Summary: Among the most fascinating chapters of film history is that of the so-called "race films" that flourished in the 1920s -'40s. Unlike the "black cast" films produced within the Hollywood studio system, these films not only starred African Americans but were funded, written, produced, edited, distributed, and often exhibited by people of color. Entrepreneurial filmmakers built an industry apart...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC PIO1 available in Sight & Sound Print Material, Call number: SSC DVD DOC PIO
Summary: Georgia farm boy Will Stockdale is about to bust with pride because he's been drafted. Wearing a friendly, wide grin, he ambles into the U.S. Air Force, and most folk will never be the same, including pint-sized Ben, big-city bruiser Irvin and a jittery aptitude tester. Then there is Sgt. Orville King who is an old-timer driven crazy by Will's gee-whiz efforts at friendship.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by Warner Home Video 2010
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1 available in Family DVDs, Call number: DVD Family No 2010McCormack, Mike
Summary: "On All Souls Day, the late Marcus Conway returns home. Solar Bones captures in a single relentless sentence the life and death of this rural Irish engineer, and his place in the globally interconnected 21st century. The book takes in local municipal failures and global financial collapse, the quotidian pleasures of family, ancient history and the latest headlines, the living and the dead. A...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Soho Press 2017
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC MCCMcCormack, Una
Summary: Revealing brand-new details of his experiences on Vulcan and the Enterprise, Mr. Spock, one of Starfleet's finest officers, uses his own distinctive voice to shed new light on his relationships with the most important figures in his life.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Titan Books 2021
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC MCCMcCormick, Mairi.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Louisiana State University Press 1993
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Summary: Follows the adventures of a six-year-old Blue Heeler puppy named Bluey who lives with her parents and her younger sister, Bingo.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Allied Vaughn 2021
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1 available in Children's videos, Call number: J DVD Bluey 2020McCormick, Chris
Summary: "In the tradition of startling debuts such as We, the Animals by Justin Torres, Desert Boys follows the life of Daley Kushner, growing up, coming out, and grappling with the remnants of his childhood in California's Mojave Desert. This series of powerful,linked stories illuminates Daley's world--the family, friends, and community that have both formed and constrained him, and his new life in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picador 2016
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC MCCMcCormick, Patricia
Summary: Thirteen-year-old Lakshmi, though poor, enjoys her life until the Himalayan monsoons wash away her family's crops and she is sold to a brothel in India by her stepfather. She remembers her mother's wisdom, "Simply to endure is to triumph," until the day comes that she can reclaim her life.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hyperion 2006
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC MCCCopies Available at Fife Lake
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA FIC McCMcCormack, David
Summary: Follows the adventures of a six-year-old Blue Heeler puppy named Bluey who lives with her parents and her younger sister, Bingo.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Home Video 2024
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BLUMcCormack, Mike
Summary: "After a period of imprisonment, Nealon returns to an empty house in the west of Ireland to find his wife and young son missing. Then he gets a call from a man who claims to know what's happened to them--a man who'll tell Nealon all he needs to know in return for a single meeting. In a hotel lobby, in the shadow of an unfolding terrorist attack, Nealon and the man embark on a conversation shot...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Soho 2023
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1 available in New Fiction, Call number: FIC MCCMcCormack, Una
Summary: "An original novel based on the new Star Trek TV series! A thrilling novel leading into the new CBS series, Una McCormack's The Last Best Hope introduces you to brand new characters featured in the life of beloved Star Trek captain Jean-Luc Picard-widely considered to be one of the most popular and recognizable characters in all of science fiction"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gallery Books 2020
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC MCCBoyce, S.M.
Summary: Before Stone trained Kara Magari or taught the First Vagabond to master the Blood loyalty, he was nothing more than a slave boy named Terric. Terric is a curious loner hellbent on reading his master’s forbidden books. When one heist goes wrong, Terric abandons his old life and runs for freedom—only to fall prey to a ruthless man named Niccoli. Niccoli is an isen—a creature of magic from the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: S.M. Boyce 0000
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC BOYBoyce, Erica
Summary: "When beloved local fisherman John Staybrook is lost at sea his death stirs up more than grief. Hidden secrets throughout the small community begin to bubble to the surface, and everyone from the local librarian to the nurses at the hospital are swept up in the storm. For fans of Kerry Lonsdale and Emily Bleeker, LOST AT SEA is a mysterious yet uplifting family drama with unexpected twists that...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sourcebooks Landmark 2020
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC BOYBoyce, Kristy
Summary: "Musical lover Riley has big aspirations to become a director on Broadway...but when Riley takes her mom's car without permission, she's grounded and stuck with the worst punishment: spending her after-school hours working at her dad's game shop. Riley can't waste her time working...so she convinces Nathan--a nerdy teen employee--to cover her shifts and, in exchange, she'll flirt with him to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Delacorte Press 2024
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA FIC BOYSummary: "Meet the Sweathogs. They're the rowdiest, goofiest bunch of students to ever step foot inside a high school. But if they think they're too unruly for a good teacher to handle, they're in for a rude awakening when they meet Mr. Kotter -- a former Sweathog who's returned to his alma mater to shape the minds of these remedial students as their new teacher! With the hilarious talents of comedian...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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2 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV WELMcCormick, Dell J.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Caxton Printers 1990
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 398.2 MCCBoyce, S.M.
Summary: Ourean legends of the First Vagabond have survived a thousand years, blossoming in pubs and alleys even as the great Bloods of Ourea tried to squelch his name. But the myths glorify the deeds and forget the man he was—Cedric, a boy from a small Hillsidian farming village. As a young man, Cedric discovers a terrifying defect in his nature. He has no blood loyalty, which means he can defy his...
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Publisher / Publication Date: S.M. Boyce 0000
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC BOYRoyce, Brenda Scott
Summary: When a scruffy dog is abandoned at her uncle's pet grooming salon, Meg and her cousin, Amanda, vow to work with their local shelter to find the dog a good home.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Studio Fun International 2019
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED ROYChoyce, Lesley
Summary: Jake's friend Maria is the daughter of undocumented immigrants who have been living and working in the country for a long time. But the new government has implemented a crackdown. Maria's parents are detained and quickly sent out of the country. Maria, who was born here, decides to hide out in Jake's basement rather than risk becoming a ward of the state. But when she returns to her old...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Orca Book Publishers 2018
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC CHOJosse, Gaëlle
Summary: "New York, November 3, 1954. In a few days, the immigration inspection station on Ellis Island will close its doors forever. John Mitchell, an officer of the Bureau of Immigration, is the guardian and last resident of the island. As Mitchell looks back over forty-five years as gatekeeper to America and its promise of a better life, he recalls his brief marriage to his beloved wife Liz, and is...
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Publisher / Publication Date: World Editions 2020
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2 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC JOSChoyce, Lesley.
Summary: Colin is tired of school bullies and other students' refusal to speak up or "rat" on the real troublemakers. When Colin does speak out against a couple of school thugs, they post an embarrassing photo of him on a social networking website. Colin makes some new enemies in the process but also a few new allies, including the VP, Mr. Miller. One of Colin's new unwanted allies, though, is Jerome,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Orca Book Publishers 2012
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper & Row 1974
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC HOYProuty, Royce.
Summary: "Joseph Barkeley gets more than he bargains for when he agrees to authenticate the original manuscript of Bram Stoker's DRACULA, and personally transport it to Romania"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013