San Jose Public Library has released lists of the books that were checked out the most by library visitors in 2024, with Britney Spears’ memoir leading among adults and a book in the “Dog Man” series by Dav Pilkey the most checked-out title among children and among all age groups.

Britney Spears’ autobiography “The Woman in Me” was the top checkout in the adult category in San Jose Public Library’s year-end ranking. (Image via SJPL.org)

“The Woman in Me,” the autobiography from the pop icon Spears about her life, was the top title in the adult category. “The Mystery Guest” by Nita Prose and “Tom Lake” by Ann Patchett were second and third.

The most checked-out title in the teen/young adult category was “The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes” by Suzanne Collins. The book is a prequel to Collins’ popular series “The Hunger Games.”

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Dan McMenamin is the managing editor at Bay City News, directing daily news coverage of the 12-county greater Bay Area. He has worked for BCN since 2008 and has been managing editor since 2014 after previously serving as BCN’s San Francisco bureau reporter. A UC Davis graduate, he came to BCN after working for a newspaper and nonprofit in the Davis area. He handles staffing, including coaching of our interns, day-to-day coverage decisions and management of the newswire.