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These items were flying off the shelves last month! If you’re curious to know which titles have patrons rushing to place holds, look no further!

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Do some of these look familiar? That’s probably because you’ve seen them in your library request system. As the seasons change, tastes and interests will surely follow. These are the most-requested non-book items for July 2025, based on all our systems in Resource Sharing (in no particular order). Descriptions courtesy of MNLINK.

Killers of the Flower Moon (2024)
“Based on David Grann's broadly lauded best-selling book, "Killers of the Flower Moon" is set in 1920s Oklahoma and depicts the serial murder of members of the oil-wealthy Osage Nation, a string of brutal crimes that came to be known as the Reign of Terror.”

Small Things Like These (2025)
Small Things Like These takes place over Christmas in 1985, when devoted father and coal merchant Bill Furlong discovers startling secrets kept by the convent in his town, along with some shocking truths of his own. The film reveals truths about Ireland's Magdalene laundries - horrific asylums run by Roman Catholic institutions from the 1820s until 1996, ostensibly to reform "fallen young women." Adapted from the Booker Prize nominated novel by Claire Keegan.

Stranger Things Season 4 (2022)
Stranger Things season four is scheduled to be released worldwide exclusively via Netflix's streaming service in two volumes. The fourth season will have nine episodes and has continued to be produced by the show's creators the Duffer Brothers, along with Shawn Levy, Dan Cohen, and lain Paterson.

A Complete Unknown (2025)
New York, 1961. Against the backdrop of a vibrant music scene and tumultuous cultural upheaval, an enigmatic 19-year-old from Minnesota named Bob Dylan arrives with his guitar and revolutionary talent, destined to change the course of American music.

The Brutalist (2025)
Escaping post-war Europe, visionary architect László Toth arrives in America to rebuild his life, his work, and his marriage to his wife Erzsébet after being forced apart during wartime by shifting borders and regimes. On his own in a strange new country, László settles in Pennsylvania, where the wealthy and prominent industrialist Harrison Lee Van Buren recognizes his talent for building. But power and legacy come at a heavy cost.

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