Calling all bookworms. Indianapolis Public Library just dropped a list of its most-checked-out books of 2025. If you’re building your TBR (to be read) pile for 2026, consider these trending titles:

Teen Fiction

Sunrise on the Reaping, by Suzanne Collins
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, by Suzanne Collins
The Hunger Games, by Suzanne Collins
Catching Fire, by Suzanne Collins
Mockingjay, by Suzanne Collins

Children's Picture Books

Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!, by Mo Willems
The Pigeon Will Ride the Roller Coaster!, by Mo Willems
The Pigeon Finds a Hot Dog!, by Mo Willems
The Pigeon Needs a Bath!, by Mo Willems
The Pigeon Has to Go to School!, by Mo Willems

Children's Fiction

Dog Man 13: Big Jim Begins, by Dav Pilkey
Hot Mess, by Jeff Kinney
Dog Man: Unleashed, by Dav Pilkey
Dog Man: The Scarlet Shedder, by Dav Pilkey
Twenty Thousand Fleas Under the Sea, by Dav Pilkey

e-Books and Audiobooks

Onyx Storm, by Rebecca Yarros
Funny Story, by Emily Henry
The Women, by Kristin Hannah
The Wedding People: A Novel, by Alison Espach
The God of the Woods: A Novel, by Liz Moore

Searching for the next up-and-coming bestseller, a forgotten old classic that still holds up, or a hidden gem to pass around to all your friends? Library employees have put together a list of their staff picks for all ages and genre preferences.