2022 In Review

2022 seemed to fly by and 2023 is already here! At the start of each new year, we like to look back on the previous year to smile at all the memories we made. Each year our library blog continues to grow, and this was our first full year with a social media team running the blog. We are excited to see where the team will take us in 2023. Now let’s look back at some of our most popular posts in 2022.  

Amount of Blog views in 2022: 16,669 

Number of Visitors for 2022: 12, 656 (We had visitors from over 125 countries!) 

The following posts had the most views and interactions of 2022: 

Top Ten Blog Posts of 2022 

  1. Book Club Review: “The Secret History” by Donna Tartt 
  1. 5 Reasons to Read “Gone with The Wind” by Margaret Mitchell 
  1. Book Review: “American Born Chinese” by Gene Luen Yang 
  1. Book Comparison: “To Kill a Mockingbird” vs. “To Kill a Mockingbird: A Graphic Novel” 
  1. Book Comparison: “The Crossover” vs “The Crossover” Graphic Novel 
  1. How to Print in the Library with Paw Print 
  1. Top 5 Education Databases 
  1. Top 5 Social Work Journals 
  1. How To View Our Tutorials 
  1. Book Review: “The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires” by Grady Hendrix 

Top 5 Book Reviews of 2022 

  1. Book Review: “American Born Chinese” by Gene Luen Yang 
  1. Book Review: “The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires” by Grady Hendrix 
  1. Book Review: “The Last Mrs. Parrish” by Liv Constantine 
  1. Book Review: “Black Water” by Joyce Carol Oates 
  1. Book Review: “Circe” by Madeline Miller 
Blog Editor-In-Chief: 

The Union Library blog is under the direction of the library’s social media team: Rachel Bloomingburg, Sara Hand, Darius Mullin, Micah Rhodes, and Amber Wessies. 

Blog Editor: 

Sara Hand 

Featured Writers: 

Sarah Blevins 

Rachel Bloomingburg 

Sara Hand 

Melissa Moore 

Darius Mullin 

Micah Rhodes 

Savannah Patterson 

Amber Wessies