Summary: Over the course of a summer day in Los Angeles, the lives of 25 young Angelenos intersect. Through poetry they express life, love, heartache, family, home, and fear.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2021

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2 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: BLU-RAY COMEDY SUM

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: Where eagles dare: Commandos charged with freeing a U.S. general from an Alpine fortress should trust nothing -- including their own search-and-rescue orders.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Turner Entertainment Co. 2010

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1 available in Action / Adventure DVDs, Call number: DVD ACTION/ADVENTURE ESS

Angelou, Maya.

Summary: The author describes her odyssey to Ghana in the 1960s, meant as a return to her African roots. Over a few years she transformed herself by learning to speak Fanti, dressing in Ghanian style and delving in politics. But after encountering racial prejudice and losing her son in a car crash, she returned to America.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 1986

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 818.54 ANG

Angelou, Maya.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2006

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 811.54 ANG

Angelou, Maya.

Summary: Following World War II, a black mother contemplates prostitution after unsuccessfully searching for a decent job and a reliable man.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 1974

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 ANGELOU, MAYA ANG

Angelou, Maya.

Summary: Author's memoir of growing up black in the 1930's and 1940's.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2002

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4 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 818 ANG

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1 available in Adult, Call number: B ANGELOU ANG

Angelou, Maya.

Summary: In a sixth memoir, the author and poet describes her return from Africa to the U.S., her work with the civil rights movement, and the writing of her first autobiographical work, "I know Why the Caged Bird Sings."

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2002

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 818.54 ANG

Banks, Maya

Summary: "As a vulnerable teenager, Eliza Cummings was the target of a predator who cultivated her need for love and approval. Until she found the courage to fight back and help put him away. Years later, she works with Devereaux Security Services and devotes every hour to taking down the very thing that nearly destroyed her. But now the killer has been set free, and Eliza knows it's only a matter of...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Avon, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2016

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1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC BAN

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1 available in Adult, Call number: Fiction Banks 2016

Banks, Maya.

Summary: When it comes to sex, Ash McIntyre has always explored his wilder side. Extreme and uncompromising, he demands control. And he prefers women who want it like that. Then Ash meets Josie, who seems immune to his charms and his wealth. Intrigued, he begins a relentless pursuit, determined she won't be the one who got away. He never imagined the one woman to tell him no would be the only woman...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Berkley Books 2013

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1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC BAN

Banks, Maya.

Summary: "He was the stuff erotic dreams are made of... Salon owner Julie Stanford wanted Nathan Tucker ever since she gave him his first massage. Getting paid to feel every inch of his body, stripped, oiled, and spread out in front of her? Stuff dreams are made of. But the sexy guy was oblivious to the signals she was sending - until she finished off his final rub-down with something extra. In fact,...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Berkley Books 2013

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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC BAN

Gottfried, Maya

Summary: "In ever-increasing numbers, people around the world are opting for a vegan lifestyle (eating a plant-based diet and eschewing animal products such as leather), and those who do report feeling happy and healthier, with boundless energy and glowing skin among the benefits. But what happens when their love interest unapologetically orders a steak on a date? Vegan Love offers guidance on how to...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: 2017

Copies Available at Interlochen

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Social Gottfried

Jasanoff, Maya

Summary: At the end of the American Revolution, 60,000 Americans loyal to the British cause fled the United States and became refugees throughout the British Empire. This groundbreaking book offers the first global history of the loyalist exodus to Canada, the Caribbean, Sierra Leone, India, and beyond.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2011

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.3 JAS

Myers, Maya

Summary: "Rosie is a good writer, so how come she can't come up with a single good story idea when her friend Wolfie has a million ideas? Rosie knows all the elements needed for a good story, but she wants her story for a class assignment to be GREAT--and that means giving it a surprise twist. Then Wolfie himself unwittingly inspires the perfect idea for the twist Rosie's been looking for. But will...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint 2024

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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE MYE

Ongaku, Maya

Contents: Approach -- Nuska -- Description of a certain sound -- Melting -- Something in the morning rain -- Rakusui -- Water dreams -- Pillow song.

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: 2020

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1 available in LP Phonograph Record, Call number: VINYL POP/ROCK ONG

Penn, Maya

Summary: "Girls rights activist, Maya Penn introduces her inspirational handbook for teens and young adults to help them discover their passions and maximize their full potential for a creative, successful life."--Provided by publisher.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: North Star Way 2016

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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 650.1 PEN

Phillips, Maya

Summary: "In the vein of You're Never Weird on the Internet (Almost) and Black Nerd Problems, this witty, incisive essay collection from New York Times critic at large Maya Phillips explores race, religion, sexuality, and more through the lens of her favorite pop culture fandoms. From the moment Maya Phillips saw the opening scroll of Star Wars, Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back, her childhood changed...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Atria Books 2022

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 302.23 PHI

Prasad, Maya

Summary: Four sisters, four seasons, four flavors of romance. The Singh sisters grew up helping their father navigate the bustle of the Songbird Inn. Nestled on dreamy and drizzly Orcas Island in the Pacific Northwest, the inn's always been warm and cozy and filled with interesting guests--the perfect home. But things are about to heat up now that the Songbird has been named the Most Romantic Inn in...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Hyperion 2022

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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC PRA

Prasad, Maya

Summary: When a storm threatens Diwali celebrations, eight-year-old Sejal Sinha, a spunky Indian-American girl with an active imagination, tries to use science to save her family's beloved holiday.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Aladdin 2023

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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE PRA

Rodale, Maya

Summary: "Fearless reporter Nellie Bly will stop at nothing to chase down stories that expose injustices against women-even if it comes at the risk of her own life and freedom-in this exciting novel inspired by the true story of one remarkable woman. In 1887 New York City, Nellie Bly has ambitions beyond writing for the ladies pages, but all the editors on Newspaper Row think women are too emotional,...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Berkley 2022

Copies Available at East Bay

1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC ROD

Tatsukawa, Maya

Summary: "Mole is invited to a party, which is very worrisome. What if the party is too rowdy for Mole? What if Mole doesn't know anyone there? What if Mole is just too shy to make friends? Mole worries through the tunnels, around Snake's burrow, under the forest, past Bear's den, and all the way to Rabbit's door. But despite all those worries, maybe Mole can find a quiet way to make friends" --

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Company 2023

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE TAT

Ajmera, Maya

Summary: Nonfiction picture book shows some of the things children do at school around the world.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Charlesbridge 2019

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE AJM