie Kond
7. M Train by Patti Smith
8. NYPD Red 4 by James Patterson
9. Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End by Atul Gawande
10. My Brilliant Friend Childhood, Adolescence Book 1 by Elena Ferrante

Here's the most popular book at each NYPL branch in Manhattan:

• 115th Street - Between the World and Me by Ta-nehisi Coates
• 125th Street - Carl Weber's Kingpins: The Dirty South by Treasure Hernandez
• 53rd Street - The Life-changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing by Marie Kond

• 58th St. - The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins

• 67th St. - The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
• 96th St - The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
• Aguilar - Weekend Wonder Detox: Quick Cleanses to Strengthen Your Body and Enhance Your Beauty by Michelle Schoffro Cook
• Andrew Heiskell Braille and Talking Book - All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
• Battery Park City - The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
• Bloomingdale - Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee
• Chatham Square - 500+ Practice Questions for the New SAT Created For The Redesigned 2016 Exam
• Columbus - The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
• Countee Cullen - Between the World and Me by Ta-Nahesi Coates
• Epiphany - The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
• Fort Washington - Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee
• George Bruce - The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
• Grand Central - The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
• Hamilton Fish Park - 500+ Practice Questions for the New SAT Created For The Redesigned 2016 Exam
• Hamilton Grange - Between the World and Me by Ta-Nahesi Coates
• Harlem - Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee
• Hudson Park - Between the World and Me by Ta-Nahesi Coates
• Inwood - Between the World and Me by Ta-Nahesi Coates
• Jefferson Market - M Train by Patti Smith
• Kips Bay - Modern Romance by Aziz Ansari and Eric Klinenberg
• Macomb's Bridge - Zero Belly Cookbook: 150+ Delicious Recipes to Flatten Your Belly, Turn Off Your Fat Genes, and Help Keep You Lean for Life! By David Zinczenko
• Mid-Manhattan - Between the World and Me by Ta-Nahesi Coates
• Morningside Heights - Between the World and Me by Ta-Nahesi Coates
• Muhlenberg - The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
• Mulberry Street- Between the World and Me by Ta-Nahesi Coates
• New Amsterdam - Between the World and Me by Ta-Nahesi Coates
• Ottendorfer - Modern Romance by Aziz Ansari and Eric Klinenberg
• Library for the Performing Arts - Cat on a Hot Tin Roof by Tennessee Williams
• Riverside - Between the World and Me by Ta-Nahesi Coates
• Roosevelt Island - The Life-changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing by Marie Kond
• Science, Industry and Business Library - Successful Business Plan: Secrets & Strategies by Rhonda M. Abrams
• Seward Park - Between the World and Me by Ta-Nahesi Coates
• St. Agnes - Between the World and Me by Ta-Nahesi Coates
• Terence Cardinal Cooke-Cathedral - Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee
• Tompkins Square – M Train by Patti Smith
• Washington Heights - Between the World and Me by Ta-Nahesi Coates
• Webster - When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi
• Yorkville - When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi

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