2025 is at a close, and that means it's time to report your year at the Library! Check out stats including your favorite books, your favorite Beyond Books items, how many of you walked through the doors, and even how many questions you asked (and we answered!)
Your Top Checkouts of 2025
You borrowed a grand total of 412,300 physical items from the Library this year: wow!
These were the most popular items across the board. 2025 was a big year for... Dog Man!! Nintendo Switch games made a play for the top spot, but in the end, the trophy goes to the dog.. the man... Dog Man!
Top Checkouts of 2025
- 20,000 Fleas Under the Sea by Dav Pilkey 132 checkouts!
- Brawl of the Wild by Dav Pilkey 124 checkouts
- New Super Mario Bros U Deluxe (Nintendo Switch) 111 checkouts
- Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Nintendo Switch) 101 checkouts
- The Women by Kristin Hannah 95 checkouts
- Dog Man and Cat Kid by Dav Pilkey 91 checkouts
Top Adult Fiction Checkouts of 2025
- The Women by Kristin Hannah 95 checkouts
- Funny Story by Emily Henry 47 checkouts
- First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston 45 checkouts
- Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros 44 checkouts
- We All Live Here by Jojo Moyes 43 checkouts
Top Beyond Books JR Checkouts of 2025
- Snap Dinos
- National Geographic Toniebox
- Dr. Seuss Toniebox
- Desk Bells for Kids
- Giant Stuffed Animals: Dragon
Top Beyond Books Checkouts of 2025
- Portable CD Player
- Handheld Thermal Camera
- Giant Games: Connect 4
- Sagrada: A Game of Dice Drafting and Window Crafting
- Car Fault Code Reader
Top DVD Checkouts of 2025
- Wicked
- Juror #2
- Gladiator II
- Deadpool & Wolverine
- Conclave
- Venom: The Last Dance
- Twisters
- Alien: Romulus
- Nosferatu (2024)
- Black Bag & Captain America: Brave New World
you asked, we answered!
We had 138,725 visitors to the Library in 2025. That's an average of 453 people a day - that's a lot of foot traffic! Here are some stats about your visits to the Library.
- You logged 18,608 WiFi sessions while either in the building or in our parking lot, and you logged into our computers 5,735 times!
- You checked out 412,300 items, and you checked out 99,603 of those items on your own at our self-checkouts! Way to go, you.
- You asked us 4,678 reference questions (think: "I want a book and I don't remember the title, but the cover was blue" type questions), 8,203 questions about using the Library (such as: "Can I print this from my phone?" [the answer is: yes!]), and you asked us where the bathrooms are 1,400 times (well, you asked us where something is 1,316 times). In total we answered 16,269 questions at our Reference Desks! Phew. We need to go lie down for a second.
Digital Downloads and Streaming
You borrowed 120,743 items using our Digital Downloads and Streaming services in 2025. Read on to see how you compare with your fellow Library users!
Libby Stats
You downloaded 84,056 items from Overdrive and Libby App! Your top checkouts from Libby were:
Top Libby eBook Checkouts of 2025
- The Let Them Theory by Mel Robbins
- The Women by Kristin Hannah
- The Wedding People by Alison Espach
- Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry
- Onyx Storm by Rebeccas Yarros
Top Libby Audiobooks of 2025
- Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros
- The Tenant by Frieda McFadden
- The Crash by Frieda McFadden
- The Housemaid by Frieda McFadden
- The Wedding People by Alison Espach
Top Libby Magazines of 2025
Hoopla Stats
You downloaded or streamed 24,968 items from Hoopla Digital! Your top checkouts from Hoopla were:
Top Hoopla eBook Checkouts of 2025
- Don't Believe Everything You Think by Joseph Nguyen
- Pretty Girls by Karin Slaughter
- The Briar Club by Kate Quinn
- Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by JK Rowling
- Better Small Talk by Patrick King
Top Hoopla Audiobook Checkouts of 2025
- Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by JK Rowling
- Quicksilver by Callie Hart
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by JK Rowling
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by JK Rowling
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by JK Rowling
Top Hoopla Movies of 2025
- The Pigeon Finds A Hot Dog! by Mo Willems
- The Truman Show ft. Jim Carrey
- Don't Let The Pigeon Stay Up Late by Mo Willems
- The Last Rifleman ft. Pierce Brosnan
- Sonic the Hedgehog ft. James Marsden
Top Hoopla Television Episodes of 2025
- Do the Right Thing Part 1: Murdoch Mysteries - Season 17
- Call of the Wild: My Life Is Murder - Season 2
- Episode 1: Death in Paradise - Season 7
- It Takes Two: My Life is Murder - Season 3
- Christmas 2022 Special: Death in Paradise - Season 12
Top Hoopla Music of 2025
- Descendants: The Rise of Red [Original Soundtrack]
- Kpop Demon Hunters [Soundtrack from the Netflix Film]
- Kidz Bop 50
- Hamilton (Original Broadway Cast Recording)
- 100 Nursery Rhymes (Little Baby Bum Nursery Rhyme Friends)
Mango Stats
You accessed Mango Languages over 1,300 times in 2025! Your Top Mango Languages were:
- Spanish, Latin American
- German
- French
- Filipino, Tagalog
- Japanese
You also streamed 9,094 movies and television shows on Kanopy, and you downloaded 2,634 songs from Freegal Music. Way to be power Library users, Commerce!
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Research and Learn
The Commerce Township Community Library provides access to various subscription databases for online research. This year you put your Library card to use and learned, researched, and expanded your mind. Your most popular Databases of 2025 were:
- New York Times News
- New York Times Games
- Mango Languages
- Brainfuse HelpNow & JobNow
- Washington Post
- New York Times Cooking
- Consumer Reports
- Ancestry Library Edition
Thank you for sharing 2025 with us - we can't wait to see what 2026 will bring!
