Summary: In this TEDTalk, Jimmy Wales recalls how he assembled "a ragtag band of volunteers," gave them tools for collaborating, and created Wikipedia, the self-organizing, self-correcting, ever-expanding online encyclopedia. The ultimate goal? "To get a free encyclopedia to every single person on the planet," says Wales. "We're really interested in all the issues of the digital divide, poverty...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Eaton, Gale
Summary: What do the Trojan Horse, Piltdown Man, Keely Motor Company, and Ponzi Scheme have in common? They were all famous hoaxes, carefully designed and bolstered with false evidence.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Tilbury House Publishers 2016
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 001.9 EATStilton, Geronimo.
Summary: More stories from the journalist-mouse who runs a newspaper and whose passion is writing adventure stories.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Playaway 2010
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Place a hold to request this item.Jackson, Janet
Contents: (Intro) 20 -- So excited (featuring Khia) -- Show me -- Get it out me -- Do it 2 me -- This body -- 20 part 2 (interlude) -- With u -- Call on me (with Nelly) -- 20 part 3 (interlude) -- Daybreak -- Enjoy -- 20 part 4 (interlude) -- Take care -- Love 2 love -- (Outro) 20 part 5.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Virgin Records America 2006
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD RHYTHM AND BLUES JACWatters, Shannon
Summary: "Jo, Mal, Molly, April, Ripley and the scouts of Miss Qiunzella Thiskwin Penniquiqul Thistle Crumpet's Camp for Hardcore Lady Types are running out of time to fight back against the mysterious force known as the Grey! And even if they succeed, they will have to deal with their biggest challenge yet -- saying goodbye as summer finally comes to an end." --
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: BOOM! Box, a division of Boom Entertainment, Inc. 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J GRAPHIC LUMSummary: We still have 5.8% unemployment; inflation has risen from 4.8% to 13%. We still don't have a viable energy policy. Russian troops are in Cuba and Afghanistan. The dollar is falling, gold is rising, and the hostages after 78 days are still in Tehran. Just what have you done, sir, asks panelist David Broder, "to deserve renomination?" In this episode of Meet the Press, Jimmy Carter makes his case...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Isayama, Hajime
Summary: "The Survey Corps's quest for the truth of the world inside the Walls has brought them back to Titan-infested Shiganshina District, a mere stone's throw from Eren's childhood home. They have come to execute Erwin's final gambit, reclaiming Wall Maria and the secrets of humanity's past. But the Colossus Titan, the Armored Titan, and the Beast Titan have been waiting for them, and saving humanity...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Kodansha Comics, an imprint of Kodansha USA Publishing, LLC 2016
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 ATTSmith, Ian
Summary: A guide to clean eating outlines a diet and exercise program for minimizing unhealthy processed foods as part of a lifestyle practice for weight loss, disease prevention, and overall better health, citing the importance of not eliminating food groups and meeting nutritional needs.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.3 SMICopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.3 SMICopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Health Nut SmithOda, Eiichirō
Summary: Luffy and pals head for Rainbase, the fabled city of dreams. While protecting Vivi, their royal charge, Luffy gets sidetracked by the devious pirate captain Crocodile for some cozy one-on-one time! While Vivi makes her way to the palace of her birthright, Straw Hats navigator Nami is on her own in a throw-down battle with Ms. Doublefinger of the Baroque Qorks!" -- p. [4] of cover.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Viz Media 2013
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 ONETakei, Hiroyuki.
Summary: Yoh, a shaman, meaning he has the ability to channel spirits, is training to compete in the "Shaman Fight in Tokyo," a tournament held every 500 years to see who will become the Shaman King and shape humanity's future.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Viz 2009
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 SHAOtterstrom, Kate
Summary: "Whether you only have twenty minutes or an hour-or something in between-you can deliver a delicious entrée and side dish to the table with these quick, easy, and crowd-pleasing recipes. Organized by 'available time' rather than by 'kind of dish,' this unique cookbook is designed to help the time-conscious cook with dinner planning. Since Kate is gluten-intolerant herself, each recipe also...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Shadow Mountain Publishing 2023
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.512 OTTSummary: Seventeen teenage lawbreakers spend a day inside Rahway State Prison (later East Jersey State Prison) with some of New Jersey's most dangerous criminals. A selected group of convicts ("The Lifers") give the youth an in-your-face, no-holds-barred account about life in prison, in hopes of "scaring them straight". Twenty years later, filmmaker Arnold Shapiro catches up with both the kids and the...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Docurama 2003
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC SCASummary: This Universal newsreel focuses on HUAC and the Hollywood blacklist. Washington, D.C.: Hearings begin before the House Un-American Activities Committee regarding charges of Communist infiltration in Hollywood. Chairman J. Parnell Thomas outlines the scope of the probe, while Eric Johnston, head of the M.P.A., denies the threat of Communist influence and states that the Reds will never succeed...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Summary: "Relive your favorite Sesame Street moments with this one of a kind Sesame Street Collection! Everyone remembers the familiar words to the Sesame Street theme song, and the even more familiar tune, but how much do you really know about the world's most famous street?"--Container.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Genius Entertainment 2009
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1 available in Juvenile Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV SESDaniel, Drew.
Summary: In 20 Jazz Funk Greats Drew Daniel (of the experimental band Matmos) creates through both his own insights and exclusive interviews with the band an exploded view of the album's multiple agendas: a series of close readings of each song, shot through with a sequence of thematic entries on key concepts, strategies, and contexts (noise, leisure, process, the abject, information, and repetition)....
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Continuum 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 780.33 DANSummary: The U.S. Constitution is the world's oldest written charter of government in continuous effect. Much of the success of this document can be attributed to the way the Constitution has changed to meet the needs of the American people. The framers of the Constitution wisely anticipated the need to make changes to the Constitution as the world itself changed. Between 1787, when the Constitution was...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Rand, Johnathan
Summary: "After days of rain, a rainbow appears in Lansing, Michigan. When Fern sets out to find the fabled pot of gold, she finds something quite unexpected: a tiny man who resembles an honest-to-goodness leprechaun! The man quickly vanishes, leaving Fern puzzled and curious. Fern and her friend, Cornell, set out to find the leprechaun. Their horrifying adventure takes them beneath the ground, to a...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: This Universal newsreel focuses on life in post-World War II Japan. In the midst of black markets and inflationary prices, life for the average Japanese is grim and barren. Rebuilding homes and harvesting meager crops keep some healthy and housed, but many have to tighten their belts.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Summary: This Universal newsreel focuses on four topics, as follows. Reel 1, Confiscated films from the private collection of Eva Braun show scenes of Nazi life at Berchtesgaden. Reel 2, The International Convention of Variety Clubs presents its humanitarian awards. James F. Byrnes is guest of honor. Reel 3, A Dutch tulip festival and parade in Holland, Mich. Reel 4, A chimp circus at the St. Louis Zoo.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Uncle Tupelo (Musical group)
Contents: Grindstone (3:17) -- Coalminers (2:34) -- Wait up (2:09) -- Criminals (2:20) -- Shaky ground (2:49) -- Satan, your kingdom must come down (1:53) -- Black eye (2:19) -- Moonshiner (4:24) -- I wish my baby was born (1:39) -- Atomic power (1:52) -- Lilli Schull (5:16) -- Warfare (3:38) -- Fatal wound (4:10) -- Sandusky (3:44) -- Wipe the clock (2:36) -- Bonus tracks. Take my word (2:03) ;...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Columbia/Legacy 2003
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK UncleContents: Whom Shall I Fear (God Of Angel Armies) (4:27) -- Oceans (Where Feet May Fail) (Radio Version) (4:09) -- Hello, My Name Is (3:44) -- Dare You To Move (4:08) -- Me Without You (3:35) -- Overcome (Radio Edit) (4:31) -- 10,000 Reasons (Bless The Lord) (Radio Version/Live) (4:17) -- Gold (3:00) -- Jesus Freak (Remastered 2013) (4:50) -- Holy (3:20) -- Testify To Love (4:41) -- He Reigns (4:55) --...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Starsong (STR) 2015
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Summary: 20 killed in Algeria riots. DeGaulle plan sparks strike, street fights.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1960
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Campbell, Glen
Contents: By the time I get to Phoenix (2:43) -- Scarborough Fair/Canticle (3:20) -- Classical gas (3:45) -- Southern nights (2:59) -- Amazing grace (3:51) -- King of the road (instrumental) (2:12) -- Wichita lineman (3:06) -- The impossible dream (The quest) (2:44) -- Just to satisfy you (2:25) -- Somebody like that (3:14) -- Rhinestone cowboy (3:15) -- If not for you (2:46) -- He ain't heavy, he's my...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Capitol Nashville 2000
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD COUNTRY CAMContents: Dust -- House of Earth -- I know all about it -- Place in my heart -- Death came -- Doors of heaven -- Louisiana story -- The ghosts of Highway 20 -- Bitter memory -- Factory -- Can't close the door on love -- If my love could kill -- If there's a heaven -- Faith and grace.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2016