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Most Borrowed Books of Summer 2025 at The Indianapolis Public Library
posted: Jul. 17, 2025

More than 22,000 community members are participating in The Indianapolis Public Library's 2025 Summer Reading Program, logging an impressive 13.8 million minutes as of July 1. But what exactly are they reading? If you're looking to join in on summer reading but aren't sure where to start, check out one of the most borrowed books at the Library so far this summer.
Adult Fiction
  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
Adult Non-Fiction
  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
Adult Biographies
  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
Teen Fiction
  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
Children's Picture Books
  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
Children's Fiction
  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
e-Books/Audiobooks
  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
For more information on the summer reading program, visit indypl.org/srp.

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