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AIDS activists Bingo Children's literature Study and teaching (Primary) Educational games Mathematics Study and teaching (Primary) Activity programs Nature study Activity programs Science Experiments Science Study and teaching (Elementary) Audio-visual aids Science Study and teaching (Primary) Activity programs Science Study and teaching Activity programsFrance, David
Summary: "From the creator of and inspired by the seminal documentary of the same name--an Oscar nominee--the definitive history of the successful battle to halt the AIDS epidemic, and the powerful, heroic stories of the gay activists who refused to die without a fight. Intimately reported, this is the story of the men and women who, watching their friends and lovers fall, ignored by public officials,...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2016
Copies Available at East Bay
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 362.1 FRACopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: 362.1969 FRASummary: "In Paris in the early 1990s, a group of activists go to battle for those stricken with HIV/AIDS, taking on sluggish government agencies and major pharmaceutical companies. Amid rallies, protests, fierce debates and ecstatic dance parties, the newcomer Nathan falls in love with Sean, the group's radical firebrand, and their passion sparks against the shadow of mortality as the activists fight...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN BPMNazemian, Abdi
Summary: It's 1989 in New York City, and for three teens, the world is changing. Reza is an Iranian boy who has just moved to the city with his mother to live with his stepfather and stepbrother. He's terrified that someone will guess the truth he can barely acknowledge about himself. Reza knows he's gay, but all he knows of gay life are the media's images of men dying of AIDS. Judy is an aspiring...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Balzer & Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2019
Copies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA Fiction Nazemian 2019Lowery, Jack
Summary: "By the late 1980s, the AIDS pandemic was deeply impacting gay and lesbian communities in America, and disinformation about the disease was running rampant. Out of the activist group ACT UP (AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power), an art collective that called itself Gran Fury was formed, to create graphics and media that campaigned against corporate greed, government inaction, and public...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bold Type Books 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 362.19697 LOWNewson, Rasheed
Summary: "A fierce and riveting queer coming-of-age story, following the personal and political awakening of a young gay Black man in 1980s NYC, from the television drama writer and producer of The Chi, Narcos, and Bel-Air Born into a wealthy Black Indianapolis family, Earl 'Trey' Singleton III leaves his overbearing parents and their expectations behind by running away to New York City with only a few...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Flatiron Books 2022
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC NEWSummary: The story of the brave young men and women who successfully reversed the tide of an epidemic, demanded the attention of a fearful nation, and stopped AIDS from becoming a death sentence. This improbable group of activists bucked oppression and infiltrated government agencies and the pharmaceutical industry, helping to identify promising new medication and treatments and move them through trials...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Sundance Selects 2013
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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF HOWJones, Cleve
Summary: A longtime LGBTQ and AIDS activist offes an account of his life from sexually liberated 1970s San Francisco, through the AIDS crisis, and up to his present-day involvement with the marriage equality battle.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Hachette Books 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 JONES, CLEVE JONKonigsberg, Bill
Summary: "So begins Destination Unknown -- it's 1987 in New York City, and Micah is at a dance club, trying to pretend he's more out and outgoing than he really is. C.J. isn't just out -- he's complete out there, and Micah can't help but be both attracted to and afraid of someone who travels so loudly and proudly through the night. A connection occurs. Is it friendship? Romance? Is C.J. the one with...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2022
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Place a hold to request this item.Weissman, David
Summary: Explores the impact of the AIDS crisis in San Francisco during the 1980s.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: New Video 2012
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC WESummary: This HBO Films drama tells the dramatic, poignant and often-exasperating story of the early days of the HIV-AIDS crisis in New York City in the early 1980s, taking an unflinching look at the nation's sexual politics as gay activists and their allies in the medical community fight to expose the truth about the burgeoning epidemic to a city and nation in denial. This film boasts an all-star cast,...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA NORStrub, Sean O'Brien
Summary: The political activist and founder of "POZ" magazine recounts his experiencesin New York during the height of the AIDS epidemic, his own transforming diagnosis with HIV, and his efforts as the executive director of the Sero Project.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 STRUB, SEAN O'BRIEN STRMedina, Nico
Summary: A history of the AIDS crisis in the early 1980s spotlights the heroic efforts of AIDS activists who fought for medical research and new medicines, for proper health care for patients, and for compassionate recognition of people with AIDS.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
Copies Available at Interlochen
1 available in JT Non-Fiction, Call number: JT Social What MedinaSummary: Zingo brings fast-paced excitement and learning to the classic game of Bingo! Slide the Zinger to reveal picture tiles, make a match and fill your card to win. Images with printed words and two levels of play make this the perfect game to grow with.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2009
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: It's the one and only Etch a Sketch, the classic drawing toy that's been challengeing artists with its magic and mystery since 1960! Use the knobs to create anything your imagination dreams up, then give it a shake, shake, shake to erase and start all over again.
Format: three dimensional object
Publisher / Publication Date: Ohio Art 1987
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Engaging, fun and effective, these challenge cards provide a hands-on approach to STEM instruction. Features activities that can be performed independently, in small groups, or as a whole-class activity.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Carson-Dellosa Publishing Group 2018
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1 available in STEM Kits, Call number: J STEM KIT 26Summary: "This science focused STEAM kit is packed full of extraordinary science facts that kids will love to discover and share. Then play the fun and memory-boosting game featuring essential science and nature topics or examine specimens and prepared slides under the microscope."--Publisher.
Format: three dimensional object
Publisher / Publication Date: Penworthy Company, LLC 2019
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Place a hold to request this item.Rawl, Paige.
Summary: "A teenager's memoir of the experinces of bullying, being HIV positive and surviving the experiences to become a force for positive change in this world"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA 921 RAWSummary: Take an unprecedented look at the intersection of African American women artists, politics and entertainment and hear the story of how six trailblazing performers--Lena Horne, Abbey Lincoln, Diahann Carroll, Nina Simone, Cicely Tyson and Pam Grier--changed American culture through their films, fashion, music, and politics.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021