Summary: Washington, D.C., in the mid-to-late 1960s, vibrant soul music and exploding social consciousness were combining to become a unique and powerful effect. It was the place and time for Ralph Waldo "Petey" Greene, Jr. to fully express himself and "tell it like it is." With the support of his irrepressible and tempestuous girlfriend Vernell, the new ex-con talks his way into an on-air radio gig. He...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Universal Studios Home Entertainment 2007
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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF TALSummary: "In the year 2154, two classes of people exist: the very wealthy, who live on a pristine man-made space station called Elysium, and the rest, who live on a overpopulated, ruined Earth. Secretary Delacourt ... will stop at nothing to preserve the luxurious lifestyle of the citizens of Elysium--but that doesn't stop the people of Earth from trying to get in by any means they can"--Container
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Science Fiction DVDs, Call number: DVD + BLU-RAY SCI-FI ELYSummary: In late 1960s Southern California, private investigator Doc Sportello is drawn into murky dealings with his ex-girlfriend, Shasta Fay, her current real estate mogul boyfriend, his wife and her boyfriend.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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Summary: A remarkable series of stories unified around one theme: people who use the interface between the human and the natural world to contend with their modern challenges in love, loss, and family life.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC GENAmmon, Richard.
Summary: Some Amish children celebrate Christmas in their one-room school and in their own simple ways with their family and relatives.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atheneum Books for Young Readers 1996
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FIC AMMGere, Richard
Summary: In the early 20th century, a fugitive from the slums of Chicago becomes pitted against a shy, rich Texan for the love of Abby in the wheatfields of Texas.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Criterion 2007
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA DAYHenson, Pene
Summary: "The great outdoors isn't so great for Sydney It-Girl Lien Hong. It's too dark, too quiet, and there are spiders in the toilet of the cabin she is sharing with friends on the way to a New South Wales music festival. To make matters worse, she's been separated from her companions and taken a bad fall. With a storm approaching, her rescue comes in the form of a striking wilderness ranger named...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Interlude Press 2017
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC HENEmmons, Scott
Summary: Bings wants to know what money is and why we use it. His questions lead him from a bank to a tour of a successful lemonade stand.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2024
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1 available in Beginning Readers - New Reader (Green), Call number: JBR GREEN EMMEmmons, Scott
Summary: Riders buckled into a car's seatbelts get a chance to see a wide variety of vehicles, from an electric car to a monster truck.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2020
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Summary: "In The Lightkeepers, we follow Miranda, a nature photographer who travels to the Farallon Islands, an exotic and dangerous archipelago off the coast of California, for a one-year residency capturing the landscape. Her only companions are the scientists studying there, odd and quirky refugees from the mainland living in rustic conditions; they document the fish populations around the island,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Counterpoint 2016
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC GENShowalter, Gena
Summary: Kat Parker's spirit returns, insisting Frosty the Ice Man partner with rogue slayer Camilla Marks -- the one who betrayed them all, leading to Kat's death. But when Anima rises from the grave to become a force the slayers may not have the strength to overcome, Frosty, Camilla and all the slayers will have to work together to survive.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harlequin Teen 2015
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA FIC SHOShowalter, Gena.
Summary: Millionaire video-game creator Lincoln West has a dark and tragic past. The sought-after bachelor lives by a rigid schedule and a single rule--one relationship per year, lasting no more than two months. No exceptions. When he gave up the big city for a small town, he hoped to escape the worst of his memories--until a brash beauty dredges up long-buried emotions.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2015
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC SHOKaaberbol, Lene.
Summary: Nina Borg, a Red Cross nurse, wife, and mother of two, is a compulsive do-gooder who can't say no when someone asks for help--even when she knows better. When her estranged friend Karin leaves her a key to a public locker in the Copenhagen train station, Nina gets suckered into her most dangerous project yet. Inside the locker is a suitcase, and inside the suitcase is a three-year-old boy:...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Soho Press 2011
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Summary: Protecting the young daughter of an illegal immigrant who has escaped police custody in the aftermath of a brutal murder, Danish Red Cross nurse Nina Borg struggles with a belief in the woman's innocence as she learns more about her violent past.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC KAASummary: Josephine Chesterfield is a glamorous, seductive Brit who defrauds gullible wealthy men. Penny amasses wads of cash by ripping off her marks in neighborhood bars. Despite their different methods, both are masters of the art of the fleece, so they combine talents for their next mark: a naive tech billionaire.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD HUSCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD HuCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE HUSCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD Movie Hustle 2019Emmons, Lauren
Summary: Clarisse, a street cat who loves books, finds a new home in the library as a read-aloud cat.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2024
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE EMMEmmons, Scott
Summary: "Fans of the StoryBots will recognize the colorful art from the hugely popular dinosaur video "Tyrannosaurus Rex" on YouTube. A gigantic body and super-sharp teeth make the Tyrannosaurus rex the most fearsome of the dinosaurs. Just don't make fun of those tiny arms! This rhyming Step 1 Science Reader will entertain while imparting simple facts about the most popular carnivorous dinosaur of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2017
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1 available in Beginning Readers - New Reader (Green), Call number: JBR GREEN EMMCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Beginning Readers - New Reader (Green), Call number: JBR GREEN EMMCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Beginning Readers - New Reader (Green), Call number: JBR GREEN EMMSummary: Having promised his soul to the Devil in exchange for good fortune, Jabez Stone asks the talented lawyer Daniel Webster to get him out of the bargain.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Criterion Collection 2003
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1 available in Fantasy DVDs, Call number: DVD FANTASY DEVIHammonds, Michael.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday 1975
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC HAMKaaberbol, Lene.
Summary: Red Cross nurse Nina Borg is drawn into Copenhagen's brutal underworld when she becomes the unwitting caretaker of a three-year-old boy who may be a victim of child trafficking.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Soho Crime 2011
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC KAAKaaberbøl, Lene.
Summary: "On her way home from a grocery shopping trip, Nina Borg is attacked from behind in a parking lot. Dazed and half-conscious, she hears her assailant ask for her forgiveness. Only later does she understand that this isn't for what he's just done, but for what he plans to do to. As a Red Cross nurse, Nina typically finds herself fighting for others' lives, not her own. For the first time, she's...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Soho Crime 2016
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC KAADenfeld, Rene
Summary: "Twenty years ago, a nine-year-old boy was swept away by powerful waves on a remote Oregon beach, his body lost to the sea. Only a stone memorial remains to mark his tragic death. For most of her life, Amanda Dufresne had no idea she had an older brother named Dennis Owens, or that he had died. Adopted as a baby, she learned about him while looking into her late birth mother, and is curious to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper 2024