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Biographical television programs. Children's television programs. Documentary television programs. Educational television programs. Historical television programs. Nonfiction television programs. Puppet television programs. Television adaptations. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. videorecordingSummary: Henry Louis Gates, Jr. finds out who we are and where we come from.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: PBS Distribution 2014
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Every letter of the alphabet is special, and Elmo and his friends explore A through Z in this new collection. There are several pieces dedicated to each and every letter of the alphabet with fun scenes, songs, animations and more. Learning the ABCs has never been so much fun.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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2 available in Juvenile Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV SESCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Children's videos, Call number: DVD Juv STeatro Alla Scala
Summary: Verdi's opera tells the tragic tale of Violetta, who is dying of consumption and leaves her beloved Alfredo at the request of his father, only to be reunited with him shortly before her death.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Arthaus Musik 2008
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1 available in Opera DVDs, Call number: DVD OPERA TRASummary: When a devastating famine descended on Soviet Russia in 1921, Americans responded with a massive two-year relief campaign, championed by a new Secretary of Commerce, 'The Great Humanitarian' Herbert Hoover, an operation hailed for its efficiency, grit, and generosity.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: PBS Distribution 2011
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV GRESummary: A police superintendent asks Hercule Poirot to investigate a case where a man may have been convicted for a murder he didn't commit; the headmistress at an all girls' school asks Poirot to solve the murders that have been committed there; the cast and crew of "Poirot" discuss the making of the episodes and bringing the detective to the screen.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Acorn Media 2009
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: World War II is over, but the Cold War simmers in 1946 London. DCS Christopher Foyle has retired from police work when Britain's secret intelligence service compels him to join its ranks. Reunited with his former colleague, newlywed Sam Wainwright, Foyle faces new-but no less deadly-threats in the world of spies and counterintelligence.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV FOYSummary: Elmo, Grover, Abby, and Cookie secretly nominate Count von Count as the World's Greatest Counter. When the Nobel Counting Prize committee arrives to give him the prestigious award, the Count is nowhere to be found. His friends step in and do their best Count impression, but can they save the day?
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV SESSummary: Sing with the stars some more! In this fantastic follow-up to Volume One comes another star-studded collection of favorite songs with Elmo and friends! Learn how to Be a Good Friend with Gwen Stefani and about The Power of Yet with Janelle Monae. Nick Jonas sings about shapes and Fifth Harmony and Elmo sing about the music around us.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Children's videos, Call number: DVD Juv SSummary: Favorite PBS Kids characters learn all about allergies in five stories. Join Binky as he works to understand his peanut allergy in an Arthur story and Daniel Tiger as he tries a peach for the first time and discovers he's allergic to the fruit.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV ALLSummary: Get ready for some really, really Big fun when Elmo is accidentally turned big and towers over Sesame Street! While Abby tries to figure out how to get Elmo small again, kids will learn all about measuring in this extra tall tale. Then, Elmo makes friends with a Monarch butterfly and cooks up even more big fun in a silly cooking competition! Featuring three full length stories, two engaging new...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Home Video 2012
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1 available in Children's videos, Call number: DVD SeSummary: Join the cast and crew of Poldark, as well as the award-winning creative team behind the series, on this exclusive journey to discover the true stories behind the history, the books, and the characters of Winston Graham's saga. Poldark Revealed uncovers the passion behind the people bringing Graham's novels to life with their unforgettable characters, gripping story, fiery passions, and...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: An epic labor strike that devastated Michigan's Copper Country in 1913 haunts the American labor movement to this day. Among the notable elements of that strike was the death of 73 children at a union Christmas party, a tragedy immortalized by Woody Guthrie in his ballad "1913 Massacre", performed in the film by Steve Earle. The event remains the deadliest unsolved manslaughter in U.S. history.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD REDSummary: Volume 1 begins with a look at two of the many crises faced by George Washington during his term as America's first president. At a time when any conflict had the potential to dissolve the fragile union, Washington surrounded himself with brilliant men who were bound by their undying devotion to America, but who were often bitterly divided about how best to serve their common cause. Volume 2...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2002
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV FOUSummary: The fact that John Lurie knows nothing about fishing doesn't stop him from taking his celebrity guests to exotic fishing locales for fishing and conversation.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Criterion Collection 1999
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC FISSummary: A portrait of one of the pre-eminent artists of the 20th century, and the inventor of an art form, the mobile. Shows Calder at work in his studio, includes archival films and photographs, and features interviews with contemporaries.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2014