Catalog data updated August 28, 2026
How the Collection Is Growing
The library added 1,264 records to the catalog during the past 30 days: 1,166 books of one kind or another, 33 in movies, music, and games, and 65 in other formats. New additions include recently published materials as well as older titles newly acquired or cataloged by OCPL; an item’s publication date and the date it entered the catalog are different things.
What Formats Are in the Collection?
Books make up most of the catalog, but cardholders can also borrow audiobooks, movies, board games, video games, technology, and more. Smaller formats are grouped as “Everything else” in the chart; the data table lists every format.
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| Label | Titles |
|---|---|
| Books | 63,372 |
| Picture Books | 14,937 |
| eBooks | 7,029 |
| DVDs | 6,185 |
| Graphic Novels | 5,278 |
| Easy Readers | 3,464 |
| Audiobook CDs | 2,634 |
| Large Print | 2,266 |
| Board Books | 2,194 |
| Audiobooks | 2,136 |
| Book + Audio | 436 |
| Video Games | 397 |
| Music CDs | 188 |
| Board Games | 164 |
| Blu-ray | 112 |
| UK | 98 |
| Kits | 93 |
| Book Club Kits | 80 |
| Devices | 55 |
| Magazines | 37 |
| Printed Music | 11 |
| Newspapers | 7 |
| Atlases | 1 |
| CD-ROM | 1 |
Who Is It For?
Among records with an assigned audience, nearly half are categorized for children or young readers. Records without an audience value appear as “Unspecified” in the data table.
- Adult · 57,965
- Juvenile · 49,602
- Teen · 4,694
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| Label | Titles |
|---|---|
| Adult | 57,965 |
| Juvenile | 49,602 |
| Teen | 4,694 |
Fiction or Nonfiction?
About two-thirds of classified catalog records are fiction. Records without a classification appear as “Unclassified” in the data table.
- Fiction · 73,222
- Nonfiction · 36,602
- Undetermined · 1,351
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| Label | Titles |
|---|---|
| Fiction | 73,222 |
| Nonfiction | 36,602 |
| Undetermined | 1,351 |
When Were the Materials Published?
The most recent publication years represented in the catalog; older materials remain an important part of the collection and are not shown here. Publication year is not the date an item was added to the library, and forthcoming titles can appear ahead of their publication year because materials are often cataloged before release.
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| Label | Titles |
|---|---|
| 2013 | 3,809 |
| 2014 | 4,243 |
| 2015 | 4,417 |
| 2016 | 5,126 |
| 2017 | 5,976 |
| 2018 | 6,576 |
| 2019 | 6,281 |
| 2020 | 6,203 |
| 2021 | 6,651 |
| 2022 | 6,392 |
| 2023 | 6,334 |
| 2024 | 7,186 |
| 2025 | 6,183 |
| 2026 to date | 2,842 |
| 2027 | 2 |
What Is the Collection About?
The most frequently assigned subject headings in the catalog. A single title may have several subjects, so the counts overlap and do not add up to the catalog total. The chart shows friendlier names for a few headings; the data table keeps the exact catalog wording.
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| Label | Titles |
|---|---|
| History | 8,605 |
| Friendship | 6,106 |
| Fiction | 5,113 |
| Families | 3,822 |
| Murder | 3,697 |
| Magic | 3,282 |
| Schools | 3,141 |
| Nonfiction | 3,052 |
| Investigation | 2,877 |
| Man-woman relationships | 2,867 |
| Animals | 2,730 |
| Literature | 2,434 |
| Dogs | 2,198 |
| African Americans | 2,069 |
| Siblings | 1,838 |
Which Authors Appear Most Often?
Counts are the number of catalog records associated with each author, including separate editions and formats, so a prolific series author outranks a novelist with one much-loved book. This is not a popularity ranking and does not measure readership.
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| Label | Titles |
|---|---|
| Patterson, James | 605 |
| Baldacci, David | 173 |
| Stilton, Geronimo | 164 |
| Osborne, Mary Pope | 156 |
| Meadows, Daisy | 153 |
| King, Stephen | 145 |
| Steel, Danielle | 143 |
| Hunter, Erin | 141 |
| Roberts, Nora | 139 |
| Evanovich, Janet | 137 |
| Rylant, Cynthia | 131 |
| Gutman, Dan | 124 |
| Grisham, John | 121 |
| Macomber, Debbie | 121 |
| Yolen, Jane | 117 |
Languages Represented
English-language materials make up most of the catalog, but the collection includes materials in Spanish, French, Portuguese, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and other languages. English is so dominant that a chart would show one bar and fourteen slivers, so here are the figures. Some records list more than one language, so language totals may exceed the number of catalog records.
| Language | Titles | Share |
|---|---|---|
| English | 108,372 | 97% |
| Spanish | 3,440 | 3.1% |
| French | 1,304 | 1.2% |
| Not stated | 642 | 0.6% |
| Portuguese | 104 | 0.09% |
| Chinese | 103 | 0.09% |
| Japanese | 79 | 0.07% |
| Korean | 74 | 0.07% |
| Thai | 45 | 0.04% |
| Italian | 36 | 0.03% |
| German | 29 | 0.03% |
| Multiple languages | 19 | 0.02% |
| Swedish | 16 | 0.01% |
| Russian | 12 | 0.01% |
| Arabic | 8 | 0.01% |
Explore the Collection
These figures describe the catalog as a whole. Browse the latest additions or search the complete catalog to find materials you can borrow.
Counts are generated from the Orange County Public Library catalog and reflect the latest successful data update. Categories depend on catalog metadata and may be incomplete or overlap. Updated August 28, 2026.
