Summary: At the start of World War I, German imperial troops burn down a mission in Africa. The mission's clergyman was so overtaken with disappointment that he passes away. Shortly after his well-educated, snooty sister Rose buries her brother, she must leave on the only available transport, the 'African Queen' steamboat. The boat is manned by the ill-mannered bachelor, Charlie. Together they embark on...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Paramount 2010
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2 available in Action / Adventure DVDs, Call number: DVD ACTION/ADVENTURE AFRSummary: "Capped by one of the most famous speeches ever written, Shakespeare's Henry V recalls a truly great English victory. With comic sub-plots to be found among Henry's soldiers, the production boasts some terrific performances - including Sam Cox as the 'splendidly unhinged' Pistol (The Daily Telegraph). In the title role is Jamie Parker, who 'casts such a rapt spell that you feel the entire...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Opus Arte 2013
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1 available in Performing Arts DVDs, Call number: DVD PERFORMING ARTS HENSummary: Biographical film about one of the most exciting and controversial figures of the '60s, Jim Morrison. With his rock and roll band, The Doors, he influenced the rock music scene as no other.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Artisan Home Entertainment 2000
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA DOOSummary: Set in the captivating world of 1960s New York, Mad Men follows iconic ad man Don Draper, his colleagues and his family for one final time.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Lions Gate Entertainment 2015
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV MADSummary: Who cares about the suffering--existential, financial, or other--of those who blindly mismanaged our monies into this ever-expanding, nay, verily bottomless pit of debt? No one, but this film may help viewers understand A) the birth of current financial woes, and B) what it might have been like, in those first few hours within the confines of an early investment trading firm casualty. Fueled by...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2011
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA MARCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE MARSummary: In the midst of the presidential election, tensions mount in the White House as Frank and Claire continue to navigate their political careers and redefine their relationships, particularly with each other.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD HOU RATED RCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV HOUMowry, Chris
Summary: In the wake of the climactic conclusion of Godzilla #13 comes a brand new series! Dozens of new monsters have risen from the depth and are staking out their own territory, regardless of humanity's political borders! A war of dominance beings ... will Godzilla end up on top? First he'll have to beat a new upstart ... Zilla!
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Publisher / Publication Date: IDW 2013
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Summary: "Previously unseen monsters are appearing at an alarming rate. Whether from the combined forces of an alien and underwater menace, or hidden away by a human army with sinister plans, one thing is certain-- Godzilla may be in over his hear!"--Page 4 of cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: IDW 2014
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Chancellor of England, Sir Thomas More, is placed in a difficult position when Henry VIII breaks with the Catholic Church over its refusal to annul his marriage to Katherine of Aragon so he can marry Anne Boleyn. Henry demands More's endorsement of this act. Torn between his conscience and duty to the crown, Sir Thomas chooses to say nothing.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 2007
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: An adaptation of Alex Haley's "Roots", in which Haley traces his African American family's history from the mid-18th century to the Reconstruction era.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Home Video 2007
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV ROOSummary: Detective Chief Superintendent Christopher Foyle works in the English town of Hastings. As World War II tears at the social fabric of this once quiet coastal community, Foyle investigates crimes the conflict has fostered on the home front.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV FOYMonroe, Chris
Summary: When school supplies go missing and suspicious bite marks appear, Chico the monkey (with his tool belt) investigates the mystery.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Carolrhoda Books 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE MONMonroe, Chris.
Summary: Clever monkey Chico Bon Bon builds lots of things with his many tools, and when he is captured by an organ grinder, he uses them to help him escape and get back home.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Minneapolis 2008
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE MONMonroe, Chris
Summary: Chico Bon Bon and Clark the elephant fly the Banana 5 to the Superstar Space Station to fix the snack bar's Moon Malt machine, but find a situation stickier than they anticipated.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Carolrhoda Books 2020
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Summary: Chico the clever monkey helps his friend Clark the elephant solve a problem at a seaside resort.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Carolrhoda Books 2011
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE MONCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE MONMonroe, Chris.
Summary: Blossom and Rocky, two sneaky and not very bright sheep, keep trying to get away from the rest of the flock, in spite of the dangers they encounter.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Carolrhoda Books 2010
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Based on the true life story of a young Marine Corporal whose unique discipline and bond with her military combat dog saved many lives during their deployment in Iraq. When she is assigned to clean up the K9 unit after a disciplinary hearing, Leavey identifies with a particularly aggressive dog, Rex, and is given the chance to train him. Over the course of their service, Megan and Rex completed...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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2 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA MEGCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MEG RATED PG-13Copies Available at East Bay
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE MEGCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD Movie Megan 2017Monroe, Chris.
Summary: When Chico the monkey wakes up to a loud clatter, he puts on his tool belt and searches his tree house to find what is making the noise, only to discover Clark the elephant stuck in the laundry chute.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Carolrhoda Books 2009
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Starring Academy Awardʼ-winner Hilary Swank, the film follows a journalist grieving the murder of her son who forms an unlikely alliance with his pregnant girlfriend to track down the killers in the seedy world of drugs and corruption.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Vertical Entertainment 2023
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Summary: "The bug on a bike is riding somewhere, but no one quite knows the destination. But that doesn't stop all the other animals from following along"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Carolrhoda Books 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE MONMonroe, Chris
Summary: Chico the monkey has to step in and save the day when his friend Clark the elephant's cooking nearly destroys their town.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Carolrhoda Books 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE MONSummary: The wedding contract: Rebecca, a teacher, and Adam, an ad executive are excited to plan their Jewish wedding, but their wedding and future are put into jeopardy when Adam lands a new ad campaign, and their mothers meet.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hallmark Channel 2024