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Christmas Drama Families Drama Feature films India History British occupation, 1765-1947 Drama Keller, Helen 1880-1968 Drama Man-woman relationships Drama Pipkin, Turk Film adaptations Robin Hood (Legendary character) Drama Sullivan, Annie 1866-1936 Drama Video recordings for the hearing impairedSummary: When her acting career does not take off, but her sister does with her fiance, Reba returns home to become a preschool teacher, and director of the Christmas pageant. After his wife dies, widower Seth Webster moves to town with his rambunctious twin boys. Mrs. Merkle, who is dubbed 'Mrs. Miracle' by the boys, is hired as a nanny and soon has the boys behaving nicely. It isn't long before Mrs....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 2010
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1 available in KBL Holiday Storage, Call number: DVD Holiday MCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MRS.Summary: At the turn of the century, a time when women had few choices, Bess Steed Garner inherits a legacy - not only of wealth but of determination and desire, making her truly a woman of independent means. Adapted from the epistolary novel, this film follow the life of Bess Steed Garner from her childhood in 1899 to her death in 1977. Bess endures life's trials and triumphs of life with unfailing...
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Publisher / Publication Date: A & E Television Networks 2008
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV WOMSummary: Beset by the political tension of an unsettled year, Gandhi calls for British removal from India. Police Superintendent Ronald Merrick arrests an Indian news reporter. Daphne Manner arrives from London. Merrick vents his frustrations on Kumar in a vicious jailhouse beating. Daphne gives birth. Mildred Layton prepares for her daughter's wedding. The Governor finds out about Merrick's abuse....
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Publisher / Publication Date: A & E Television Networks 2008
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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV JEWSummary: Academy Award winners Al Pacino and Helen Mirren star in this production written and directed by Pulitzer Prize-winning and Oscar-nominated playwright David Mamet. An exploration of the client-attorney relationship between legendary music producer Phil Spector and defense attorney Linda Kenney Baden, who represented Spector during his first trial for murder.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA PHISummary: A popular high school basketball star and a shy, academically gifted newcomer secretly decide to audition for their school's musical, a decision that turns their world and their school upsidedown.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Walt Disney Home Entertainment 2006
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Hailed by critics as one of the most thoughtful and important TV dramas ever, the sweeping fourteen-part remastered adaptation of Paul Scott₂s Raj Quartet is the story of the men and women of both ruling and ruled classes of WWII India, trying amidst the turmoil to come to terms with the drastic changes taking place around them, knowing that their lives will never be the same again.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV JEWSummary: Emily Springer is disappointed in her daughter, Heather, won't make the cross-country trip from Harvard to visit at Christmas. Emily decides to surprise Heather and trades houses with Charles Brewster, a college professor. Emily is the one who is surprised when she finds out her daughter left for Florida with her boyfriend and has only Charles' brother for company. In this holiday tale about...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gaiam 2012
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1 available in KBL Holiday Storage, Call number: DVD Holiday TCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD TRASummary: The time is 1998. The setting is Macau. Every living soul jumps at every chance to make quick money before the Portuguese colony ushers in a new era under the Chinese rule. A relationship is formed between an ex-gangster trying to turn over a new leaf with his wife and newborn baby and two groups of hitmen - those who want to protect him and those who were sent to kill him.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by Magnolia Home Entertainment 2007
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN EXIWood, Elijah
Summary: Huckleberry Finn and his friend, an escaped slave named Jim, face adventure as they travel down the Mississippi River; when Tom Sawyer and his friend Huckleberry Finn witness a murder, they try to decide whether to keep the truth a secret or reveal the identity of the killer.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment 2009
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1 available in Family DVDs, Call number: DVD FAMILY ADVSummary: On the evening of December 11, 1936, England's King Edward VIII formally broadcast his farewell to a nation. Torn between duty and love, he had decided to follow his heart. Follows the true story and the unforgettable romance that developed between the Prince of Wales and an extraordinary American woman named Wallis Simpson. That she was already married and rumored to have had other affairs,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: A & E Home Video 2005
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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV EDWSummary: Northpole, the magical home to Santa and Mrs. Claus, has grown into a huge city powered by the magic of holiday happiness around the world. Yet as people everywhere get too busy to enjoy festive time together, the city is in trouble. Who can help save the cherished traditions of Christmas? One young boy, Kevin, might have a chance if he can convince his protective mom, Chelsea, to rediscover...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in KBL Holiday Storage, Call number: DVD Holiday NoSummary: On December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat in a "whites only" section of a public bus, thus starting a boycott of the city buses. This single act is considered the beginning of the civil rights movement in the United States.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HBO Home Video 2001
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA BOYSummary: Captain America (1979) : When former Marine Steve Rogers is in an accident, his only hope for recovery is an injection of the FLAG super-serum created years ago by his own father which enhances each of his senses, as well as gives him great strength and fast reflexes. And to help him bring his attackers to justice, a government agency outfits him with a motorcycle and powerful shield, then...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Shout! Factory LLC 2011
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV CAPSummary: As an English soldier fights in the horrific trenches of northern France during World War I, he is haunted by the memories of his forbidden love affair with a French woman.
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Publisher / Publication Date: PBS Distribution 2012
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1 available in Video Discs, Call number: DVD BIRCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV BIRSummary: A susceptible young woman marries a suave, romantic man never suspecting that he is a murderous scoundrel, obsessed with finding the jewels hidden in their London home. She becomes the helpless victim as slowly, insidiously, he drives her to the brink of insanity.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Home Video 2004
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Liz Murray was raised in poverty by drug-addicted parents. Though they loved her, they were unable to care for her and Liz ended up living on the streets by the age of 15. Profoundly affected by her mother's AIDS-related death, Liz forced herself to look at her future and make some significant changes. Her prospects were dismal, yet she turned her life around by going back to high school. While...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Home Video 2004
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV HOMSummary: Katie Lapp is a beautiful Amish girl who has always felt like something in her life was missing. But she just may find out what that is when a mysterious 'Englisher' comes to Lancaster County hoping to find the baby girl she gave up for adoption nineteen years ago.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 2011
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1 available in Family DVDs, Call number: DVD Family ShunningCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD HALCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE SHUSummary: Jack tries to impress his boss, Drew, who is also the father of his girlfriend, Demi. Jack wants to propose to Demi at Drew's Christmas dance, but, while taking dance lessons, he starts falling for his instructor.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by Gaiam Vivendi Entertainment. 2013
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1 available in KBL Holiday Storage, Call number: DVD Holiday CSummary: Harriet is probably the most accomplished 11-year-old spy. She dreams of being a writer and her nanny told her to start by writing down everything she sees. It's all in good fun, that is until her friends find her private writings. Now they don't like Harriet much. Can Harriet win back her friends or is she doomed to be considered an outsider, a rejected writer and forgotten spy?
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Publisher / Publication Date: Paramount 1996
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD HSummary: Tells the tale of Robin Hoods' daughter Gywn, as she helps save her father and Prince Philip. Gywn helps ensure that Richard the Lionhearts' illegitimate son Philip becomes the rightful king of England.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Walt Disney Home Video 2001
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1 available in Family DVDs, Call number: DVD FAMILY PRISummary: The contemporary version of the classic true story of Helen Keller and Annie Sullivan.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Walt Disney Home Video 2001