These were the most checked-out books from the Eugene and Springfield libraries in 2025 

Louise Penny’s political mystery “The Grey Wolf,” which is part of a series about a homicide inspector in Quebec, was one of the most checked-out adult fiction books at both the Eugene and Springfield libraries in 2025.

Young adults checked out romantasy tales and installments from “The Hunger Games” series. Kids chose the “Dog Man” comics, stories about an adventurous pigeon and books about Pokémon. 

In Springfield, the most checked-out nonfiction title was Mel Robbins’ “The Let Them Theory,” which NPR says was the most popular nonfiction book in many libraries across the country. In Eugene, “The Immense World” from Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Ed Yong, which is about how animals perceive the world, leads that list.

See what your neighbors borrowed in 2025 and add some titles to your “must read” list. 

Springfield

Adult fiction

1. “The Crash” by Freida McFadden
2. “The Waiting” by Michael Connelly
3. “The Frozen River” by Ariel Lawhon
4. “The Grey Wolf” by Louise Penny
5. “The Women” by Kristin Hannah

Adult nonfiction

1. “The Let Them Theory: A Life-Changing Tool That Millions of People Can’t Stop Talking About” by Mel Robbins
2. “The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World” by Robin Wall Kimmerer
3. “Educated: A Memoir” by Tara Westover
4. “Atomic Habits: Tiny Changes, Remarkable Results: An Easy and Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones” by James Clear
5. “Between Two Rivers: An Illustrated History of Springfield, Oregon” by Dorothy Valasco

Young adult (teen) fiction

1. “Sunrise on the Reaping” by Suzanne Collins
2. “A Court of Thorns and Roses” by Sarah Maas
3. “The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes” by Suzanne Collins
4. “A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder” by Holly Jackson
5. “Catching Fire” by Suzanne Collins

Publications about the tabletop role-playing game “Dungeons & Dragons” dominated the young adult nonfiction list.

Kids and tweens fiction

1. “The Wild Robot” by Peter Brown
2. “The Wild Robot Protects” by Peter Brown
3. “Leonard (My Life as a Cat)” by Carlie Sorosiak
4. “City of Ember” by Jeanne DuPrau
5. “The Name of This Book Is Secret” by Pseudonymous Bosch

Kids & tweens picture books

1. “Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus” by Mo Willems
2. “The Pigeon Has to Go to School” by Mo Willems
3. “Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons” by Eric Litwin
4. “The Pigeon Finds a Hotdog” by Mo Willems
5. “The Pigeon Will Ride the Roller Coaster” by Mo Willems

The “Dog Man” books by Dav Pilkey comprise the kids’ graphic novel list, and the most-borrowed kids nonfiction publications were about Pokémon and Minecraft. 

Eugene

Adult fiction

1. “Demon Copperhead” by Barbara Kingsolver
2. “North Woods” by Daniel Mason
3. “Tom Lake” by Ann Patchett

New adult fiction

1. “The Grey Wolf” by Louise Penny
2. “Tell Me Everything” by Elizabeth Strout
3. “We Solve Murders” by Richard Osman

Adult nonfiction

1. “An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us” by Ed Yong
2. “I’m Glad My Mom Died” by Jennette McCurdy
3. “The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma” by Bessel van der Kolk

Young adult fiction

1. “The Cruel Prince” by Holly Black
2. “Scythe” by Neal Shusterman
3. “Heir of Fire: A Throne of Glass Novel” by Sarah Maas

Like Springfield, a rule book for “Dungeons & Dragons” was the most-borrowed young adult nonfiction title.

Children’s fiction

1. “Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s Library” by Chris Grabenstein
2. “Number the Stars” by Lois Lowry
3. “Hatchet” by Gary Paulsen

Children’s picture books

1. “Don’t Let the Pigeon Stay Up Late!” by Mo Willems
2. “I’m Dirty!” By Kate McMullan
3. “A Friend Like Pikachu!” by Rachel Chlebowski