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Gertrude Bell: Anthropologist, Linguist and Spy

December 16, 20221019 Views Gertrude Bell, Anthropology, History, Lawrence of Arabia, Spy, Linguist

Bob Begin, historian, storyteller and popular presenter, guides audience members on a journey of exploration and discovery as he shares Read More

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New Items at the
Plumb Memorial Library

All Creatures Great & Small: Season 5

All Creatures Great & Small: Season 5

Marlowe

Moana 2

PBS Kids: Every Day Is Earth Day

PBS Kids: Every Day Is Earth Day

09-05-2025

Star Trek: Lower Decks - The Final Season

Star Trek: Lower Decks - The Final Season

The Room Next Door

The Room Next Door

On the Hippie Trail: Istanbul to Kathmandu and the Making of a Travel Writer

On the Hippie Trail: Istanbul to Kathmandu and the Making of a Travel Writer

The Next Conversation: Argue Less, Talk More

The Next Conversation: Argue Less, Talk More

Abundance

Antisemitism in America: A Warning

Antisemitism in America: A Warning

Every Day with Babs: 101 Family-Friendly Dinners for Every Day of the Week: A Cookbook

Every Day with Babs: 101 Family-Friendly Dinners for Every Day of the Week: A Cookbook

Funny Because It's True: How The Onion Created Modern American News Satire

Funny Because It's True: How The Onion Created Modern American News Satire

Wicked: The Graphic Novel Part I

Wicked: The Graphic Novel Part I

A Map to Paradise

A Map to Paradise

Every Precious and Fragile Thing

Every Precious and Fragile Thing

Heartwood

Lucky Night

The Anatomy of Magic

The Anatomy of Magic

The Family Recipe

The Family Recipe

All Creatures Great & Small: Season 5

DVDs

All Creatures Great & Small: Season 5

James Herriot, fresh out of Glasgow Veterinary College, pursues his dream to become a vet in the Yorkshire Dales. He discovers that treating the animals is as much about treating their owners, and the Dales' farmers are a tough to please.

Marlowe

DVDs

A gripping noir crime thriller set in late 1930s Bay City centers around a brooding, down-on-his-luck detective; Philip Marlowe, played by Liam Neeson, who is hired to find the ex-lover of a glamorous heiress, daughter of a well-known movie star. The disappearance is the first twist in a series

Moana 2

DVDs

Walt Disney Animation Studios’ animated musical reunites Moana and Maui three years later for an expansive new voyage alongside a crew of unlikely seafarers. After hearing from her wayfinding ancestors, Moana must journey into long-lost waters for an adventure. Warning: Some flashing-lights scenes in

PBS Kids: Every Day Is Earth Day

DVDs

PBS Kids: Every Day Is Earth Day

Kids can learn to care for and celebrate the Earth and all it's wonders with these fun PBS KIDS stories. Arthur helps Prunella prepare for the school's Earth Day fair. When the Fuzzytown Park gets covered in garbage, Carl learns that trash is a collection you don't keep.

09-05-2025

DVDs

SEPTEMBER 5 unveils the decisive moment that forever changed media coverage and continues to impact live news today. Set during the 1972 Munich Summer Olympics, the film follows an American Sports broadcasting team that quickly adapted from sports reporting to live coverage of the Israeli athletes taken

Star Trek: Lower Decks - The Final Season

DVDs

Star Trek: Lower Decks - The Final Season

IN THE FIFTH AND FINAL SEASON, the crew of the U. S. S. Cerritos is tasked with closing space potholes subspace rifts which are causing chaos in the Alpha Quadrant. Pothole duty would be easy for Jr. Ofcers Mariner, Boimler, Tendi and Rutherford...if they didn't also have to deal with an Orion war, furious

The Room Next Door

DVDs

The Room Next Door

Successful novelist Ingrid (Julianne Moore) reached out to onetime magazine colleague Martha (Tilda Swinton) upon learning of her battle with cervical cancer. As the old friends reconnected, Martha opened up about a past marked by estrangement from family, as well as a physically painful present... and

On the Hippie Trail: Istanbul to Kathmandu and the Making of a Travel Writer

Biographies & Memoirs

On the Hippie Trail: Istanbul to Kathmandu and the Making of a Travel Writer

By Rick Steves. Stow away with Rick Steves for a glimpse into the unforgettable moments, misadventures, and memories of his 1978 journey on the legendary Hippie Trail.In the 1970s, the ultimate trip for any backpacker was the storied “Hippie Trail” from Istanbul to Kathmandu. A 23-year old Rick Steves

The Next Conversation: Argue Less, Talk More

Business & Investing

The Next Conversation: Argue Less, Talk More

By Jefferson Fisher. From communication expert Jefferson Fisher, the definitive book on making your next conversation the one that changes everythingNo matter who you’re talking to, The Next Conversation gives you immediately actionable strategies and phrases that will forever change how you communicate.

Abundance

Society

By Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson. From bestselling authors and journalistic titans, Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson, Abundance is a once-in-a-generation, paradigm-shifting call to rethink big, entrenched problems that seem mired in systemic scarcity: from climate change to housing, education to healthcare.To

Antisemitism in America: A Warning

Society

Antisemitism in America: A Warning

By Chuck Schumer. In an urgent and personal new book, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, the highest-elected Jewish official in America, sheds light on the Jewish American experience and sounds the alarm about the troubling resurgence of antisemitism.For the first time in generations, antisemitism

Every Day with Babs: 101 Family-Friendly Dinners for Every Day of the Week: A Cookbook

Cooking, Food & Wine

Every Day with Babs: 101 Family-Friendly Dinners for Every Day of the Week: A Cookbook

By Barbara Costello. Everybody’s favorite grandmother is here to answer the age-old question "What's for dinner?" with 101 tried-and-true recipes, plus genius tips and tricks that make getting dinner on the table even easierFrom her years of experience feeding her family as a mother of four and now a

Funny Because It's True: How The Onion Created Modern American News Satire

Entertainment

Funny Because It's True: How The Onion Created Modern American News Satire

By Christine Wenc. Discover the real truth behind the original fake news with this in-depth history of beloved humor publication, The Onion.In 1988, a band of University of Wisconsin–Madison undergrads and dropouts began publishing a free weekly newspaper with no editorial stance other than “You Are

Wicked: The Graphic Novel Part I

Entertainment

Wicked: The Graphic Novel Part I

By Gregory Maguire and Scott Hampton. Experience the magic of Oz as you’ve never seen it before with this brand-new graphic novel adaptation of Gregory Maguire’s masterpiece Wicked, the inspiration for the Broadway show and major motion picture—the first in a two-part series featuring gorgeous full-color

A Map to Paradise

Literature & Fiction

A Map to Paradise

By Susan Meissner. 1956, Malibu, California: Something is not right on Paradise Circle.With her name on the Hollywood blacklist and her life on hold, starlet Melanie Cole has little choice in company. There is her next-door neighbor, Elwood, but the screenwriter’s agoraphobia allows for just short chats

Every Precious and Fragile Thing

Literature & Fiction

Every Precious and Fragile Thing

By Barbara Davis. A mother and daughter try desperately to reconcile just as a decades-old secret threatens to shatter their relationship forever in this powerful story from the bestselling author of The Echo of Old Books.For social worker Mallory Ward, working with at-risk youth is a calling. But when

Heartwood

Literature & Fiction

By Amity Gaige. In the heart of the Maine woods, an experienced Appalachian Trail hiker goes missing. She is forty-two-year-old Valerie Gillis, who has vanished 200 miles from her final destination. Alone in the wilderness, Valerie pours her thoughts into fractured, poetic letters to her mother as she

Lucky Night

Literature & Fiction

By Eliza Kennedy. Two secret lovers. One long night. A luxe hotel in the heart of Manhattan. What could go wrong?If you ask Nick Holloway, nothing—because nothing ever goes wrong for Nick. A successful lawyer, loving husband, and doting father, he’s one of the world’s chosen. If he has aching regrets,

The Anatomy of Magic

Literature & Fiction

The Anatomy of Magic

By J.C. Cervantes. Coming soon! J. C. Cervantes is a New York Times bestselling author of books for children and young adults. Her books have appeared on national lists, including the American Booksellers Association New Voices, Barnes and Noble’s Best Young Reader Books, as well as Amazon’s Best Books

The Family Recipe

Literature & Fiction

The Family Recipe

By Carolyn Huynh. From the author of the “sharp, smart, and gloriously extra” (Nancy Jooyoun Kim, New York Times bestselling author) Good Morning America Book Club Pick The Fortunes of Jaded Women, a stunning family dramedy about estranged siblings competing to inherit their father’s Vietnamese sandwich

New Items at the
Huntington Branch Library

When Broadway Was Black: The Triumphant Story of the All-Black Musical That Changed the World

Audiobooks & Courses

When Broadway Was Black: The Triumphant Story of the All-Black Musical That Changed the World

By Caseen Gaines. If Hamilton, Rent, or West Side Story captured your heart, you'll love this in-depth look into the rise of the 1921 Broadway hit Shuffle Along, the first all-Black musical to succeed on Broadway.No one was sure if America was ready for a show featuring nuanced, thoughtful portrayals

H.p. Lovecraft's the Call of Cthulhu (Electronic Format)

Mysteries & Thrillers

H.p. Lovecraft's the Call of Cthulhu (Electronic Format)

In Electronic Format H. P. Lovecraft's most famous horror story, rendered in chilling detail by modern manga horror master Gou Tanabe!The complete graphic novel in one volume, faithfully reproducing the original Japanese release, featuring a title page in silver ink, eight pages in full color, and eerie

Doll Parts: A Lovesick Tale #2 (Electronic Format)

Science Fiction & Fantasy

Doll Parts: A Lovesick Tale #2 (Electronic Format)

By Luana Vecchio. In Electronic Format Madeleine's adolescence is in full swing: boys, horror movies, gore sites, and dangers lurking around every corner. But Mad's a big girl now. She knows how to handle herself... Right?

Spidey and His Amazing Friends: Halted Holiday (Electronic Format)

Children's Books

Spidey and His Amazing Friends: Halted Holiday (Electronic Format)

By Steve Behling. In Electronic Format When all roads into the city are blocked on Thanksgiving, Team Spidey works together to clear them so travelers can reach their holiday destinations in time for Thanksgiving dinner. This 32-page level 1 reader relives the excitement of this Spidey and His Amazing

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