Summary: "For more than 100 years, the Statue of Liberty has been a symbol of hope and a refuge for generations of immigrants. In this lyrical, compelling and provocative portrait of the statue, Ken Burns explores both the history of America's premier symbol and the meaning of liberty itself. Featuring rare archival photographs, paintings and drawings, readings from actual diaries, letters and...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Home Video 2002

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

Shapiro, Mary J.

Summary: Panoramas, cross sections, and diagrams provide a detailed portrayal of the construction of the Statue of Liberty, one of the nineteenth century's greatest engineering feats.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 1985

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 974.71 SHA

Fritz, Jean.

Summary: Examines the life of Leonardo da Vinci, focusing on his unfinished sculpture of a huge horse he was commissioned to create for the Duke of Milan in the late 1400s, and discusses how the project was taken up by pilot Charlie Dent in 1977 and, after several setbacks, completed and presented as a gift to Milan in 1999.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Putnam 2001

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 730 FRI

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 730 FRI

Hendry, Fay L.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Iota Press 1980

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917.7456 HEN

Landrieu, Mitch

Summary: The New Orleans mayor who removed Confederate statues from the city confronts the racism that shapes many Americans and argues for white America to reckon with its past.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2018

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.8 LAN

Shea, Therese

Summary: American landmarks sometimes evoke more than their original intent. For example, the Statue of Liberty was a gift symbolizing the friendship between France and the United States, but it became a welcoming monument to millions of immigrants heading to Ellis Island. This beautifully designed book offers numerous intriguing facts about American landmarks, including the Washington Monument, Statue...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Gareth Stevens Publishing 2020

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 974.7 SHE

Marx, W. David

Summary: "An examination of how individuals strive for social status and how this creates our culture as a whole Contrary to belief, status signaling isn't just the province of the immature or insecure but a fundamental human need to secure social standing. It drives our behavior, forms our tastes, determines what we buy, and ultimately shapes who we are. It's what's behind "cool" and what drives...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2022

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305 MAR

Anderson, Laurie

Summary: An icon of performance art and the indie-music world, this is the first book on the artist's full career to date, as curated by the artist herself. Laurie Anderson is one of the most revered artists working today, and she is as prolific as she is inventive. She is a musician, performance artist, composer, fiction writer, and filmmaker (her most recent foray, Heart of a Dog, was lauded as an...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Rizzoli Electa 2018

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 702 ANDERSON AND

Underwood, Deborah.

Summary: Discussion of the enigmatic human-like rock statues on Easter Island, their significance, and how they may have gotten there.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: KidHaven Press/Thomson Gale 2005

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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 996.18 UND

Belot, Robert

Summary: Timed to publish with the opening of the Statue of Liberty Museum, this is Lady Liberty's untold story of her building, restoration, and iconic place in the world as brought to life through the fascinating lens of archival images, ephemera from the museum's collection, and today's most compelling photography--restored and resplendent against the New York City skyline.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Rizzoli 2019

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 974.7 BEL

Moore, Kate

Summary: "1860: As the clash between the states rolls slowly to a boil, Elizabeth Packard, housewife and mother of six, is facing her own battle. The enemy sits across the table and sleeps in the next room. Threatened by Elizabeth's intellect, independence, and outspokenness, her husband of twenty-one years is plotting against her and makes a plan to put her back in her place. One summer morning, he has...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Sourcebooks 2021

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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 PACKARD, E.P.W. MOO

Jacobs, Alan

Summary: Traces the life of the twentieth-century Christian literary master, drawing on themes from the Narnia series to offer insight into Lewis's experiences, from his work as a medieval scholar to his role as a beloved children's book author.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: HarperSanFrancisco 2005

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 823.912 LEWIS, C. S. JAC

Schuh, Mari C.

Summary: "Developed by literacy experts for students in kindergarten through grade three, this book introduces the Statue of Liberty to young readers through leveled text and related photos"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Bellwether Media 2019

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 974.7 SCH

Eggers, Dave

Summary: In this honest look at the literal foundation of our country, Dave Eggers and Shawn Harris investigate a seemingly small trait of America's most emblematic statue. What they find is about more than history, more than art. What they find in the Statue of Liberty's right foot is the message of acceptance that is essential to an entire country's creation.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books LLC 2017

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 973 EGG

Summary: "This collection of articles features reporting, opinion pieces, and first-person accounts that capture the evolving conversation about issues related to the trans community. With coverage of the Texas and North Carolina 'bathroom bills,' the debate over the inclusion of trans people in the military, and tales of various struggles and successes in the courts, this book highlights the obstacles...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: 2019

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1 available in Magazine, Call number: NY Times Headlines 323.327 Transgender 2019

Kent, Deborah.

Summary: Examines the history of the famous statue, including its origin as a gift from France and its construction.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press 2012

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 974.7 KEN

Summary: Examines immigration policy under both the Trump and Obama administrations, investigates the origins of zero tolerance, and reveals the journeys and voices of children who were separated from their parents.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2018

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

Kahlenberg, Richard D.

Summary: "The last, acceptable form of prejudice in America is based on class and executed through state-sponsored economic discrimination, which is hard to see because it is much more subtle than raw racism. While the American meritocracy officially denounces prejudice based on race and gender, it has spawned a new form of bias against those with less education and income. Millions of working-class...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: PublicAffairs 2023

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 333.73 KAH

Oliva, Alejandra

Summary: In this powerful and deeply felt memoir of translation, storytelling, and borders, Alejandra Oliva, a Mexican-American translator and immigrant justice activist, offers a powerful chronical of her experience interpreting at the US-Mexico border. Having worked with asylum seekers since 2016, she knows all too well the gravity of taking someone's trauma and delivering it to the warped demands of...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Astra House 2023

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.9 OLI

Sunstein, Cass R.

Summary: "Cass Sunstein considers actual and imaginable arguments for a president's removal, explaining why some cases are easy and others hard, why some arguments for impeachment are judicious and others not. In direct and approachable terms, he dispels the fog surrounding impeachment so that all Americans may use their ultimate civic authority wisely"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Harvard University Press 2017

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 342 SUN

Miller, Laura

Summary: A co-founder and staff writer for Salon.com explores the meaning and influence of C.S. Lewis' Chronicles of Narnia series while revealing how Lewis's troubled childhood, unconventional love life, and friendship with J. R. R. Tolkien affected his writing.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Co. 2008

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 823.912 MIL

Rosenzweig, Paul

Summary: In the centuries since the founding of the republic, there have been notable challenges to presidential authority. Among these are investigations, designed to seek out and uproot abuses of executive power. They are built on a system of institutions, laws, and policies that govern how our nation protects itself from corruption and tyranny. Even today, we see this system at work in controversies...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2018

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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 353.46 INV
Call number: DVD 353.46 INV

Grimm, Gavin

Summary: When you're a kid like Gavin Grimm, you know yourself best. And Gavin knew that he was a boy -- even if others saw him as a girl. But when his school took away his right to something as simple as using the boys' restroom, Gavin knew he had a big decision to make. Because there are always more choices than the ones others give you. Gavin chose to correct others when they got his pronouns wrong....

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2022

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 GRI