Most popular books in Mainz: promoted and digital trends 2024!

Most popular books in Mainz: promoted and digital trends 2024!

In Rhineland-Palatinate, the libraries show impressive rental numbers in 2024. According to the information from localo.de , a total of 946,000 books were borrowed, which is the highest value in the history of the country. The works by Stefanie Stahl, Nele Neuhaus and Sebastian Fitzek were particularly popular. In addition, children enjoyed classics such as "Greg's diary", while topics such as artificial intelligence and heat pumps were in demand.

July Zeh's novel "Between Worlds" ranked among the favored titles in Mainz. The demand for Nele Neuhaus' crime novels, especially "Monster" and "in eternal friendship", was also high in Ludwigshafen and Trier. In Trier, Stefanie Stahl's book "The child has to find home" was very popular. For younger readers, “Greg's diaries” and works such as “The Robber Hotzenplotz” proved to be popular reading. In Idar-Oberstein it was noticed that mangas were loaned again.

diverse topics and interests

When asked for factual literature in Trier, titles on healthy lifestyle were borrowed, such as "how they prevent and heal diseases with the right nutrition". In Koblenz, the culinary thriller was particularly in demand "mindful murders through conscious nutrition". This trend reflects a growing interest in combinations of entertainment and nutritional life.

In Ludwigsahen, an innovative concept was implemented: the open library in the Edigheim district library. This enables the loan and return of media via machines without relying on personnel advice. Six cameras monitor the room to ensure that no unsorted withdrawals take place.

new technologies and user offers

The initiative for the Open Library in Moers also shows the development of more self -service options in libraries. As rp-online.de reports, offers extended opening hours until 10 p.m. A prerequisite for use outside of regular opening times is a minimum age of 16 years and a valid reading card. Children under the age of 16 have to come accompanied by an adult. Lending and return are possible via the latest stations, whereby the users scan their ID cards and RFID codes.

The sophisticated security structure, which includes 13 cameras for surveillance, ensures protection against theft. The recorded data is automatically deleted after 72 hours. These developments are part of a larger trend in which libraries adapt to the changed user needs and make it easier to know.

Overall, it becomes clear that public libraries in Germany represent an important cultural asset. In this changing media world, they try to meet the needs of their users as well as to meet new technological challenges. These changes could be crucial to ensure the relevance of libraries in an increasingly digital world.