"The Berkeley-raised filmmaker, artist, actor and author Miranda July's semi-autobiographical novel All Fours about a middle-aged, multi-hyphenate artist (resembling July), who impulsively remodels a motel room and has an extra-marital sexual awakening involving a younger man and an older woman is No. 1 in the adult fiction category. In the adult nonfiction category, Ta-Nehisi Coates' memoir and travelogue The Message was the most-requested title."
"Reflecting on the nature of mythmaking and Coates' trips to Senegal, South Carolina and Palestine, the book garnered attention and controversy for the comparisons he drew between being Black in America and Palestinian in the Middle East and his full-throated condemnation of the Israeli occupation. In the kids section, the most checked-out book was Hot Mess, from Jeff Kinney's silly Diary of a Wimpy Kid series."
"But the most checked-out item from the Berkeley Public Library in 2025 wasn't a book at all it was the laptops patrons can use for up to two hours inside the library. This year, at least 15,243 patrons used the self-checkout laptops, said library spokesperson Aimee Reeder a significant rise over last year as the library's brought more Windows 10 computers into circulation."
Berkeley Public Library tallied its most borrowed items for 2025 across categories. Miranda July's semi-autobiographical novel All Fours was the top adult fiction title. Ta-Nehisi Coates' memoir and travelogue The Message was the most-requested adult nonfiction title, noted for comparisons between being Black in America and Palestinian experiences and for condemning the Israeli occupation. Jeff Kinney's Hot Mess led children's checkouts. Suzanne Collins' The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes topped teen borrowing for the second consecutive year. Library laptops were the single most-used item with at least 15,243 users. The Tool Lending Library saw 50-foot extension cords as its most-borrowed tool.
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