Summary: Filmmaker Chuck Workman explores the lives, works and influence of four leading lights of the "Beat Generation" of the 1950s: Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, William Burroughs and Neal Cassady. Cutting back and forth between archival footage of his subjects and readings of selections from the authors' works, he creates a fast-paced collage of images that show how the Beats became the dominant...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Fox Lorber Films 2000
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC SOUSummary: A few years from now, Bacurau, a small village in the Brazilian sertô, mourns the loss of its matriarch, Carmelita, who lived to be 94. Days later, its inhabitants notice that their village has literally vanished from online maps and a UFO-shaped drone is seen flying overhead. There are forces that want to expel them from their homes, and soon, in a genre-bending twist, a band of armed...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN BACGlass, Calliope
Summary: In this adorable picture book told from Goose's point of view, our favorite Flerken embarks on an adventure alongside Captain Marvel that leads them to Louisiana, where Goose SLORPS some alligators and finds a new friend in Monica Rambeau! And while Goose may look like a cat, she's most certainly a flerken--a cute little alien with... well, you'll see.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Marvel 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE GLASummary: Rachel is a dedicated teacher who forms a deep bond with her boyfriend's young daughter, loving the family she's found but yearning for one of her own in this soulful, sexy, resolutely grown-up story of the elusive quest for belonging.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN OTHSummary: Bridget is a stay-at-home wife whose life as she knows it ends when her husband loses his cushy, high-paying job. Her college degree in literature does not help her find a substantial job, so she accepts a janitorial position at the Federal Reserve. There, she meets Nina and Jackie, who could use some spare scratch as well. Suddenly, it dawns on Bridget that the bank has plenty of what they...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Anchor Bay Entertainment 2008
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MADForms
Contents: Stel -- Innizar -- Sunday -- Seagull -- Classical -- Stravinsky -- Black metal.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Threespheres 2003
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK FORSummary: "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: This crime-thriller follows the investigation into the infamous murder of iconic rap artist Christopher Wallace aka The Notorious B.I.G. Determined LAPD detective Russell Poole spent nearly 20 years trying to solve the murder, and Jack Jackson, a journalist teams up with Poole in search of the elusive truth. Together they explore why the case remains old, and why a secretive division of the...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Lionsgate 2021
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD CITCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Video Discs, Call number: DVD CITCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD CITCopies Available at Woodmere
2 available in Crime / Mystery DVDs, Call number: DVD CRIME/MYSTERY CITCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE CITSummary: Investigate the reasons North Carolina, long seen as the most progressive state in the South, became home to the largest Klan organization in the country, with more members than all the other Southern states combined, during the 1960s.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: PBS 2015
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV KLAGlass, Calliope
Summary: Fearsome feathered fiends! Kamala Khan, aka Ms. Marvel, is in over her head. Juggling the life of a super hero and the life of a normal girl is a full-time job. So when an infestation of mischievous bird creatures comes to town, Kamala ends up bombing a huge test because she is forced to defend Jersey City. But with the help of Thor, the Mighty Avenger, Ms. Marvel will uncover the creepy truth...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Marvel 2017
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Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Redeye Distribution 2022
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK KILGlass, Calliope
Summary: An adaptation of the Disney classic movie in which a big-eared elephant overcomes his fears and learns to fly with help from his friend.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Disney Press 2019
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Summary: Sparkleton races to help her gloomy friend Gabe transform an embarrassing new unicorn magical ability into something worthy of demonstration at the annual town parade.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Harper Chapters, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2020
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE GLAGlass, Calliope
Summary: Sparkleton begs his big sister to give him wish-granting magic for one whole day so he can prove what a glitteriffic wish-granting unicorn he can be. But all the wishes he grants come out opposite! Can Sparkleton's friends Willow and Gabe help him undo the magic before sunset? Or will every day be opposite day?
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Harper Chapters, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2020
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Summary: Ever wonder how Princess Leia became the leader of the Resistance? When did she first join the fight against the Galactic Empire? What was her home planet like? How did she help destroy the Death Star? Who are her closest allies and greatest enemies? And how did she go from being a senator to a general? In this biography--filled with illustrations, character profiles, and fast facts--you'll...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Inc. 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC GLACopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC STASummary: When a ship carrying two thousand humans setting out to colonize a distant planet encounters a system failure, they land on a moon and discover a race of hostile aliens.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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2 available in Science Fiction DVDs, Call number: DVD SCI-FI ALISummary: The once-lawless frontier settlement has grown into a town on the threshold of South Dakota's statehood and modernization. Still, the past isn't easily dismissed as old feuds are revived, sins recalled, and allegiances tested.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV DEAGlass, Calliope
Summary: "Sometimes Thumper thinks his floppy ears have a mind of their own. They move when he's happy or scared, when he's confused or bashful! Play with Thumper's ears to show just how this silly bunny is feeling."--Cover.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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Summary: Learn the ways of the Force in this alphabet book featuring Star Wars characters.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Disney/Lucasfilm Press 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: E GLAGlass, Calliope
Summary: Diana Prince has been living quietly among mortals in the era of excess: the 1980s. Though she's come into her full powers, she maintains a low profile, curating ancient artifacts at the Smithsonian and performing heroic acts incognito. But now Diana will have to step directly into the spotlight and muster all her wisdom, strength, and courage to battle villains Max Lord and The Cheetah and...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC GLAGlass, Calliope.
Summary: Dusty relates his experiences flying in the Wings Around the Globe Rally, a race for airplanes.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Disney Press 2013
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FIC DISGlass, Calliope.
Summary: "When Tiana gets an unexpected invitation to visit Mama Odie, she knows something must be wrong. But the truth is beyond anything she could have guessed. A dangerous jewel has been stolen from the bayou, and Mama Odie needs Tiana to get it back. With a little help from her friends, Tiana sets off to find the jewel--and return it before something terrible happens"--Page [4] of cover.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Disney Press 2013