📚 What did library patrons read in 2024?

Utah’s Serious About Geothermal

Geothermal energy production made a $4.3 million appearance in Gov. Cox’s budget proposal. Why is Utah eyeing this renewable energy source and how does it compliment (or threaten) our tectonic situation? [City Cast Salt Lake 🎧]

GSL License Plate Delayed

The release of Utah’s Great Salt Lake license plate has been delayed due to a 2024 law that revised license plate standards, removed front plate requirements, and created a License Plate Design Review Board. [KUER]

Grid City Beer Works x Drunken Kitchen

South Salt Lake’s Grid City Brewery has completely revamped its menu for 2025, replacing its offerings with the Taiwanese/Chinese cuisine of Drunken Kitchen. [Gastronomic SLC]

• Related: Drunken Kitchen is in our 2025 Guide to January in SLC. [City Cast Salt Lake 🎧]

What Did SLCo Read Last Year?

In 2024, Salt Lakers checked out over 12.5 million items from the county library, making it one of the top 10 circulating libraries in the U.S. The most popular adult titles include “Fourth Wing,” “The Women,” and “A Court of Thorns and Roses.” [FOX 13]

• Meanwhile: “A Court of Thorns and Roses” is officially banned in Utah’s public schools. [City Cast Salt Lake 🎧]