Summary: 1966, drought and an exploding population confronted India with the imminent threat of a severe famine, a potential disaster that many scientists and intellectuals feared only presaged global catastrophes to come, as the world's population outstripped its ability to produce food. In search of a lasting solution, India turned to Norman Borlaug, an unassuming plant breeder from Iowa whose...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2020

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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV MAN

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: "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 PAU

Summary: Morgan Adams, the female captain of a pirate ship, is on a treasure hunt for millions of pounds of gold reportedly buried somewhere on Cutthroat Island. She and her uncles each hold sections of the map to the treasure. While Morgan is willing to make deals and agree to share the wealth in order to put the map together, her Uncle Dawg would rather kill everyone in his way, including his niece.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Lionsgate 1995

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

E Fischer A Garman

Format: notated music

Publisher / Publication Date: TeleMus Pub. 1942

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1 available in Sheet Music, Call number: SHM

Carman

Contents: Disc 1. Heart of a champion -- Jesus period -- Prayer -- Great God -- A witch's invitation -- Who's in the house -- The river -- Holdin' on -- My story -- Jericho, the shout of victory -- I feel Jesus -- Now's the time -- Legendary mission -- Mission 3:16 -- America again.

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: Sparrow Records 2000

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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD RELIGIOUS CAR

T Fiorito E Storman

Format: notated music

Publisher / Publication Date: Shapiro Bernstein 1922

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1 available in Sheet Music, Call number: SHM

Carman

Contents: I got the joy (4:29) -- Sunday's on the way (6:17) -- Revive us, oh Lord (3:46) -- Lazarus come forth (6:24) -- Soap song (1:52) -- Lord of all (4:05) -- Revival in the land (6:29) -- God's got an army (4:27) -- No way, we are not ashamed (4:16) -- Radically saved (2:30) -- This blood -- Fear not my child (5:29) -- Celebrating Jesus (4:17) -- The champion (6:53) -- Serve the Lord (5:13).

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: Sparrow 1993

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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD RELIGIOUS CAR

Summary: "Ernest Hemingway's simple but gripping short tale "The Killers" is a model of economical storytelling. Two directors adapted it into unforgettably virile features: Robert Siodmak, in a 1946 film that helped define the noir style; and Don Siegel, in a brutal 1964 version that was intended for television but deemed too violent for home audiences and released theatrically instead. The first is...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2015

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1 available in Crime / Mystery DVDs, Call number: BLU-RAY CRIME/MYSTERY KIL

Furman, M. E.

Summary: A World of Cookies for Santa takes readers across the globe to see all the treats that await Santa on Christmas Eve. M. E. Furman provides recipes for children to bake some of Santa's cookies for themselves.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2017

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1 available in KBL Holiday Storage, Call number: E FUR

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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE FUR

Morgan, Ernest.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Celo Press 1988

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 155.937 MOR

Bruchac, Joseph

Summary: "Through poems that capture the essence of each person's life, acclaimed Native American writer Joseph Bruchac introduces readers to famous indigenous leaders from The Peacemaker in 1000 A.D. to modern day dancer Maria Tallchief and Cherokee chief Wilma Mankiller. Each poem is illustrated by a modern-day tribally enrolled artist."--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Reycraft Books 2022

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 811 BRU

Robert Burns E German

Format: notated music

Publisher / Publication Date: Novello & Co., Ltd. 1917

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1 available in Sheet Music, Call number: SHM

Borman, Frank

Summary: An autobiography by the former astronaut who flew Gemini 7 and Apollo 8 missions, and later served as a diplomat and then president of Eastern Airlines.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: W. Morrow 1988

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 629.45 BOR

Summary: Kitty, a working-class girl, endures the rejection of Philadelphia society, makes her own way as a single woman, and ultimately chooses between an unmarried arrangement with Main Line scion Wynnewood Strafford VI or marriage to a struggling physician.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Bros. Home Entertainment 2013

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

Borman, Tracy

Summary: "Anne Boleyn may be best known for losing her head, but as Tudor expert Tracy Borman reveals in a book that recasts British history, her greatest legacy lies in the path-breaking reign of her daughter, Elizabeth. Much of the fascination with Britain's legendary Tudors centers around the dramas surrounding Henry VIII and his six wives and Elizabeth I's rumored liaisons. Yet the most fascinating...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Atlantic Monthly Press 2023

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 BOR

Corman, Avery.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2004

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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP FIC COR

Dorman, Brandon.

Summary: Cap'n Bones and his crew face sharks, a sea serpent, and more as they follow a map toward a real treasure.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Greenwillow Books 2011

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE Fiction Dorman 2011

Mecca Normal

Contents: Is this you? (5:19) -- What about the boy? (5:32) -- Revolution#Pine (5:41) -- In January (6:21) -- Every wrong word (3:52) -- I hear you (1:09) -- Family swan (8:21) -- No mind's eye (3:54) -- Ice floes aweigh (4:09) -- Convince yourself (2:18).

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: Kill Rock Stars 2002

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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK MEC

Borman, Tracy.

Summary: Chronicles the achievements of Matilda of Flanders, the ruthless wife of William the Conqueror, who eschewed the traditional views of women in medieval society.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Bantam Books 2012

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 MATILDA, QUEEN BOR

Corman, Leela.

Summary: "A mesmerizing, heartbreaking graphic novel of immigrant life on New York's Lower East Side at the turn of the twentieth century, as seen through the eyes of twin sisters whose lives take radically and tragically different paths. For six-year-old Esther and Fanya, the teeming streets of New York's Lower East Side circa 1910 are both a fascinating playground and a place where life's lessons are...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Schocken Books 2012

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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 COR

Nordman, Doug.

Summary: "Filled with examples, checklists, websites, and a rich collection of appendices that deal with inflation, multiple income streams, and the value of a military pension, this book is essential reading for anyone contemplating retiring from the military"--From publisher's website.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Impact Publications 2011

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 332.024 NOR

Talk Normal

Contents: Lone general -- XO -- Bad date -- Sunshine -- Hot water burns -- Shot this time -- Cover -- Baby, your heart's too big -- Hurricane.

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: Joyful Noise 2012

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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK TAL