Author: Aronofsky, Darren, film director, film producer. Hunter, Samuel D., screenwriter. Dawson, Jeremy (Producer), film producer. Handel, Ari, film producer. Fraser, Brendan, 1968- actor.
Published: 2023 2022
Call Number: DRAMA WHALE
Format: Video disc
Summary: A reclusive English teacher suffering from severe obesity attempts to reconnect with his estranged teenage daughter for one last chance at redemption.
Author: Sorbo, Kevin, film director, actor. Lalonde, Paul, 1961- film producer, screenwriter. Patus, John, screenwriter. Parker, Jessica, screenwriter. LaHaye, Tim, 1926-2016, author.
Published: 2023
Call Number: LEFT
Format: Video disc
Summary: In the wake of the sudden disappearance of millions of people around the world, the prophesied "Great Tribulation" has begun. As the Antichrist spreads his web of lies, everyone must choose a side. The stakes have never been higher.
Author: Podeswa, Jeremy, television director. Delman, Scott M., television producer. Mandel, Emily St. John, 1979- screenwriter. Davis, Mackenzie, actor. Patel, Himesh, 1990- actor.
Published: 2022 2021
Call Number: DRAMA STATION SERIES
Format: Video disc
Summary: Post-apocalyptic story involving multiple timelines about a group of traveling performers who survived a devastating flu pandemic. A post-apocalyptic saga spanning multiple timelines, this limited drama series tells the stories of survivors of the devastating flu as they attempt to rebuild and reimagine the world anew while holding on to the best of what's been lost.
Author: Mustonen, Taneli, 1978-, screenwriter, film director. Hyvårinen, Aleksi, screenwriter. Palmer, Teresa, 1986- actor. Cree, Steven, actor. Ruggeri, Tristan actor.
Published: 2022
Call Number: HORROR TWIN
Format: Video disc
Summary: Every parent's worst nightmare is just the beginning for Rachel in the aftermath of a tragic accident where one of her twin sons was killed. When she and her husband Anthony decide to move to the other side of the world to focus on their surviving twin son Elliot, what begins as a time of healing and isolation in the Scandinavian countryside turns into a desperate battle for the very soul of their son as an entity claiming to be his dead twin brother takes over Elliot setting Rachel on a diabolical journey to unravel the horrible truth about her twin son.
Author: Murray, Chris (Screenwriter), creator, screenwriter. Velde, Jean van de, 1957- television director. Duren, André van, television director. Lürsen, Joram, 1963- television director. Thompson, Keith (Producer), television producer.
Published: 2022
Call Number: VAN SEASON 2
Format: Video disc
Summary: "This program includes material that may not be appropriate for younger viewers. Viewer discretion is advised."-- Van der Valk and the team return for a second compelling season of murder investigations set against the stunning backdrop of Amsterdam and its contrasting worlds.
Author: Rinnekangas, Rax, 1954- film director, screenwriter. Angulo, Nacho, actor. Kukkola, Kaisa, actor. Björkman, Hannu-Pekka, 1969- actor. IndiePix (Firm), publisher.
Published: 2022 2017
Call Number: LAST
Format: Video disc
Summary: Four Europeans from different cultures and fields of art set off in a minibus with a quality trove of world literature. They go in search, across a vast desert-like landscape, to find a place as remote as possible where they will establish the world's last bookshop. An isolated location is just perfect for their purpose, as there, the printed books of the world will be much safer from big city termites and the ups and downs of the internet. During the journey, the four discuss the unique gift of reading and also certain works of world literature that have decisively changed each of them. They also ponder why Westerners are consuming more and more violent literature and at the same time harboring fears of increasing physical violence in all countries. Bringing the almost-lost purpose of books to the fore, this creative documentary poses important questions not yet discussed in the film about whether we're reading what's worthwhile and if the timeless qualities once praised in literature have been replaced by sheer entertainment.
Author: Baker, Matt (Screenwriter), creator, screenwriter. Wimpenny, Adam, television director. Baines, Julie, 1957- television producer. McElhone, Natascha, 1969- actor. Akhurst, Lucy, 1975- actor.
Published: 2022
Call Number: HOTEL SEASON 1
Format: Video disc
Summary: Follows a British family who open a hotel for upper class travelers on the magical Italian Riviera during the Roaring '20s.
Author: Helfand, Judith, 1964- film director, film producer. Doremus, Fenell, film producer. Hutner, Simeon, 1959- editor of moving image work. Simpson, David E., editor of moving image work. Griffin, T., composer (expression)
Published: 2020 2018
Call Number: 363.34
Format: Video disc
Summary: Recounts the worst heat disaster in U.S history when in Chicago in 1995, 739 residents, mostly elderly and African American, died over the course of one week. "Chicago suffered the worst heat disaster in U.S history in 1995, when 739 residents--mostly elderly and black--died over the course of one week. As Cooked links the deadly heat wave's devastation back to the underlying man-made disaster of structural racism, it delves deep into one of our nation's biggest growth industries: Disaster Preparedness. Peabody Award-winning filmmaker Judith Helfand (Blue Vinyl, Everything's Cool), uses her signature serious-yet-quirky connect-the-dots-style to forge inextricable connections between the cataclysmic natural disasters we're willing to see and prepare for and the slow-motion disasters we're not. That is, until an extreme weather event hits and they are made exponentially more deadly and visible. But whether it was the heat wave in Chicago or Hurricanes Katrina, Sandy, Harvey, Irma and Maria, all of these disasters share something key: they reveal the ways in which class, race, and zip code predetermine who was living on the edge to start with, who gets hurt the worst, who recovers and bounces back--and who doesn't. In Cooked, Helfand challenges herself and others to truly see and respond to the invisible man-made disasters taking place in towns and cities across the country before the next 'natural' disaster hits."--Bullfrogfilms.com
Author: Merrill, Kieth, 1940- producer, screenwriter, director. Dreamscape Media, publisher.
Published: 2020 1994
Call Number: 917.87
Format: Video disc
Summary: Explores the natural beauty, wildlife, and geothermal activity of Yellowstone National Park A documentary that showcases the beauty, geothermal activity, and wildlife unique to the Yellowstone region that one does not encounter on a cursory visit to the park.
Author: Zaillian, Steven, screenwriter. Spielberg, Steven, 1946- film producer, film director. Molen, Gerald R., film producer. Lustig, Branko, film producer. Neeson, Liam, actor.
Published: 2018
Call Number: SCHINDLE
Format: Video disc
Summary: Commemorate the twenty fifth Anniversary of Steven Spielberg's cinematic masterpiece of one of the most historically significant films of all time. Winner of seven Academy Awards including Best Picture and Director, the incredible true story follows the enigmatic Oskar Schindler, who saved the lives of more than 1,100 Jews during the Holocaust. It is the triumph of one man who made a difference and the drama of those who survived one of the darkest chapters in human history because of what he did.
Author: Novoa, Gabe Cole, author.
Published: 2023
Call Number: Y NOVOA
Format: Books
Summary: Sixteen-year-old Mar, a transmasculine Latinx pirate hiding magical abilities, must learn to use their magia to save their papá and newfound pirate familia from losing their souls to el Diablo. On Mar León de la Rosa's sixteenth birthday, el Diablo comes calling. Mar is a transmasculine nonbinary teen pirate hiding a magical ability to manipulate fire and ice. But their magic isn't enough to reverse a wicked bargain made by their father, and now el Diablo has come to collect his payment: the soul of Mar's father and the entire crew of their ship. When Mar is miraculously rescued by the sole remaining pirate crew in the Caribbean, el Diablo returns to give them a choice: give up their soul to save their father by the harvest moon, or never see him again. The task is impossible--Mar refuses to make a bargain, and there's no way their magic is a match for el Diablo. Then Mar finds the most unlikely allies: Bas, an infuriatingly arrogant and handsome pirate--and the captain's son; and Dami, a gender-fluid demonio whose motives are never quite clear. For the first time in their life, Mar may have the courage to use their magic. It could be their only redemption--or it could mean certain death.
Author: Musariri, Blessing, 1973- author.
Published: 2023
Call Number: Y MUSARIRI
Format: Books
Summary: Reeling from the death of her mother, fourteen-year-old Mati's family leaves England to visit their native Zimbabwe, where Mati finds comfort in Meticais, a gender-neutral spirit or ghost who only she can see, and who helps her navigate her mercurial interpersonal relationships and feelings of grief. "Mati's mother is dead; her father has withdrawn; her sister, Chichi, is acting out; and her young brother, Tana, is desperate for any sign of love and normalcy. When Chichi pulls her worst stunt yet, Mati's father uproots the family from their home in England for an extended camping holiday in their native Zimbabwe... Guided and provoked by Meticais's enigmatic, sometimes outrageous, commentary, Mati explores the shattering blow of grief, the ties that bind family, and the challenge of living between two cultures." --Front jacket flap
Author: Armstrong, Kate J., author.
Published: 2023
Call Number: Y ARMSTRON
Format: Books
Summary: "In Simta, the magic of women is outlawed but four girls with unusual powers have the chance to change it all"-- The Nightbirds are Simta's best kept secret. Teenage girls from the Great Houses with magic coursing through their veins, the Nightbirds have the unique ability to gift their magic to others with a kiss. Magic--especially the magic of women--is outlawed and the city's religious sects would see them burned if discovered. But protected by the Great Houses, the Nightbirds are safe well-guarded treasures...." Front jacket flap
Author: Girard, M-E, author.
Published: 2023
Call Number: Y GIRARD
Format: Books
Summary: Sixteen-year-old Baylee goes from having never been kissed to navigating two potential relationships, one with her long-time crush Freddie and the other with funny barista Alex, as the world begins to shut down from COVID-19. "Sixteen-year-old Baylee has never been kissed, but she wants to do way more than that. She's had a huge crush on her gorgeous best friend and neighbor, Freddie, for years, but since she doesn't look like the type he normally dates, the judgmental voice in her head tells her he'll never see her as more than a friend. Then Baylee meets Alex online and starts to fall for the sweet, funny barista who likes her just as she is. But when Freddie makes a move on Baylee and a virus shuts down the world, Baylee finds herself torn." --Front jacket flap
Author: Riddle, A. G., author.
Published: 2023
Call Number: F RIDDLE
Format: Books
Summary: "Dr. Tyson Klein is a quantum physicist who has dedicated his entire life to his research. At CERN, he analyses data generated by the Large Hadron Collider, the world's biggest and most powerful particle accelerator. Now, Ty believes he's found a pattern in its output. It looks like an organised data stream, being broadcast over what he calls a quantum radio. Could it be a signal from another universe? A message sent from the future? Or something else entirely? As Ty peels back the layers of his discovery, he learns that what he's found isn't what he thought it was. The encoded message is far more profound. It may alter our understanding of human existence and the universe." --Front jacket flap
Author: Scott, Kieran, 1974- author.
Published: 2023
Call Number: LP F SCOTT
Format: Books
Summary: "In a fast-paced new novel in the vein of Big Little Lies, a single mom goes undercover to investigate a host of disturbing secrets held by the leaders of a local suburban parent-school association, including embezzlement, bribery, adultery, and murder--by the bestselling author of Wish You Were Gone. Paige Lancaster, single mom and prodigal daughter, has returned to the East Coast from her prestigious, well-paid job in Los Angeles, writing for the smartest detective series on television. Something terrible happened to her back in Hollywood. Okay, two terrible things, one featuring a misplaced tire iron--and now she's broke, homeless, and living with her widowed mother and eight-year-old daughter, Izzy, in her Connecticut hometown. Paige needs to buckle down and find a new writing gig but first, she meets the movers and shakers of Izzy's school's Parent Booster Association, run by the intimidatingly gorgeous Ainsley Anderson, who just happens to be married to Paige's old high school flame, John. Then sheshows up at the annual Parents and Pinot fundraiser, held at Ainsley and John's dazzling mansion in the toniest part of town, where she's caught in a compromising position with John, accidentally destroys the guest bathroom, overhears an incriminating conversation, and discovers that her purse has gone missing. And later that night, Ainsley turns up dead at the bottom of her own driveway. Did she fall? Or was she pushed? Paige may have only written about detectives, but she is convinced she can handle a little undercover sleuthing. After all, it'll give her an excuse to spend more time with John. Still, she can't help but wonder: could he be capable of murder? Or could one of the PBA members have planned a dastardly crime to reach the top? But the most important question of all: will Paige ever get her life back on track?"--
Author: Turner, Erika, author.
Published: 2023
Call Number: Y TURNER
Format: Books
Summary: Seventeen-year-old Aaliyah is trying to survive her last years of high school, but things become much more complicated after she is outed by a church elder and Aaliyah must navigate new friends, old flames, and nosy school counselors during her senior year. "Aaliyah's home life has never been great, but she thought she'd survive her last years of high school with at least her friendships and cross-country stardom intact. That is, until junior year struck: She got outed by a church elder and everything came undone--including Aaliyah. Now, senior year is about to start and she is determined to come back faster and wiser." --Front jacket flap
Author: Calvi, Mary, 1969- author.
Published: 2023
Call Number: F CALVI
Format: Books
Summary: "A fact-based romantic speculative novel about Teddy Roosevelt's first love, by Mary Calvi, author of Dear George, Dear Mary. Studded with the real love letters between a young Theodore Roosevelt and Boston beauty Alice Lee--many of them never before published--If a Poem Could Live and Breathe makes vivid what many historians believe to be the pivotal years that made the future president into the man of action that defined his political life, and cemented his legacy. Cambridge, 1878. The era of the Gilded Age. Alice Lee sets out to break from the norms of her mother's generation. Women are fighting for educational opportunities and exploring a new sense of intellectual and personal freedom. Native New Yorker, Harvard student Teddy Roosevelt, is on his own journey of discovery, and when they meet, unrelenting currents of love change the trajectory of his life forever."--
Author: Scottoline, Lisa, author.
Published: 2023
Call Number: F SCOTTOLI
Format: Books
Summary: "#1 bestselling author Lisa Scottoline presents Loyalty, an emotional, action-packed epic of love and justice, set during the rise of the Mafia in Sicily"-- "Loyalty can save a soul--or destroy one. Franco Fiorvanti is a handsome laborer toiling on the estate of a baron. He dreams of owning a lemon grove, but the rigid class system of Sicily thwarts his ambition. When the baron asks him to kidnap a little boy, Franco makes a decision that will change his life--and the history of Sicily... Gaetano Catalano is an idealistic young lawyer whose devotion to justice is tantamount to a calling. He's a member of the Beati Paoli, a real-life secret society of aristocrats who investigate crime in Palermo, a city riddled with graft. Gaetano sets out to find the kidnapped boy, but his mission leads him to a darker place than he had ever imagined. Meanwhile, Mafalda Pancari is a new mother rejoicing at the birth of her daughter, Lucia, when disaster strikes. And Alfredo D'Antonio is a reclusive goatherd under constant threat of being discovered as a Jew. How the lives of these unforgettable characters collide makes Loyalty an epic tale of good versus evil. Readers will be transported to the dramatic and ruggedly beautiful island of Sicily, where lush lemon groves and mouth-watering cuisine contrast with a turbulent history of colonization and corruption - and they will not be able to put down this riveting masterpiece" --
Author: Willig, Lauren, author.
Published: 2023
Call Number: F WILLIG
Format: Books
Summary: "From New York Times bestselling author Lauren Willig comes a dramatic coming of age story with a dual timeline and a single heroine--a bold and adventuring young woman who finds herself caught up in two very different wars on both sides of the Atlantic"-- "September 1896: An aspiring archaeologist, Smith College graduate Betsy Hayes travels to Athens, desperate to break into the very male-dominated field of excavation... June 1898: Betsy has sworn off war nursing--but when she gets the word that Ava is headed to Cuba with Clara Barton and the Red Cross to patch up the wounded in the Spanish-American War, Betsy is determined to stop Ava the only way she knows how: by joining in her place... Set during an electrifying era of nation-building, idealism, and upheaval, Two Wars and a Wedding is the tale of two remarkable women striving to make their place in a man's world--an unforgettable saga of friendship, love, and fighting for what is right." --Front jacket flap
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