Not sure what to read this summer? Here's what people are checking out at the Indianapolis Public Library
More than 22,000 community members are participating in The Indianapolis Public Library's 2025 Summer Reading Program, logging 13.8 million minutes as of July 1, according to Keshia McEntire, the Public Relations Manager for the library.
If you're looking to do some summer reading of your own but aren't sure where to start, here's which books have been borrowed the most at the library so far this summer.
1. The Women by Kristin Hannah
2. The God of the Woods by Liz Moore
3. Happy Place by Emily Henry
4. The Housemaid is Watching by Freida McFadden
5. Sandwich: A Novel by Catherine Newman
1. A Fever in the Heartland: The Ku Klux Klan's Plot to Take Over America, and the Woman Who Stopped Them by Timothy Egan
2. Caste: The Origins Of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson
3. The New Menopause: Navigating your Path Through Hormonal Change With Purpose, Power, and Facts by Mary Claire Haver
4. The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World by Robin Wall Kimmerer
5. We Can Do Hard Things: Answers to Life's 20 Questions by Glennon Doyle
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1. Be Ready When the Luck Happens: A Memoir by Ina Garten
2. Elon Musk by Walter Isaacson
3. The Tell: A Memoir by Amy Griffin
4. Cher: The Memoir. Part One by Cher
5. I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy
1. The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins
2. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
3. Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
4. Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
5. The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
1. The Pigeon Finds a Hot Dog! by Mo Willems
2. Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! by Mo Willems
3. The Pigeon Needs a Bath! by Mo Willems
4. The Pigeon Will Ride the Roller Coaster! by Mo Willems
5. Pete the Cat Screams for Ice Cream! by Kim Dean
1. Dog Man 13, Big Jim Begins by Dav Pilkey
2. Hot Mess by Jeff Kinney
3. Dog Man: The Scarlet Shedder by Dav Pilkey
4. Twenty Thousand Fleas Under the Sea by Dav Pilkey
5. Kristy and the Walking Disaster: A Graphic Novel by Ellen T. Crenshaw
1. The Tenant by Freida McFadden
2. Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros
3. Funny Story by Emily Henry
4. Caught Up by Navessa Allen
5. Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry
If you don't have a library card, it is a quick process.
In order to apply for a new library card, you must:
All you need to do is head to any Indianapolis Public Library location, bring your ID and fill out an application on site to receive your library card in-person same day.
The library card application is available in 12 different languages and you can also access it online to fill it out in advance before you arrive at the library. You can also apply for a library card online, but applying in-person is the fastest way to get a library card.
Already have a library card but need to renew? You can do that online.
If you're still interested in joining the 2025 Summer Reading Program you still have time, there's just under two weeks left.
All you have to do is sign up and track how many minutes you read and you have the chance to earn prizes. The last day to log any reading time is Saturday, Aug. 2.
For more information on the summer reading program and how to sign up, visit indypl.org/srp.
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