The Ottawa Public Library's most requested eBooks and eAudiobooks of 2021
If you're looking for a new eAudiobook or eBook to cuddle up with during this cold snap, the Ottawa Public Library has released a few suggestions with the top checkouts in 2021.
Ottawa Public Library cardholders checked out a record-breaking two million digital books last year.
Nomadland by Jessica Bruder was the most borrowed eBook through the library's OverDrive collection in 2021. The nonfiction book written by the American journalist was also adapted into a film in 2020, which won the Academy Award for Best Picture.
The top eAudiobook borrowed through the Ottawa Public Library's OverDrive collection was Talking to Strangers by Malcolm Gladwell. Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know About the People We Don't Know is a nonfiction book published in 2019.
Former U.S. President Barack Obama and former U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama have books in the top five eAudiobook checkouts in 2021. Michelle Obama's book Becoming was second, while Barack Obama's book A Promised Land finished fifth.
The top 5 eBook titles borrowed through Ottawa Public Library’s OverDrive collection in 2021
- Nomadland by Jessica Bruder
- All the Devils Are Here by Louise Penny
- Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
- The Law of Innocence by Michael Connelly
- The Guest List by Lucy Foley
The top 5 audiobook titles borrowed through Ottawa Public Library’s OverDrive collection in 2021
- Talking to Strangers by Malcolm Gladwell
- Becoming by Michelle Obama
- Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
- Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
- A Promised Land by Barack Obama
The library provides readers 24/7 access to eBooks and audiobooks through the Libby app, the library reading app by OverDrive. OPL also offers express eBooks (7-day loans), eAudiobooks, and French eBooks through various platforms.
The Ottawa Public Library says all you need is a valid library card to access digital books from its OverDrive-powered digital collection.
CTVNews.ca Top Stories
Police arrest Toronto woman in connection with three recent homicides
Police have arrested a Toronto woman in connection with three recent homicides and investigators say that they believe two of the victims may have been 'randomly targeted.'
NDP house leader says House dysfunction will be a factor in future confidence votes
NDP House leader Peter Julian says there's more his party wants to do in Parliament before the next election, but if the current dysfunction continues it will become a factor in how they vote on a confidence measure.
Former Colorado county clerk Tina Peters sentenced to 9 years for voting data scheme
A judge ripped into a Colorado county clerk for her crimes and lies before sentencing her Thursday to nine years behind bars for a data-breach scheme spawned from the rampant false claims about voting machine fraud in the 2020 presidential race.
Youth pleads guilty to manslaughter in death of P.E.I. teen Tyson MacDonald
A teen charged with the murder of another teen on Prince Edward Island last year has pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of manslaughter.
BREAKING Jury begins deliberations in Jacob Hoggard's sexual assault trial
The jury tasked with determining if Canadian musician Jacob Hoggard sexually assaulted a young woman in northeastern Ontario eight years ago began deliberating Friday after nearly two weeks of testimony that saw the singer and his accuser give starkly different accounts of what happened.
BREAKING Here's what the jury didn't hear in Jacob Hoggard's sexual assault trial
A northeastern Ontario jury has started deliberating in Canadian musician Jacob Hoggard's sexual assault trial, we can now tell you what they weren't allowed to hear.
Canadian family stuck in Lebanon anxiously awaits flight options amid Israeli strikes
A Canadian man who is trapped in Lebanon with his family says they are anxiously waiting for seats on a flight out of the country, as a barrage of Israeli airstrikes continues.
Yazidi woman captured by ISIS rescued in Gaza after more than a decade in captivity
A 21-year-old Yazidi woman has been rescued from Gaza where she had been held captive by Hamas for years after being trafficked by ISIS.
Airlines' challenge of Canada's passenger protection rules rejected by Supreme Court
Canada's airlines have failed in their challenge of air passenger protection rules that the federal government implemented in 2019.