Summary: In this documentary, Che Smith (a.k.a. Rhymefest, the Grammy-winning rapper) reunites with his father, an alcoholic living on the streets of Chicago, and struggles to deliver him to safety and an existence that is productive and meaningful, in essence, taking responsibility for the man who had abandoned him as a young child.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC INSmith, Dodie
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 1965
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC SMISmith, Winnie.
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Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow and Company, Inc. 1992
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 959.7043 SMISmith, Emma Bland
Summary: "When Fannie Farmer learned to cook in the late 1800s, recipes could be pretty silly. They might call for "a goodly amount of salt" or "a lump of butter" or "a suspicion of nutmeg." Girls were supposed to use their "feminine instincts" in the kitchen (or maybe just guess). Despite this problem, Fannie loved cooking, so when polio prevented her from going to college, she became a teacher at the...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Calkins Creek, an imprint of Astra Books for Young Readers 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 FARSummary: Featuring an incredible array of the greatest musicians of the '70s and early '80s. It stands alone in the history of rock n roll as the first ever late-night live concert show on TV, capturing the spirit of a time when rock was exploding in so many new, exciting directions. For nine thrilling years, The Special brought audience the very best live music from every genre, rare performances right...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Music DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSIC MIDFitzgerald, Donalie
Summary: Each birthdate in the year has a corresponding card that is its governor and conditioner. One of these cards is YOURS! Developed over 200 years ago by monastery monks, this illuminating and compelling astrological system has been astounding audiences for decades with its unrivaled accuracy and depth of insight. Offering comprehensive descriptions of character traits, Karmic properties and...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Nash Pub. 1974
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 133.3 FITEunnie
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 EUNSummary: 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
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD ROLDondi
Summary: "The Five Elements brings the wisdom of an ancient healing system to the modern reader. Many people today are interested in knowing themselves better, as evidenced by the popularity of personality tests online and in magazines. They want to know the reason behind their responses to situations. In this book, Dondi Dahlin shows us that we are all born with individual rhythms that go beyond the...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: TarcherPerigee 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 155 DAHSonnie, Amy
Summary: "Some of the most important and little-known activists of the 1960s were poor and working-class radicals. Inspired by the Civil Rights movement, the Black Panthers, and progressive populism, they started to organize significant political struggles against racism and inequality during the 1960s and into the 1970s. Historians of the period have traditionally emphasized the work of white college...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Melville House 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 322.4 SONSummary: Presents the story of the eugenics movement in the U.S., tracing its evolution from a force for human progress through the study of genetics to an anti-humanistic campaign for state-sponsored sterilization and the closing of the country's borders to peoples believed by some to be genetically inferior.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: PBS 2018
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV EUGEichhorn, Connie.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Cambridge Adult Education 1995
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 530.8 EICDonne, John
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Publisher / Publication Date: J.M. Dent 1990
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 821.3 DONSummary: Part 4 covers the period during the 17th and 18th centuries that saw widespread questioning of religious and other traditional authorities, growing faith in science, and early responses to the budding industrial revolution. This period marks the intellectual flowering that led to the American Revolution.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 109 GREGeer, Donne.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Weldon Owen 2013
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 704 GEEDennie, Devin
Summary: Provides information about rocks, minerals, and gems, describing the ways in which they are formed, their physical characteristics, and where they can be found.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: DK Publishing 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 552 DENCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J Nature DennieJacobs, Jonnie.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Kensington Books 2005
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC JACRolling Stones
Summary: Celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of the rock and roll band, a biography, written in part by each member, details its colorful history and includes contributions from some of the best-known Rolling Stones photographers.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hyperion 2012
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 782.42 ROLLING STONES ROLDennie, Devin
Summary: Shares wide-ranging facts about the Earth using a question and answers format, covering such topics as the atmosphere, landforms, oceans, weather, and natural resources.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: DK Publishing 2019
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Summary: Offers a photographic chronicle of twentieth-century popular music in a collection of more than one hundred photographs of such musical icons as Ray Charles, the Grateful Dead, Michael Jackson, and Willie Nelson.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2003
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 779.978 LEITran, Thi Minh Phuoc
Summary: Collects fifteen Vietnamese folktales, including "Mai An Tiem and the watermelon seeds," which tells the story about orphan Mai An Tiem who is banished to a remote island by the king despite his loyalty.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Tuttle Publishing 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 398.2 TRAMilsap, Ronnie.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1985
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD COUNTRY MILDonne, John
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Publisher / Publication Date: Modern Library 1994