Summary: Portrait of the relationship between two eccentric recluses, Edith Bouvier Beale and her grown daughter, Little Edie. The aunt and cousin of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis feed their cats and raccoons and talk about their past behind the walls of their East Hampton mansion.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2013

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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: BLU-RAY DOC GRE

Summary: East Hampton, the mid-1970's: documentary filmmakers Albert and David Maysles set up camp in a decrepit mansion known as Grey Gardens, where the eccentric Edith "Big Edie" Ewing Bouvier Beale and her daughter Edith "Little Edie" Bouvier Beale live amid piles of trash and mounds of cats. The film becomes an instant cult classic. Fast forward to the present day: "Grey Gardens" has inspired a...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Criterion Collection 2006

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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC BEA

Summary: Portrait of the relationship between Edith Bouvier Beale and her grown daughter, Little Edie, once and aspiring actress in New York who left her career to care for her aging mother in their East Hampton home, and never left again. The aunt and cousin of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis feed their cats and raccoons and rehash their pasts behind the walls of their decaying mansion, Grey Gardens.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Home Vision Entertainment 2001

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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC GRE

Summary: A comprehensive documentary about the mingling of cultural and social influences that have made basketball what it is today. Appropriate credit goes to the game's official inventor, Dr. James Naismith. Also explores the YMCA's early role as a "pipeline for spreading basketball over the world". Pays tribute to the old Knickerbockers and Philadelphia Warriors legends, among others, who comprise...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Paramount 2003

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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC ONE

Black, Julie.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Firefly Books 1999

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 398.2 BLA

Moyle, Eunice

Summary: With a unique mix of history and inspiration, Be The Change! gives young readers the tools and encouragement needed to be the change they wish to see in the world. Featuring the popular founders of Hello! Lucky stationery, this guidebook offers instruction and guidance to spark readers' creativity and inspire action in their local communities. With a lighthearted approach, the authors enlighten...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Walter Foster Jr. 2018

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 745.5 MOY

Eunnie

Summary: Momo Gardner is the kind of friend who's always ready to lend a helping hand. She's introverted, sensitive, and maybe a little too trusting, but she likes to believe the best in people. PG, on the other hand, is a bit of a lone wolf, despite her reputation for being a flirt and a player. Underneath all that cool mystery, she's actually quick to smile, and when she falls for someone, she falls...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC 2023

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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 EUN

Summary: Martin Scorsese's pseudo-documentary film, composed of both fictional and non-fictional material, about Bob Dylan's legendary 1975 tour, which featured a band of troubadours including Joan Baez, Allen Ginsberg, and Joni Mitchell, and blends behind-the-scenes archival footage, interviews, and narrative mischief.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2021

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD ROL

Summary: Chronicles the astonishing, true story of Nobel Prize winner Rigoberta Menchú, who is a Quinché Indian woman, as she stood up for her people and helped wage a rebellion in the wake of seemingly unconquerable oppression. Shot at the height of the heated battle between the heavily-armed Guatemalan Military and the nearly defenseless Mayan population.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Docurama 2004

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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC WHE

Brake, Mark

Summary: Capturing the imagination and hearts of crowds worldwide, "Star Wars" is a fantastic feat of science fiction and fantasy. We marvel at the variety of creatures and technology and the mystery behind the force. But how much of the "Star Wars" world is rooted in reality? Could we see some of the extraordinary inventions materialize in our world? "The Science of Star Wars" addresses fifty topics...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Racehorse Publishing 2016

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 500.5 BRA

Blanke, Gail.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Springboard Press 2009

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1 available in Stacks, Call number: 648 Bla

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 648.5 BLA

Summary: A comedy feature about two lowlifes, a small time pimp and an unemployed disc jockey, framed for crimes they didn't commit, who escape from jail with an eccentric Italian tourist. Set in New Orleans and the swamps of Louisiana.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2002

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1 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: DVD COMEDY DOW

Brake, Mark

Summary: Star Wars has captured the hearts and imaginations of sci-fi fans worldwide. We all marvel at its dazzling variety of aliens, spaceships, and planets. That’s because there’s something revolutionary about the actual science in Star Wars. These painted pictures from the movies make us see the universe in a new light. They inspire us to ask questions such as: How much would it cost to build a...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Sky Pony Press 2020

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 791.43 BRA

Flake, Jeff

Summary: Republican Senator Jeff Flake takes his party to task for embracing nationalism, populism, xenophobia, and the anomalous Trump presidency. The book is an urgent call for a return to bedrock conservative principle and a cry to once again put country before party.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2017

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 320.5 FLA

Summary: On 12.12.12 some of the world's leading artists came together for a live, one-night-only fundraising concert at Madison Square Garden to raise money for the victims of Hurricane Sandy. The concert was broadcast all across North & South America, Europe, Africa, Asia & Australia. The all-star line-up includes The Rolling Stones, Bon Jovi, Eric Clapton, Billy Joel, Alicia Keys, Chris Martin, Paul...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2013

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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF TWE

Brake, Mark

Summary: Discover the scientific secrets of Harry, Hermione, Ron, Dumbledore, and more in J. K. Rowling's universe. Movie-goers and young readers the world over have been spellbound by the tales of "the boy who lived." J. K. Rowling's stories have conjured ideas of magic and sorcery into our minds like no other book series before. But nature is its own magic. And Muggle scientists have uncovered answers...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Sky Pony Press 2020

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 791.43 BRA

Flake, Emily

Summary: For most people, having a child doesn't go exactly as planned. Not many are willing to admit that not only did they dislike the early days of parenting, they sometimes hated it. MAMA TRIED is a relatable collection of cartoons and essays pertaining to the good, bad, and (very) ugly parenting experiences we all face. Subjects range from "are you ready for children?" to "baby gear class-warfare."...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Grand Central Publishing 2015

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 649 FLA

Flake, Emily

Summary: "From New Yorker humorist Emily Flake, a hilarious, oddly enlightening book of illustrations, observations, and wise advice that embraces the inescapable awkwardness of two human beings attempting to make physical contact with each other."-- Back cover.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2019

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 818.6 FLA

Summary: The lives of a writer, her boyfriend, a well-known doctor, and an attractive gay man all intersect when they are faced with the AIDS epidemic during the sexual revolution in the early 1980s.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Strand Releasing 2008

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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN WIT

Kimura, Yukie

Summary: "When Yukie Kimura was eight years old, her family lived on a tiny island near the coast of northern Japan, where her father was a lighthouse keeper. Her days were filled with adventure and nature: collecting seagull eggs to bake cookies, finding fresh seafood on the shore, and digging for fossils in a cave. But it was also 1945, the final year of World War II. Then, during one sunny weekend,...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Roaring Brook Press 2023

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 KIM

Crowe, Rubie

Summary: Thirteen chaotic and comical scenes are filled with search-and-find challenges that invite readers to catch all the mischievous leprechauns.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Cottage Door Press 2022

Copies Available at East Bay

1 available in New Youth Materials, Call number: JE CRO

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1 available in Juvenile Holidays - Springtime Holidays, Call number: JE CRO

Rubie, Peter.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Quill 2003

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 808.02 RUB

Blade, Adam.

Summary: Tom must find the twin dragons Vedra and Krimon before the evil wizard Malvel tries to capture and control them with his dark magic.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic 2012

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1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED BLA

Blake, William

Summary: This single volume contains all of Blake's illuminated books, reproduced from the best available originals. It is published to coincide with a major exhibition at the Tate Gallery in the autumn of 2000.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Thames & Hudson in association with the William Blake Trust 2001

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 821.7 BLA