Summary: "All-American athlete, scholar, renowned baritone, stage actor, and social activist, Paul Robeson ... the son of an escaped slave, managed to become a top-billed movie star during the time of Jim Crow America ... his film legacy lives on and continues to speak eloquently of the long and difficult journey of a courageous and outspoken African-American."--Container.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2007
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1 available in NEW Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD DRAMA PAUSummary: Examines "hyper-masculinity" as a destructive force in the personal development and socialization of boys and young men. Discusses the roles of popular culture and peer pressure in influencing boys to adopt a masculine pose.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Virgil Films 2016
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC MASContents: O Death (Pace Jubilee Singers) -- Hello stranger (Carter Family) -- Sitting on top of the world (Mississippi Sheiks) -- I'm so glad (Skip James) -- Gathering flowers for The Master's bouquet (Stanley Brothers) -- I'm a man of constant sorrow (Emry Arthur) -- Sail away ladies (Uncle Dave Macon) -- You've got to move (Fairfield Four) -- Heaven's radio (Molly O'Day & the Cumberland Mountain Folks)...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Country Stars 2002
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD COUNTRY OTynion, James
Summary: "All the world's a stage ... but what happens behind the curtain is pure magic--literally! The Backstagers are back in (stage) blacks, for a festive collection of Valentine's Day and Halloween stories! Join Jory and the rest of the Backstagers as they wrestle with anti-Valentine crusades, totally creepy phantoms (NOT of the opera), and the everpresent magic of the backstage world in this...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Boom! Box, a division of Boom Entertainment, Inc. 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 TYNAaron, Jason
Summary: "Who is Thor? That's the question on everyone's lips. Most especially Prince Odinson of Asgard. This volume, he starts to narrow down the list of suspects. Meanwhile, tensions continue to flare between the All-Mother and All-Father, Malekith forges his most dangerous pact yet, and Thor prepares to face her greatest challenge!"--provided from Amazon.com.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Marvel Worldwide, Inc., a subsidiary of Marvel Entertainment, LLC. 2015
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1 available in Young Adult Oversize, Call number: YA 741.5 THOMonson, Marianne
Summary: North, South, black, white, Native American, immigrant-- the women in these micro biographies were wives, mothers, sisters and friends whose purposes ranged from supporting husbands and sons during wartime to counseling President Lincoln on strategy. Monson brings to light the incredible stories of women from the Civil War that remain relevant to our nation today. -- Adapted from jacket
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Publisher / Publication Date: Shadow Mountain 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.7 MONJolson, Al
Format: notated music
Publisher / Publication Date: Leo Feist Inc. 1923
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1 available in Sheet Music, Call number: SHMCoble, Colleen
Summary: "Hannah Thomas left the South and all that was familiar to marry her beloved John. But the fact that she's never been quite accepted by his mother and sister and that she doesn't quite fit the strict Massachusetts Puritan community only becomes more difficult when John is killed in one of the first battles in the war for freedom. Hannah is allowed to continue to serve as lightkeeper for the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thomas Nelson 2018
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FICTION COBBogle, Donald
Summary: "An eye-opening and unique biography of two larger-than-life legends--Elizabeth Taylor and Michael Jackson--and their unlikely yet enduring friendship"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Large Print 2016
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 920 BOGJolson, Al
Format: notated music
Publisher / Publication Date: Harms Inc. 1947
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1 available in Sheet Music, Call number: SHMNagle, Frances
Summary: "U.S. Coast Guard boats are often emergency vehicles on the water. While they are used to enforce laws and patrol the waters, they are commonly called in when a boat is in distress. Fires, medical emergencies, and capsized vessels may be all in a day's work for the coast guardsmen aboard a coast guard boat. Readers are introduced to these important first responders on the water through...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gareth Stevens Publishing 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 363.28 NAGBogle, Donald
Summary: "From Turner Classic Movies and Donald Bogle, the award-winning author and leading authority on Black cinema history, this is a comprehensive and lavish biography of Hollywood's first African American movie goddess"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Running Press 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 HORNE, LENA BOGMoyle, Sabrina
Summary: "Meet Astrid and Stella! These best friends are ready to fire up the turbo pumps and blast off into the stratosphere! In their first adventure, they will discover the cute-and-cuddly planet Caturn and beach-covered planet Bloop. At each stop, they'll meet new pals, solve friendship conundrums, and stop one evil tyrant -- with lots of dance breaks and snack attacks along the way."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Amulet Books 2022
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Summary: "Haiti's state is near-collapse: armed groups have overrun the country, many government officials have fled after the 2021 assassination of President Moise and not a single elected leader holds office, refugees desperately set out on boats to reach the US and Latin America, and the economy reels from the after-effects of disasters, both man-made and natural, that destroyed much of Haiti's...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2024
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Summary: After her family moves from Australia to Wyoming so her father can take over his family's ranch, pregnant Pippa Grayhawk is drawn to loner Devon Flynn despite the feud between their families and her own lack of faith in men.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2016
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC JOHBryant, Kobe
Summary: In the wake of his retirement from professional basketball, Kobe "The Black Mamba" Bryant shares his vast knowledge and understanding of the game. Citing an obligation to teach young players, hardcore fans, and devoted students of the game how to play it "the right way," The Mamba Mentality takes us inside the mind of one of the most analytical and creative basketball players ever. Bryant...
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Publisher / Publication Date: MCD, Farrar, Strauss, and Giroux 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.323 BRYCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Sport Team BryantStevenson, Noelle
Summary: When April takes it upon herself to restore a friendship that has fallen apart, will she be in over her head as her above water friendships take a hit? After the Lumberjanes decide to learn about the mysterious Seafarin Karen thing take a turn for the strange. Between shapeshifters and strange portals causing a storm to suddenly hit the camp, this is one badge that the Lumberjanes are going...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Boom! Box 2017
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1935
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1 available in Sheet Music, Call number: SHMOgle, Rex
Summary: "Rex Ogle's companion to Free Lunch and Punching Bag weaves humor, heartbreak, and hope into life-affirming poems that honor his grandmother's legacy. In his award-winning memoir Free Lunch, Rex Ogle's abuela features as a source of love and support. In this companion-in-verse, Rex captures and celebrates the powerful presence a woman he could always count on-to give him warm hugs and ear...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Norton Young Readers 2022
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA 920 OGLJohns, Geoff
Summary: When Atlantis attacks the East Coast, flooding many of its major cities, the Justice League and Aquaman unite to stop the devastation.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: DC Comics 2013
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 JOHWilliams, Alicia
Summary: Zora was a girl who hankered for tales like bees for honey. Now, her mama always told her that if she wanted something, "to jump at de sun", because even though you might not land quite that high, at least you'd get off the ground. So Zora jumped from place to place, from the porch of the general store where she listened to folktales, to Howard University, to Harlem. And everywhere she jumped,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atheneum Books for Young Readers 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 813.52 WILCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 HURJohnson, Betsey
Summary: "A memoir by the internationally famous fashion designer and style icon Betsey Johnson. Mention the name "Betsey Johnson" and almost every woman from the age of 15 to 75 can rapturously recall a favorite dress or outfit; whether worn for a prom, a wedding, or just to stand out from the crowd in a colorful way. They may also know her as a renegade single mom who palled around with Edie Sedgwick,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House, LLC 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 JOHNSON, BETSEY JOHJohnson, Mat
Summary: "A page-turning thriller of racial divide, Incognegro: Renaissance explores segregation, secrets and self-image as our race-bending protagonist penetrates a world where he feels stranger than ever before. When a black writer is found dead at a scandalous interracial party in 1920s' New York, Harlem's cub reporter Zane Pinchback is the only one determined to solve the murder. Zane must go...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dark Horse Books 2018