Are you looking for your next great read? We can help! Visit us in person, explore reading recommendations online, join an in-person or online book discussion, get recommendations on Facebook, tune in to our televised book club segments, and more. Get started here!
Personalized Reading Recommendations
Whether you are in a reading frenzy or a reading slump, you might just need a short list of title suggestions to support your reading habit or to get inspired. Hoosier Next Read is a personalized book recommendation service from The Indianapolis Public Library. Share your reading preferences, and our Library staff will send you a custom list of 2–5 titles within 7 business days so you’ll always have your next great read ready.
Sunday Nights on Facebook
Join us on Sunday nights at 8:30 p.m. on Facebook for Currently Reading. Enjoy this hour during which book enthusiasts share favorite books and offer suggestion about what to read next. Find out about the books that have everyone talking.
Indy Now Book Club
Catch book recommendations and Library program highlights from your own local librarians once a month on the Indy Now Morning Show with Ryan and Jillian on Fox59. The show airs at 10 a.m. on Wednesdays. Browse our past appearances.
In-Person & Online Book Discussions
Do you love talking about books? Join one of our book discussions or book clubs available both in-person and online.
Online Reading Recommendations
NovelList and NovelList K-8 are online services that offer reading recommendations. Browse both fiction and nonfiction, read-alike suggestions, series information, reviews, and lists of recommended and award-winning books for adults, teens and kids. Learn how to start on this video tutorial. Also try Book Connections which includes a “find the right book for you” feature.
Make a selection from one of the book lists below created by our staff of avid readers. You can also follow our staff’s most recently published lists on the library catalog home page. Don’t miss our If You Like… suggestions that cover all the favorite genres like science fiction, graphic novels, romance, and more. Finally, don’t miss What We’re Reading Teens and What We’re Reading Kids.
Need help? Ask a Library staff member at any of our locations or call, text or email Ask-a-Librarian.
Staff Picks
Cozy Up to Fall!
Crisp leaves, cozy cafés, pumpkin spice, and a little autumn magic! Fall in love with these feel-good teen reads filled with sweet romances, witchy adventures, and all the cozy vibes of sweater season.
The Fall 2026 Anime Season Guide
Like so many anime before me, I return to pick up where I left off after being away for so many years. Yet, despite my time away, the anime world still has not learned the important lesson that there are only so many hours in the day and too many anime to follow. So, if you want to stay on top of things or just don’t want to wait years for a follow-up that may never come, I recommend picking up the books instead!
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Mah Jong
If you, like me, are fascinated by Mah Jong and would like to learn more, check out these titles. See our upcoming Mah Jong programs at library locations offering instruction and open play sessions.
Autumnal Migrations
Every year, Indiana becomes a staging ground for wild bird migrations. In the fall, cranes flock in large numbers to locations like Goose Pond and Jasper-Pulaski Fish & Wildlife area. Ahead of my first planned visit to see sandhill cranes, I’ve compiled a list of related books and resources. Perhaps it will inspire your own pilgrimage to see this wondrous sight!
Artificial Intelligence (A.I.): A Balanced Guide
Does everything you read feel like an infomercial for a.i.? Investigate what experts have to say about what a.i. is, what it can do, and how to make it work for you.
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