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Mayor Greenberg celebrates Louisville Free Public Library’s record 
number of digital checkouts; Library releases most read titles of 2025 

 

 

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (December 29, 2025) – Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg celebrates the Louisville Free 
Public Library (LFPL) for the fifth year in a row on its record for the number of digital materials checked 
out, topping 1.68 million. In addition, LFPL’s total checkouts, which includes print books, eBooks, and 
audiobooks, exceeded 3.6 million in 2025. 

 

“These record-breaking numbers mean that more families are checking out books, more students are 
accessing educational materials, and more residents are taking advantage of all the Louisville Free Public 
Library has to offer,” said Mayor Greenberg. “When people access our amazing libraries in Louisville, it 
strengthens our neighborhoods, supports learning at every level, and makes Louisville stronger.” 

 

Access to the Library’s vast catalog of books and materials is free to all LFPL cardholders, and anyone 
living, working, owning property, or going to school in Jefferson County is eligible. To learn more, visit 
LFPL.org or stop by any of the Library’s area locations. 

 

LFPL’s most borrowed books, eBooks, and audiobooks in 2025 

 

Top eBooks 

1. The Women by Kristin Hannah 
2. Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt 
3. Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver 
4. The Let Them Theory by Mel Robbins 
5. The Wedding People by Alison Espach 


 

Top Fiction Books (print) 

1. The Women by Kristin Hannah 
2. The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah 
3. James by Percival Everett 
4. The God of the Woods by Liz Moore
5. The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah 


 

Top Nonfiction Books (print) 

1. The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk, M.D. 
2. The Let Them Theory by Mel Robbins 
3. The Demon of Unrest by Erik Larson 
4. The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt 
5. Be Ready When Luck Happens by Ina Garten 



 

Top Audiobooks 

1. Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros 
2. Housemaid by Freida McFadden 
3. The Tenant by Freida McFadden 
4. Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros 
5. The Crash by Freida McFadden 


 

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Louisville Free Public Library connects the residents of Louisville and Jefferson County to knowledge and information 
at our locations and on the web at LFPL.org.