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.
Email Newsletter
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.
Genre Book Lists
If you favor particular subjects or genres, we can help with that too! See our staff genre recommendations on our blog.
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! You can make a selection from one of the book lists on What We're Reading, a collection of recommendation created by our staff that is updated every month.
Upcoming Book Discussions
Book Pairings: Classic & Contemporary
College Avenue Branch
Adults are invited to this monthly book discussion on the first Monday* of the month from 1:30 - 3 p.m. New members are always welcome! For the second half of 2026, we will read "pairings": a classic novel, followed by a modern novel that explore similar themes. See below for the dates and pairings!
Adult Book Discussion at Martindale-Brightwood
Martindale-Brightwood Branch
Our small group will meet to discuss “The God of the Woods” by Liz Moore. Pick up a copy of the book at Martindale-Brightwood. New members and fresh perspectives are always welcome.
The Read In: Close Reading of James Baldwin & Nikki Giovanni
Central Library
Slower Reading. Richer Conversation. Together, we will close read James Baldwin's 1955 essay "Stranger in the Village" alongside Nikki Giovanni's poems "Nikki-Rosa," "Allowables," "For Saundra," and "Ego Tripping".