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 May 2026, based on all our systems in Resource Sharing (in no particular order). Descriptions courtesy of MNLINK.
Books
The Mistake (2015) - Kennedy, Elle
College junior John Logan can get any girl he wants. For this hockey star, life is a parade of parties and hook-ups, but behind his killer grins and easygoing charm, he hides growing despair about the dead-end road he'll be forced to walk after graduation. A sexy encounter with freshman Grace Ivers is just the distraction he needs, but when a thoughtless mistake pushes her away, Logan plans to spend his final year proving to her that he's worth a second chance.
A Rumor of War: The Classic Vietnam Memoir (1977) - Caputo, Philip
In March of 1965, Marine Lieutenant Philip J. Caputo landed at Danang with the first ground combat unit committed to fight in Vietnam. Sixteen months later, having served on the line in one of modern history's ugliest wars, he returned home - physically whole, emotionally wasted, his youthful idealism shattered. A decade later, Caputo would write in A Rumor of War, "This is simply a story about war, about the things men do in war and the things war does to them."
The One and Only Ivan (2012) - Applegate, Katherine
When Ivan, a gorilla who has lived for years in a down-and-out circus-themed mall, meets Ruby, a baby elephant that has been added to the mall, he decides that he must find her a better life.
The Weighty Word Book (1985) - Levitt, Paul M.
Provides definitions for twenty-six vocabulary words from abasement to zealot - with stories containing puns that provide mnemonic devices for remembering the definitions.
The Correspondent (2025) - Evans, Virginia
Sybil is seventy-three years old, in the winter of her life. Sybil has always made sense of the world through writing letters, and through this epistolary novel, we see how she comes to terms with her past and present and learns forgiveness.
Other Physical Media
Set in the proverbial boomtowns of West Texas, Landman is a modern-day tale of fortune seeking in the world of oil rigs. The series is an upstairs/downstairs story of roughnecks and wildcat billionaires fueling a boom so big, it's reshaping our climate, our economy, and our geopolitics.
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. He forges intimate relationships with music icons of Greenwich Village on his meteoric rise, culminating in a groundbreaking and controversial performance that reverberates worldwide.
TW (self-harm): Carmen Berzatto, a talented chef, leaves his upscale culinary career to manage his family sandwich shop, the Original Beef of Chicagoland, following a tragic loss. Adjusting to this new reality, he navigates the challenges of a smaller kitchen, a stubborn staff, and strained family ties, all while coping with his brother's suicide.
Multiple Emmy Award winner Jean Smart stars as a legendary Las Vegas comedian who is forced to hire an ambitious young writer. These two talented comedic voices from different generations form an unlikely bond in this new comedy from "Broad City" alums Paul W. Downs, Lucia Aniello, and Jen Statsky - and Emmy Award-winning executive producer Michael Schur.
With "Avatar: Fire and Ash," James Cameron takes audiences back to Pandora in an immersive new adventure with Marine turned Na'vi leader Jake Sully, Na'vi warrior Neytiri, and the Sully family.
