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Most borrowed books of 2025

Before we turn the page to a new year, we’re celebrating the books our patrons loved the most at Hennepin County Library in 2025.

Support your library before the year ends

Your tax-deductible gift by December 31 will put books in the hands of your neighbors and promote lifelong learning for all.

Cargill Gallery exhibit: I Wonder

The next Cargill Gallery exhibit, I Wonder, showcases digital artwork created by youth artists at the Best Buy Teen Tech Center at Minneapolis Central Library.

What We Loved in 2025: Fiction

Find your next great read with these titles, both new and old, that library staff loved in 2025.

Southdale Library temporary holds pickup, return space now open

A temporary site offering holds pickup and returns for Southdale Library patrons is now open. The space, located in Yorktown Mall at 3519 Hazelton Road in Edina, will be open daily from 7 a.m. until 8 p.m.

What We Loved in 2025 for youth

From picture books to graphic novels for teens, library staff discovered many wonderful titles for youth this year.

New music now streaming on MNspin

Hennepin County Library’s free music streaming service, MNspin, has released its 2025 collection of music. This year’s selection includes more than 75 new albums, growing the collection to more than 600 albums across 14 genres.

What We Loved in 2025: Nonfiction

Explore the memoirs, histories, cookbooks, and more that our staff loved in 2025.

If you like winter holiday movies

Immerse yourself in the sweet, whimsical and often romantic holiday movies, books and music of this winter season.