New & Noteworthy, From Mo Rocca to George Wallace
A selection of books published this week; plus, a peek at what our colleagues around the newsroom are reading.
Preschool Storytime
Recommended for ages 3 1/2-5. Registration requested.The latest books & some old favorites will help introduce new vocabulary & reinforce learning.
Children & their caregivers will enjoy stories, songs, crafts, games & movement while building language & literacy skills.
Children & their caregivers will enjoy stories, songs, crafts, games & movement while building language & literacy skills.
Pajama Story Night with Grandfather Joe
Open to all. Put on your PJs & join us for an evening of festive tales, a sing-along featuring Grandfather Joe & yummy holiday treats. Please advise staff of any food allerigies.Sponsored by the Atlantic County Library Foundation.
Dreaming Up Disneyland
In “Disney’s Land,” Richard Snow explains how Walt Disney turned 240 acres of orange groves into the iconic California theme park.
'Labyrinth' Is A Leisurely Wander Through A Life No Longer Remembered
Turkish author Burhan Sönmez's quiet, subtle fourth novel, about a man who wakes up in the hospital with complete amnesia, is deeply concerned with the linkages between memory and the body.
(Image credit: Other Press)
Dreading Thanksgiving? Pack One of These Books for Moral Support
Sometimes we read for escape. Sometimes we read to be reminded of the obvious: Things could be worse.
From the Highest Heights to the Lowest Depths, in Photographs
François Lebeau’s “Climbing Rock” and Christian Vizl’s “Silent Kingdom” reveal the sublime edges of the earth.
Preschool Storytime
Recommended for ages 3 1/2-5. Registration requested. The latest books & some old favorites will help introduce new vocabulary & reinforce learning.
Children & their caregivers will enjoy stories, songs, crafts, games & movement while building language & literacy skills.
Children & their caregivers will enjoy stories, songs, crafts, games & movement while building language & literacy skills.
'Catfishing On CatNet:' On The Internet, No One Knows You're A Cat. Or An AI.
Naomi Kritzer's new novel takes off from her award-winning story about an AI that loves cats. It's a wild, rollicking tale with a gritty truth at its core: You never know who you're talking to online.
(Image credit: Tor Teen)
The good fight. Season 3
Author: King, Robert (Screenwriter), creator. King, Michelle (Television producer), creator. Robinson, Phil Alden, creator. Baranski, Christine, actor. Jumbo, Cush, actor.
Published: 2019
Call Number: GOOD SEASON 3 DISC 1-2
Format: Video disc
Summary: Diane Lockhart tries to figure out whether she can resist a crazy administration without going crazy herself, while Adrian Boseman and Liz Reddick-Lawrence struggle with a new post-factual world where the lawyer who tells the best story triumphs over the lawyer with the best facts. Meanwhile, Lucca Quinn balances a new baby with a new love, and Maia Rindell finds a new Mephistopheles in Roland Blum, a lawyer who is corruption incarnate.
Published: 2019
Call Number: GOOD SEASON 3 DISC 1-2
Format: Video disc
Summary: Diane Lockhart tries to figure out whether she can resist a crazy administration without going crazy herself, while Adrian Boseman and Liz Reddick-Lawrence struggle with a new post-factual world where the lawyer who tells the best story triumphs over the lawyer with the best facts. Meanwhile, Lucca Quinn balances a new baby with a new love, and Maia Rindell finds a new Mephistopheles in Roland Blum, a lawyer who is corruption incarnate.
Star Trek: Discovery [DVD]. Season 2
Author: Fuller, Bryan, creator. Kurtzman, Alex, creator. Martin, Sonequa, actor. Jones, Doug, 1960- actor. Rapp, Anthony, actor.
Published: 2019
Call Number: STAR SEASON 2 DISC 1-2
Format: Video disc
Summary: After answering a distress signal from the U.S.S. Enterprise, the U.S.S. Discovery welcomes aboard Captain Christopher Pike and begins a new mission to investigate the meaning behind seven mysterious red signals. Michael Burnham grapples with her past growing up on Vulcan with her foster parents and brother Spock.
Published: 2019
Call Number: STAR SEASON 2 DISC 1-2
Format: Video disc
Summary: After answering a distress signal from the U.S.S. Enterprise, the U.S.S. Discovery welcomes aboard Captain Christopher Pike and begins a new mission to investigate the meaning behind seven mysterious red signals. Michael Burnham grapples with her past growing up on Vulcan with her foster parents and brother Spock.
Tell me a story [DVD]. Season 1.
Author: Ramirez, Dania, actor. Campbell, Danielle, actor. Cattrall, Kim, actor. Jaeger, Sam, actor. Magnussen, Billy, 1985- actor.
Published: 2019
Call Number: TV TELL SEASON 1 DISC 1-2
Format: Video disc
Summary: An anthology series featuring beloved fairy tales interweaving into a subversive tale of love, loss, greed, revenge, and murder.
Published: 2019
Call Number: TV TELL SEASON 1 DISC 1-2
Format: Video disc
Summary: An anthology series featuring beloved fairy tales interweaving into a subversive tale of love, loss, greed, revenge, and murder.
The angry birds movie 2 [DVD]
Author: Van Orman, Thurop, 1976- film director. Ackerman, Peter, screenwriter. Podell, Eyal, 1975- screenwriter. Stewart, Jonathon E., 1974- screenwriter. Cohen, John (Film producer), film producer.
Published: 2019
Call Number: ANGRY
Format: Video disc
Summary: When a new threat emerges that puts both Bird and Pig Island in danger, they decide to forge an unsteady truce and form an unlikely super-team to save their homes.
Published: 2019
Call Number: ANGRY
Format: Video disc
Summary: When a new threat emerges that puts both Bird and Pig Island in danger, they decide to forge an unsteady truce and form an unlikely super-team to save their homes.
The big bang theory [DVD]. Season 12
Author: Lorre, Chuck, creator. Prady, Bill, creator. Galecki, Johnny, actor. Parsons, Jim, 1973- actor. Cuoco, Kaley, actor.
Published: 2019
Call Number: BIG SEASON 12 DISC 1-2
Format: Video disc
Summary: Despite their on-again, off-again relationship in the past, Leonard and Penny have finally gotten married. Even Sheldon has found a female companion, entering into a 'relationship agreement' with neurobiologist Amy Farrah Fowler, and he recently took their relationship to the next level by marrying her after a long courtship. Will their equation for marital bliss alter the chemistry between these two beautiful minds? Quantum comedy converges in the twelfth dimension!
Published: 2019
Call Number: BIG SEASON 12 DISC 1-2
Format: Video disc
Summary: Despite their on-again, off-again relationship in the past, Leonard and Penny have finally gotten married. Even Sheldon has found a female companion, entering into a 'relationship agreement' with neurobiologist Amy Farrah Fowler, and he recently took their relationship to the next level by marrying her after a long courtship. Will their equation for marital bliss alter the chemistry between these two beautiful minds? Quantum comedy converges in the twelfth dimension!
Frankie Drake mysteries [DVD]. Season 2
Author: Hay, Carol (Screenwriter), creator. Ricci, Michelle, creator. Smith, Lauren Lee, 1980- actor. Lil Buck, 1988- actor. Liddiard, Rebecca, actor.
Published: 2019
Call Number: FRANKIE SEASON 2 DISC 1-2
Format: Video disc
Summary: The year is 1921. While communism and prohibition are debated in speakeasies, society will never be the same, and crime has never had it better. A new age calls for a new kind of detective and the women of Drake Private Detectives fit the bill.
Published: 2019
Call Number: FRANKIE SEASON 2 DISC 1-2
Format: Video disc
Summary: The year is 1921. While communism and prohibition are debated in speakeasies, society will never be the same, and crime has never had it better. A new age calls for a new kind of detective and the women of Drake Private Detectives fit the bill.
Country music [DVD]
Author: Burns, Ken, 1953- television director, television producer. Duncan, Dayton, screenwriter, television producer. Dunfey, Julie, television producer. Coyote, Peter, narrator. Florentine Films, production company.
Published: 2019
Call Number: 781.642 COUNTRY DISC 1-2
Format: Video disc
Summary: Ken Burns chronicles the history of a uniquely American art form, rising from the experiences of remarkable people in distinctive regions of the nation. From its roots in ballads, hymns, and the blues to its mainstream popularity, viewers will follow the evolution of country music over the course of the twentieth century as it eventually emerged to become America's music. Features never-before-seen footage and photographs, plus interviews with more than 80 country music artists.
Published: 2019
Call Number: 781.642 COUNTRY DISC 1-2
Format: Video disc
Summary: Ken Burns chronicles the history of a uniquely American art form, rising from the experiences of remarkable people in distinctive regions of the nation. From its roots in ballads, hymns, and the blues to its mainstream popularity, viewers will follow the evolution of country music over the course of the twentieth century as it eventually emerged to become America's music. Features never-before-seen footage and photographs, plus interviews with more than 80 country music artists.
Dora and the lost city of gold [DVD]
Author: Bobin, James, film director. Moner, Isabela, actor. Toro, Benicio Del, actor. Kilcher, Q'Orianka, actor. Longoria, Eva, actor.
Published: 2019
Call Number: DORA
Format: Video disc
Summary: Having spent most of her life exploring the jungle with her parents, nothing could prepare Dora for her biggest challenge yet: High School. When her parents mysteriously disappear while searching for the Lost City of Gold, Dora must swing into action and lead a group of ill-equipped high schoolers on a quest to save them. It is a high stakes mission as Dora and her new friends navigate the jungle, outrun treasure hunters and solve ancient puzzles to unlock the mystery of the fabled city.
Published: 2019
Call Number: DORA
Format: Video disc
Summary: Having spent most of her life exploring the jungle with her parents, nothing could prepare Dora for her biggest challenge yet: High School. When her parents mysteriously disappear while searching for the Lost City of Gold, Dora must swing into action and lead a group of ill-equipped high schoolers on a quest to save them. It is a high stakes mission as Dora and her new friends navigate the jungle, outrun treasure hunters and solve ancient puzzles to unlock the mystery of the fabled city.
Dora and the lost city of gold [Blu-ray]
Author: Bobin, James, film director. Stoller, Nicholas, screenwriter. Robinson, Matthew, 1978- screenwriter. Wheeler, Thomas (Screenwriter), screenwriter. Burr, Kristin, film producer.
Published: 2019
Call Number: DORA BLU-RAY
Format: Video disc
Summary: Having spent most of her life exploring the jungle with her parents, nothing could prepare Dora for her biggest challenge yet: High School. When her parents mysteriously disappear while searching for the Lost City of Gold, Dora must swing into action and lead a group of ill-equipped high schoolers on a quest to save them. It is a high stakes mission as Dora and her new friends navigate the jungle, outrun treasure hunters and solve ancient puzzles to unlock the mystery of the fabled city.
Published: 2019
Call Number: DORA BLU-RAY
Format: Video disc
Summary: Having spent most of her life exploring the jungle with her parents, nothing could prepare Dora for her biggest challenge yet: High School. When her parents mysteriously disappear while searching for the Lost City of Gold, Dora must swing into action and lead a group of ill-equipped high schoolers on a quest to save them. It is a high stakes mission as Dora and her new friends navigate the jungle, outrun treasure hunters and solve ancient puzzles to unlock the mystery of the fabled city.
Attack on Titan [Blu-ray]. Season 3, Part I
Author: Koizuka, Masashi, television director. Kobayashi, Yasuko, screenwriter. Kaji, Y?ki, 1985- voice actor. Ishikawa, Yui, 1989- voice actor. Inoue, Marina, 1985- voice actor.
Published: 2019
Call Number: ATTACK BLU-RAY SEASON 3 PART 1 DISC 1-2
Format: Video disc
Summary: The truth about the Titans begins to come to light. Political secrets, a false king, and the reality that will shake the foundation of the world--all falls on the shoulders of Eren and his friends, as they fight to survive. With Historia set to be the rightful Queen, the Levi Squad must act. But a figure from Levi's past, the deadly Kenny, could turn this into a losing battle. Are Eren and his friends prepared to face the true monsters that lie within the walls?
Published: 2019
Call Number: ATTACK BLU-RAY SEASON 3 PART 1 DISC 1-2
Format: Video disc
Summary: The truth about the Titans begins to come to light. Political secrets, a false king, and the reality that will shake the foundation of the world--all falls on the shoulders of Eren and his friends, as they fight to survive. With Historia set to be the rightful Queen, the Levi Squad must act. But a figure from Levi's past, the deadly Kenny, could turn this into a losing battle. Are Eren and his friends prepared to face the true monsters that lie within the walls?
Steven Universe, the movie [DVD]
Author: Sugar, Rebecca, 1987- film director, screenwriter. Johnston, Joe, 1950- film director, screenwriter. Morris, Kat, film director, screenwriter. Abrams, Lamar, screenwriter. Brewster, Miki, screenwriter.
Published: 2019
Call Number: STEVEN
Format: Video disc
Summary: It is set in Beach City on the American East Coast, where the four Crystal Gems live in an ancient beachside temple, protecting the world from evil. As immortal alien warriors, they project female humanoid forms from magical gems that are the core of their being. The Crystal Gems are Garnet, Amethyst, Pearl and Steven, a young half-human, a half-Gem boy who inherited the gem of his mother Rose Quartz, the former leader of the Crystal Gems. Steven thinks his time defending the Earth is over, but when a new threat comes to Beach City, Steven faces his biggest challenge yet. -- IMDb.
Published: 2019
Call Number: STEVEN
Format: Video disc
Summary: It is set in Beach City on the American East Coast, where the four Crystal Gems live in an ancient beachside temple, protecting the world from evil. As immortal alien warriors, they project female humanoid forms from magical gems that are the core of their being. The Crystal Gems are Garnet, Amethyst, Pearl and Steven, a young half-human, a half-Gem boy who inherited the gem of his mother Rose Quartz, the former leader of the Crystal Gems. Steven thinks his time defending the Earth is over, but when a new threat comes to Beach City, Steven faces his biggest challenge yet. -- IMDb.
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