Quick Summary
Books, movies, and other physical 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.
Do some of these look familiar? That’s probably because you’ve seen them in your library request system, or are requesting them yourself. As the seasons change, tastes and interests will surely follow. These are the most-requested items for December 2025, based on all our systems in Resource Sharing (in no particular order). Descriptions courtesy of MNLINK.
Books
Heated Rivalry (2019) - Reid, Rachel
Nothing interferes with Shane Hollander's game - definitely not the sexy rival he loves to hate. Pro hockey star Shane Hollander isn't just crazy talented, he's got a spotless reputation. Hockey is his life. Now that he's captain of the Montreal Voyageurs, he won't let anything jeopardize that...
Lonesome Dove (2025) - McMurtry, Larry
A love story and an epic of the frontier, "Lonesome Dove" is the grandest novel ever written about the last, defiant wilderness of America. Richly authentic, beautifully written, Lonesome Dove is a book to make readers laugh, weep, dream and remember. Now a blockbuster television event.
Game Changer (2018) - Reid, Rachel
When pro hockey star Scott Hunter falls for juice bar barista Kip Grady, he keeps their red-hot relationship behind closed doors because he can't afford anything that might derail his career, but Kip, ready to go all-in, no longer wants to be a secret
Jotham's Journey: A Storybook for Advent (2008) - Ytreeide, Arnold
"Jotham's Journey" is divided into short chapters for each day of Advent, giving families the opportunity to create a seasonal tradition of storytelling in their home. Ten-year-old Jotham's adventure takes him across Israel as he searches for his family. Though he faces thieves, robbers, and kidnappers, Jotham also encounters friendly wise men, shepherds, and innkeepers until at last he finds his way to his family - and to the Savior born in Bethlehem.
Little Christmas Carol: The Illustrated Edition (2024) - Dickens, Charles
The beloved masterpiece is now imagined within an enchanting woodland realm. In 1843, Charles Dickens penned a classic Christmas tale full of ghosts and the endearing humbug Ebenezer Scrooge. This beautifully illustrated edition brings alive the timeless classic of greed, regret, loneliness, reflection, compassion, hope, and a joyfully changed life.
Our National Parks (1970) - Muir, John
A collection of essays celebrating the beauty, grandeur, and vital importance of American wilderness, particularly Yosemite, Yellowstone, and Sequoia, aiming to inspire public appreciation and preservation through vivid, enthusiastic descriptions of forests, mountains, rivers, and wildlife, making it a foundational text for the conservation movement and a call to experience these wild spaces.
Other Physical Media
Being Charlie (2015) - Reiner, Rob
It centers on the eponymous eighteen-year-old as he drifts in and out of rehab clinics for drug addiction, while his actor-turned-politician father runs for governor of California. Charlie begins a relationship with fellow rehab patient Eva, and the two attempt to get clean, but they find maintaining sobriety a constant struggle.
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.”
Chicago - Original Album Series Vol. 2
Featuring five essential albums by the band Chicago, including hits compilations and key studio albums from their popular '70s and '80s eras: "Chicago IX - Greatest Hits 69-74," "Chicago X," "Chicago XI," "Chicago 16," and "Chicago 17."
Slow Horses Seasons 1-4 (2024)
“'Slough House' is an administrative purgatory for MI5 service rejects who have seriously failed a task but have not been sacked. Those consigned there are known as 'slow horses,' a play on 'Slough House.' They are expected to endure dull, paper-pushing tasks, along with occasional mental abuse from their miserable boss, Jackson Lamb, who expects them to quit out of boredom or frustration. Yet the slow horses somehow get involved in investigating schemes that endanger Britain.”
Only Murders in the Building: Seasons 1-3 (2021)
Three strangers - who live in the same New York City apartment building and share an obsession with true crime - suddenly find themselves embroiled in a murder.
