The start of July always makes me think of baseball, barbeque, and beach days. But what often follows is the startling realization that the first half of the seemingly new year has come to a close.
With the first six months of 2026 behind us, itās time to look at Westfield Memorial Libraryās most borrowed books of the first half of the year.
Adult
The Correspondent: A Novel by Virginia Evans
Heart the Lover by Lily King
The Irish Goodbye by Heather OāNeill
Cry Havoc by Jack Carr
These Summer Storms by Sarah MacLean
The Widow by John Grisham
The Proving Ground by Michael Connelly
Gone Before Goodbye by Reese Witherspoon and Harlan Coben
Wreck by Catherine Newman
The Heir Apparent by Rebecca Armitage
Kids
Cat Kid Comic Club 4 by Dav Pilkey
Barbie in a Mermaid Tale by Christy Webster
Pete the Kittyās Outdoor Art Project by Kim Dean
Daniel Loves Playtime! by Alexandra Schwartz
Fairy Dreams by Mary Man-Kong
Waiting Is Not Easy! by Mo Willems
Magic Friends by Chelsea West
The Great Cake Race by Kristen Depken
I Can Be a Farm Vet by Jordan Apple
Big Nate. This Means War! by Lincoln Peirce
Teens
Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
A Good Girlās Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson
The Do-Over by Lynn Painter
Five Survive by Holly Jackson
Jujutsu Kaisen 1 by Ryomen Sukuna
Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins
Death Note Black Edition by Tsugumi Ohba
Dance of Thieves by Mary Pearson
The Naturals by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Prisoner B-3087 by Alan Gratz
