Summary: Batman begins: After his parents' murders, disillusioned heir Bruce Wayne travels the world seeking the means to fight injustice. With the help of his trusted butler Alfred, detective Jim Gordon and his ally Lucius Fox, Bruce returns to Gotham City and unleashes his alter-ego: Batman, a masked crusader who uses strength, intellect and high-tech weaponry to fight evil.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2012

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2 available in Action / Adventure DVDs, Call number: BLU-RAY ACTION/ADVENTURE DAR

Summary: In the wake of his parents' murders, disillusioned heir Bruce Wayne travels the world seeking the means to fight injustice and turn fear against those who prey on the fearful.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Home Video 2005

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3 available in Action / Adventure DVDs, Call number: DVD ACTION/ADVENTURE BAT

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

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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE Batman 2005

Summary: "This is the way it was--the story of the battle that was the turning point of the war in the Pacific, told wherever possible with actual film shot during combat. It exemplifies the combination of planning, courage, error and pure chance by which great events are often decided."--Title screens. In June of 1942, quite possibly the most important naval encounter of WWII took place in the middle...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Universal Pictures 2001

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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA MID

Summary: With the help of Lieutenant Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman raises the stakes on his war on crime and sets out to dismantle the remaining criminal organizations that plague the city streets. The partnership proves to be effective, but they soon find themselves prey to a reign of chaos unleashed by a rising criminal mastermind known to the terrified citizens of Gotham as The...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Home Video 2008

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2 available in Action / Adventure DVDs, Call number: DVD ACTION/ADVENTURE DAR

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

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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD DAR PG-13

Summary: "Follow Jason Voorhees as he cuts and hacks a swath of fear from Crystal Lake to the mean streets of Manhattan." Friday the 13th: Camp Crystal Lake has been closed for over twenty years due to several vicious and unsolved murders. New owners reopen the camp, only to have each counselor stalked by a violent killer. This 24-hour nightmare of blood unfolds into a film which is widely acclaimed for...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2017

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2 available in Horror DVDs, Call number: DVD HORROR FRI

Summary: Pongo and Perdita have a litter of 15 dalmatian puppies. Cruella De Vil takes a fancy to the puppies and tries to buy them from their human owners, Roger and Anita. Cruella wants to get ahold of those puppies, as well as more puppies, to make herself a lovely dalmatian skin coat. Cruella hires some thugs to kidnap the puppies and hold them at an abandoned mansion. Now Pongo and Perdita must use...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Walt Disney Home Entertainment 2008

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2 available in Family DVDs, Call number: DVD FAMILY ONE

Summary: Fueled by his restored faith in humanity and inspired by Superman's selfless act, Bruce Wayne enlists the help of his newfound ally, Diana Prince, to face an even greater enemy. Together, Batman and Wonder Woman work quickly to find and recruit a team of metahumans to stand against this newly awakened threat. But despite the formation of this unprecedented league of heroes it may already be too...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2017

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1 available in Action / Adventure DVDs, Call number: DVD + BLU-RAY ACTION/ADVENTURE JUS

Summary: Presents a collection of the best science fiction and fantasy short stories written during 2016.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2017

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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC BES

Melton, Kate

Summary: "An adorable story about a brave little girl and her brother who fight the germs. This book is a perfect way to teach your children the basics of personal hygiene and ways to stay healthy"--amazon.com.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: [Kate Melton] 2017

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: E Mel

Summary: "Wealthy entrepreneur Bruce Wayne and his ward Dick Grayson lead a double life: they are actually the crime-fighting duo Batman and Robin. A secret Batpole in the Wayne mansion leads to the Batcave, where Police Commissioner Gordon summons the Dynamic Duo on the Batphone with the latest emergency threatening Gotham City. Racing to the scene of the crime in the jet-powered Batmobile, Batman and...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2014

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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV BAT

Summary: A collection of tales which range from comic to tragic, but most often having a wicked sense of humor and filled with unexpected twists.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: CBS DVD 2006

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2 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV TWI

Summary: A collection of stories, in which each tale centers on a darkly magical carnival, includes contributions by best-selling authors Rachel Caine, Jennifer Estep, Kevin Hearne, Seanan McGuire, Rob Thurman, and others.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2013

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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC CAR

Contents: Paris after dark / Jordan Summers -- Coven of mercy / Deborah Cooke -- Le cirque de la Nuit / Karen MacInerney -- Perdition / Caitlin Kittredge -- Deliver us from evil / Dina James -- Blood and thyme / Camile Bacon-Smith -- Into the mist for ever / Rosemary Laurey -- Blood feud / Patti O'Shea -- Love bites / Angie Fox -- Flotsam / Caitlin R. Kiernan -- The murder king's woman / Jamie Leigh...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Running Press 2009

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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC VAM

Summary: Season six introduces several jarring storylines. As "Billith" comes to terms with his newfound powers after emerging from a pool of blood at the end of season five, Louisiana governor Truman Burrell declares open season on vampires, replete with novel anti-vamp weapons and high-tech internment camp. Sookie and Jason steel themselves for an encounter with the killer of their parents; the...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2014

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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV TRU

Gage, Eleni N.

Summary: Her happy life in New York shattered by a property dispute in India that culminates in her father's claim that a curse has been placed on them, Maya rejects family superstitions until a series of misfortunes prompts her to visit relatives in India to break the curse.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2012

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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC GAG

Summary: A classic tale is reborn through the inspired imagination of cinematic dream-weaver Guillermo del Toro, directing alongside Mark Gustafson. Realized through boundary-pushing, breathtakingly intricate stop-motion animation, this dark rendering of the fable of the puppet boy and his maker, which won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature, daringly transfers the story to Fascist Italy, where...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: The Criterion Collection 2023

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

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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE GUI

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...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2016

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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC PIO
1 available in Sight & Sound Print Material, Call number: SSC DVD DOC PIO

Summary: In 1949, an innocent man, Timothy Evans, is charged with the gruesome slaying of his wife and baby. Convicted by the testimony of his landlord, John Christie, a mild-mannered ex-policeman, Evans is sentenced to hang. However, after the execution, evidence reveals that the real psychotic killer is continuing his mass murder spree. Public outcry over this true case led to Great Britain's...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2010

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1 available in Crime / Mystery DVDs, Call number: DVD CRIME/MYSTERY TEN

Summary: It's a few months after the end of Season One. Eliza Scarlet has solved her father's murder while her relationship with Inspector William Wellington, aka the Duke, continues to slowly simmer.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2022

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2 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV MIS

Summary: In Frogtown Hollow live Emmet and Ma Otter, a family with little money but lots of love. With Christmas coming, they want very much to buy each other a store-bought gift, but are barely scraping by doing odd jobs. When a local talent contest offers a special prize. Emmet must make a sacrifice to join his jug band for the competition. Will the jug band prevail or will fierce competition from the...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Hit Entertainment 2005

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

Nelson, S. D.

Summary: Clara spends her summer visiting her grandma and cousin on Standing Rock reservation, where Clara and her family set up the ancestral tipi and grow closer together as they tell stories, sing songs, and learn about their Lakota roots.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams Books for Young Readers 2023

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE NEL

Summary: A mysterious German woman named Jasmin comes across a dilapidated motel and diner in the American desert. The diner's owner, Brenda, is initially taken aback by Jasmin's appearance and demeanor; but eventually the women find that there is a chemistry between them. Gradually, by using their unique individual skills, Jasmin and Brenda turn the once-fledgling diner into a thriving desert oasis.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. 2013

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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA BAG