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Looking for something to read or watch next? Find out what's popular, read staff recommendations, and discover hidden gems from undiscovered classics to the newest best-sellers!
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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.
Currently Reading on Facebook
Looking for something to read or watch next? Join us on Sunday nights at 8:30 p.m. on Facebook for Currently Reading, an hour during which book enthusiasts share favorite books and offer suggestion about what to read next. Currently Reading is a great place to find out about the books that have everyone talking.
Book Discussions
Do you love talking about books? Join one of our book discussions or book clubs available both in-person and online.
Book Club in a Bag
Book Club in a Bag is a a convenient DIY book club that makes it easy to get enough books for a whole group to read together. Each bag contains 10 copies of the same title with a 6 week checkout period as well as discussion questions. It's that easy, all you need is an Indianapolis Public Library card! There are hundreds of titles to choose from! Learn more about Book Club in a Bag.
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 on Fox59. The show airs at 10 a.m. on Wednesdays. Browse our past appearances.
Novelist Plus
Use your Library card to login to Novelist Plus to find recommendations, read-alikes, series lists, reviews, and lists of award-winning books.
What We're Reading
Find out what's popular, read staff recommendations, and discover hidden gems from undiscovered classics to the newest best-sellers! Make a selection from one of the book lists on What We're Reading, a collection of recommendation created by our staff of avid readers that is updated every month.
- See our staff's most recently published lists on the Library catalog home page.
Are you looking for the next book that might become your child's favorite? Browse the book lists on What We're Reading for Kids or What We're Reading Teens.
Genre Book Lists
If you favor particular subjects or genres, we can help with that too! See our staff genre recommendations on our blog.
Email Newsletters
Subscribe to an email newsletter from NextReads to receive reading recommendation in your inbox monthly about topics you choose. Book suggestions are linked to our catalog for easy requesting. See a sample issue of NextReads.
Subscribe to an email newsletter from Wowbrary to be the first to know what the Library has on order for the newest books, movies, and music every Saturday morning. You can reserve bestsellers instantly, get book reviews, and view Library items on order by specific interest. See the latest Wowbrary newsletter
e-Books & Streaming
You can download and stream millions of e-books, movies, music, and more instantly for free with your Library card. No late fees, no worries!
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