Picking the page turners
A visiting author can make a book a hit. So can a spot on the bestseller list. For staff at the city and county libraries, choosing the right books — and audiobooks, movies and other materials — to stock takes a lot of educated guesses. And trying to understand who Spokane readers are.
SPOKANE PUBLIC LIBRARIES
TOP CHECKOUTS, 2019
Items Circulated
1,507,819
Digital items Circulated
386,102
Items Circulated
1,507,819
Digital items Circulated
386,102
SPOKANE COUNTY LIBRARIES
TOP CHECKOUTS, 2019
Items Circulated
1,989,460
Digital items Circulated
610,817
Sources: Spokane and Spokane County public libraries
Molly Quinn / The Spokesman-Review
Molly Quinn / The Spokesman-Review