Here are Ann Arbor District Library’s most requested items of 2020

ANN ARBOR – 2020 was certainly a year for the books -- and many, many other things at Ann Arbor District Library.

Although the library closed to the public on March 13 due to the first detection of coronavirus cases in Michigan, it has remained active providing lobby pick ups and endless virtual activities for community members.

Each year, the library releases its most requested items and it’s always interesting to see what people sought out the most. I personally enjoy seeing which tools were checked out the most. Who knew birdsong scanning wands were in such high demand?

Below are the top five items requested in each category.

Fiction

• ”The Vanishing Half” by Brit Bennet
• ”Where the Crawdads Sing” by Delia Owens
• ”American Dirt” by Jeanine Cummins
• ”Such a Fun Age” by Kiley Reid
• ”Anxious People” by Fredrik Backman

Non-Fiction

• ”Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents” by Isabel Wilkerson
• ”White Fragility: Why it’s so Hard for White People to Talk About Racism” by Robin DiAngelo
• ”A Promised Land” by Barack Obama
• ”Educated: A Memoir” by Tara Westover
• ”How To Be An Antiracist” by Ibram X. Kendi

Movies

• ”Ford v Ferrari”
• ”Knives Out”
• ”Parasite”
• ”A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood”
• ”Joker”

TV and Miniseries

• ”Fleabag”- Season 1
• ”Big Little Lies”- Season 2
• ”Watchmen” - HBO Limited Series
• ”Star Trek Picard” - Season 1
• ”Vienna Blood”

Music

• ”Hamilton: Original Broadway Cast Recording”
• ”Folklore” by Taylor Swift
• ”When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?” by Billie Eilish
• ”Grammy Nominees 2020″
• ”Disney Frozen II: Original Soundtrack”

Tools

• Thermal Camera
• Projector
• Telescope
• Opal 650 Sewing Machine
• Giant Connect 4

Art Prints

• ”The Starry Night” by Vincent van Gogh
• ”Wetmore Landing” by Karin Wagner Coron
• ”Water Lilies” by Claude Monet
• ”Ocean Waves” by Katsushika Hokusai
• ”Mid Michigan” by Karin Wagner Coron

To see the full list of AADL’s most requested items for 2020, click here.

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