Archive for September, 2007

New Educational Films

September 26, 2007

Beowulf
Building on Ground Zero
Celtic Tides
Global Warming:  What’s Up with the Weather?
Forgiving Dr. Mengele
When Your Parent Needs You
In the Tall Grass
Control Room
The Future of Food

New International Films

September 26, 2007

As Far As my Feet Will Carry Me [German]
Days of Glory [French]
La Haine [French]
Letters from Iwo Jima [Japanese]

New DVD Arrivals

September 19, 2007

3 Needles
300
50 Ways of Saying Fabulous
Adventures of a Young Man
African Queen
Amnesia
Astronaut Farmer
Becket
Breach
Chocolate War
Cool Hand Luke
Death of a President
Deja vu
Dracula
Farewell to Arms
Fracture
From Here to Eternity
Ghost
Guns of Navarrone
Host
Hot Fuzz
Hustler
Inland Empire
Man for All Seasons
Manhattan Project
Montana Sky
Old Joy
Outbreak
Papillon
Queer Duck
Raining Stones
Revenge
Seraphim Falls
Short Films 2006
Snows of Kilimanjaro
Sons & Lovers
Station Jim
Stomp the Yard
Sun Also Rises
Thieves Like Us
Third Man
Under My Skin
Vacancy
Verdict
Wild Hogs
Zodiac

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time Audio CD review

September 11, 2007

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Audio CD)
by Mark Hadden
Narrated by Jeff Woodman
Audio PR 6058.A245 C45 2003
 
Here is a book that is different.
 
The book is written in the first person and the person is Christopher Boone who has Asperger’s Syndrome.
 
Christopher is writing a book for his teacher at the special school he [...]

Hitler’s Olympics – Book Review

September 7, 2007

Hitler’s Olympics
by: Anton Rippon
Published by Sword and Pen
GV 722.R57
The book presents the 1936 Olympics which was the last Olympics before World War II.
 
First the author sets the scene describing the worsening situation in Germany and the decision process that the IOC (International Olympic Committee) went through in deciding to award the olympics to Berlin. Hindenberg [...]

Fall Library Hours

September 7, 2007

Monday – Thursday 8 AM- 9 PM
Friday 8AM – 4 PM
Saturday 9AM – 4PM

The Future of Food

September 6, 2007

Food insiders may already know the disturbing facts highlighted by this film, but the general public is in for a shock at how corporations are using misleading campaigns — and scare tactics — to ensure that people around the world become dependent on genetically modified food.  The Future of Food offers an in-depth investigation into [...]