New DVDs in the Library

Founding Brothers

Explores the problems and promises of the young American republic.

10 Days That Unexpectedly Changed America

From Shays' Rebellion to Freedom Summer, this DVD identifies ten days with far-reaching impacts.

The Crossing

Based on the novel by Howard Fast, stars Jeff Daniels as the bitterly cold (yet determined) George Washington as he crosses the Delaware.

Kidnapped

Masterpiece Theater 2005 version of Stevenson's classic tale.

Using Light Energy

Reflections, cobra eyes, the center of the sun -- what could be more enlightening?

Forces Small and Large

Electricity, radioactivity, chemical bonding, and, to my mind one of the coolest words in the English language, torque.

To Form a More Perfect Union: Milestones in the Civil Rights Movement

Footage from some of the most significant events in the Civil Rights era.

Exploring Space: The Quest for Life

How did life begin? Is there intelligent life out there? And we're not talking about cereal here...

Becoming the Author of Your Life

Author Ben Mikaelsen presents a case that anyone can effect change in themselves.

Families of Canada

A glimpse at a day in the lives of Canadian families.

Hanging With the Sloth

Explores the lives of these amazingly adaptive and serene Latin American creatures.

Laundry Blues

Addresses an often overlooked but essential life skill.

The Hobart Shakespeareans

Chronicles the achievements of an L.A. teacher who works with students to understand and perform Shakespeare's plays.

Voices From the Louvre

27 paintings from the Louvre tell their own tales, mingling art with history.

Lightning and Other Forces

From the Popular Mechanics for Kids TV show.

Brazil

Not the Terry Gilliam movie, but rather a look at the actual country and its people.

Wild South America

A 2-disc set with great cinematography of the physical and natural beauty of the continent.