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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:
June 15: Juneteenth
June 29: Pride Month
July 6: Independence Day
Pub. Date
[2011], c2006
Language
English
Description
In this film from the family that made surf-film history, Wes Brown and T.J. Barrack take us to the beautiful waters of Peru, where surfing is a way of life and surfers are worshiped as national heroes. This surf odyssey fuses electrifying surf footage and unique cultural aspects, and includes an enchanting visit to Machu Picchu.
Author
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
Español
Description
"A picture biography of Julio C. Tello, considered to be the founder of modern Peruvian archaeology, that traces his life from an early interest in Peru's ancient cultures to his rise as the most distinguished Indigenous social scientist of the twentieth century. A map and an afterword with additional information, photograph, and source list are included."--
Author
Series
Magic tree house. Original series volume 34
Language
English
Formats
Description
The magic tree house whisks Jack and Annie away to South America, where they must climb Machu Picchu to save a baby llama.
Pub. Date
[2006], c2001
Language
English
Description
As opposed to passively monitoring the electoral process, the Organization of American States responded actively to the lack of procedural transparency and the blatant corruption in Peru's 2000 elections, waging a campaign to keep voters informed of irregularities. This program provides a detailed account of the elections and shows how the OAS observation mission set a controversial precedent by contributing to quasi-dictator Fujimori's resignation....
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...
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