Educated Was the Most Checked Out Book in 2019 at the NCRL

The North Central Regional Library has released their list of the most checked out books of 2019.

Tara Westover's Educated was the most checked out book from the library. It was also part of a program where people in the community read it and Westover was brought in to discuss the book in April.

No. 2 was The Reckoning by John Grisham and third was The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah.

The top movie was Ant-Man and the Wasp with the top CD being "Road Between" by Lucy Hale.

The library says they had more than 123-thousand ebook checkouts.

Here's the full breakdown:

Top Circulating Books (All)

1. Educated by Tara Westover
2. The Reckoning by John Grisham
3. The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah
4. Past Tense by Lee Child
5. Dog Man by Dav Pilkey
6. Liar Liar by James Patterson
7. Unsheltered by Barbara Kingsolver
8. Long Road to Mercy by David Baldacci
9. Becoming by Michelle Obama
10. Far From the Tree by Robin Benway

Top Fiction

1. The Reckoning by John Grisham
2. The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah
3. Past Tense by Lee Child

Top Nonfiction

1.  Girl, Wash Your Face by Rachel Hollis
2. How to Change Your Mind by Michael Pollan
3. The Library Book by Susan Orlean

Top Biographies

1. Educated by Tara Westover
2. Becoming by Michelle Obama
3. Hillbilly Elegy by J.D. Vance

Top Young Adult

1. Far From the Tree by Robin Benway
2. The Hate You Give by Angie Thomas
3. Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi

Top Juvenile

1. Dog Man by Dav Pilkey
2. Dog Man and Cat Kid by Dav Pilkey
3. Dog Man Unleashed by Dav Pilkey

Top Easy Reader

1.  Pete the Cat and the Cool Cat Boogie by Kimberly and James Dean
2. Dragons Love Tacos by Adam Rubin
3. Pete the Cat by Eric Litwin

Top Circulating Book Club Reads

1. A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park
2. Unsheltered by Barbara Kingsolver
3. The Witches by Roald Dahl

Top Circulating DVDS

1. Ant-Man and the Wasp
2. A Wrinkle in Time
3. Avengers: Infinity War

Top Circulating Music CDs

1. Road Between, Lucy Hale
2. Moana, Mark Mancina
3. Bohemian Rhapsody (The Original Soundtrack)

2019 By the Numbers

• Nearly 1.7 million total checkouts
• eBook checkouts: 123,484
• eAudiobook checkouts: 91,748
• Mobile Hotspots: 154 checkouts
• Wenatchee Valley Museum & Cultural Center passes: 89 checkouts
• Ohme Gardens passes: 123 checkouts
• Nature backpacks: 148 checkouts
• Snowshoes (available since Dec. 1): 13 checkouts