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Start Your Weekend at the Library!
Enjoy stories, songs, and hands-on activities.
(All Ages)
Saturdays: 10:30 a.m. at Roy and Helen Hall Library (Hall)
Special Story Themes:
Feb. 10: Black History Month
Mar. 9: Women's History Month
Apr. 13: Arab American Heritage Month
May 18: Asian American / Pacific Islander Heritage Month
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Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
A comprehensive biography of the Indigenous Brazilian explorer, scientist, statesman and conservationist who guided Theodore Roosevelt on his journey down the River of Doubt chronicles his extraordinary career and his many achievements, including three nominations for the Nobel Peace Prize.
Pub. Date
2000.
Language
English
Description
Few realize that Brazil was actually the largest participant in the slave trade in the New World. Forty percent of all slaves that survived the Atlantic crossing were destined for Brazil and at one time half of the population of Brazil were slaves. It was the last country to officially abolish slavery in 1888. This production charts Brazil's history of slavery using original texts, letters, accounts and decrees, with commentary by historians, anthropologists...
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
Portuguese
Description
Mauro is a 12-year-old boy, who is left to fend for himself when his parents 'go on vacation' during the Communist regime in 1970's Brazil. The culturally diverse community of São Paulo unites to watch Péle lead his country in winning the World Cup of soccer.
Pub. Date
[2009], c2007
Language
English
Description
Deep inside the Brazilian and Ecuadorian rain forests, several indigenous tribes continue to live according to traditional customs-some violently defying outside influences. This program documents repeated attempts to pacify and often assimilate these vulnerable societies. Outlining the history of Amazonian colonization by Europeans, the film examines the work of researchers and activists such as Erwin Patzelt and the Villas Boas brothers, as well...
Pub. Date
[2006], c2004
Language
English
Description
This program documents a visit by Brazilian government officials to the Korubo people, hunter/gatherers of the Javari River Valley. Transcending a history of mutual distrust and violence with other groups, especially Caucasians, the Korubo warm to the camera team after receiving medical help for their malaria-stricken leader. The team's unprecedented access leads to breathtaking, revelatory footage of Korubo hunting and fishing techniques, hygienic...
Series
Language
Español
Description
In today's Peru, a country scourged by unemployment, political violence, and drug trafficking, the ability of the women to face the worsening societal and economic crisis is cause for admiration. This program looks at the noble efforts of city women in general, as they prepare community meals, work at menial jobs to support families, run employment workshops, and provide counseling for abused women, pregnant teenagers, and refugees fleeing war in...
Series
Language
English
Description
This program follows the progress of women's rights and equal employment from the Contra war through the term of former president Violeta Chamorro. A former Sandinista fighter who lost a foot laying mines for the Contras wants the government to give her a job; a woman displaced from her job by men returning from the war objects; another whose daughter was murdered by the Somozist Guard wants justice. Dozens of others tell their stories, as Chamorro...
Language
English
Description
In 2003, the Wide Angle program Time for School profiled children in seven countries-Afghanistan, Benin, Brazil, India, Japan, Kenya, and Romania-as they started their first year of school, often in the face of great adversity. Three years later this Wide Angle episode returns to visit each child, updating the progress of their educational and personal development. The similarities and contrasts that emerge among the lives of these young people provide...
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