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Taking action to achieve equality / by Sjonger, Rebecca.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."This insightful book examines ways to reduce the global inequality of people-one of the United Nation's sustainable development goals. From tackling gender inequality to fighting for the right to a good education, readers will gain an understanding of how all the UN goals work together, and learn concrete strategies to inspire change. Profiles of youth-led movements and other collaborative efforts to fight inequality will empower readers to get involved to achieve equality for all global citizens"--Provided by publisher.Ages 9-14.LSC
Subjects: Sustainable Development Goals; Equality; Economic development; Social action;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Tom the Tow Truck: Super Powered!. by González, Iria,film director.; Giron, Marie-Amelie,film director.; Amuse Animation (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by Amuse Animation in 2023.Join the fun in Car City, where accidents turn into exciting repair adventures and everyone learns the importance of teamwork and friendship, all thanks to our hero, Tom the Tow Truck!Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Education films.; Characters and characteristics in motion pictures.;
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Miss representation [videorecording] / by Cho, Margaret.; Congdon, Jessica,1972-; Couric, Katie,1957-; Cvetko, Svetlana.; Davis, Geena.; Dawson, Rosario.; Durham, Meenakshi Gigi.; Feinstein, Dianne,1933-; Fonda, Jane,1937-; Heldman, Caroline,1972-; Holland, Eric.; Huerta, Dolores,1930-; Katz, Jackson.; Kilbourne, Jean.; Lauzen, Martha M.; Ling, Lisa.; Maddow, Rachel.; Mitchell, Pat,1943-; Newsom, Jennifer Siebel,1974-; Pelosi, Nancy,1940-; Pozner, Jennifer L.; Rice, Condoleezza,1954-; Scully, Regina Kulik.; Steinem, Gloria.; Girls Club Entertainment.; Roco Films Educational (Firm); Virgil Films (Firm);
Director of photography, Svetlana Cvetko ; editor, Jessica Congdon ; composer, Eric Holland.Featured in the film: Caroline Heldman, Condoleezza Rice, Dianne Feinstein, Dolores Huerta, Geena Davis, Gloria Steinem, Jackson Katz, Jane Fonda, Jean Kilbourne, Jennifer Pozner, Katie Couric, Lisa Ling, M. Gigi Durham, Margaret Cho, Martha Lauzen, Nancy Pelosi, Pat Mitchell, Rachel Maddow, Rosario Dawson.As the most persuasive and pervasive force of communication in our culture, media is educating yet another generation that a woman's primary value lay in her youth, beauty and sexuality, and not in her capacity as a leader, making it difficult for women to obtain leadership positions and for girls to reach their full potential. The film accumulates startling facts and statistics that leave audiences shaken and armed with a new perspective.E.DVD; NTSC; widescreen presentation (16:9) aspect ratio; Dolby digital 2.0.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Gender identity in mass media.; Leadership in women.; Women in mass media.; Women in popular culture; Women; Women;
© c2012., Virgil Films,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Unspeakable : surviving my childhood and finding my voice / by Fisher, Jessica Willis,author.;
Includes bibliographical references.In this elegant, harrowing story of the manipulation and co-dependency that defines abusive family relationships, Jessica Willis Fisher lets us see the formative moments of her childhood through her eyes. Fisher's haunting coming-of-age memoir captures the beauty and ugliness of a young woman finding her way - filled with longing, fear, confusion, secrecy, and most importantly, hope for the future. 'Unspeakable' is a big memoir that is already getting compared to Tara Westover's 'Educated'.
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Fisher, Jessica Willis.; Willis Clan (Musical group); Country musicians; Dysfunctional families.; Sexual abuse victims' writings, American.; Sexually abused girls.; Singers; Women country musicians;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Modernism, Inc.. by Cohn, Jason,film director.; Roche, Sebastian,actor.; First Run Features (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Sebastian RocheOriginally produced by First Run Features in 2023.From the filmmaker of Eames: The Architect & The Painter comes a new documentary about mid-century design pioneer Eliot Noyes, whose story raises contemporary questions about the role of a designer in today’s world. Educated by Walter Gropius at Harvard, Noyes did more than anyone to align the Modernist design ethos to the needs of ascendant corporate America. His impact on companies like IBM paved the way for Apple and many of the other design-conscious brands we know today.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Architecture.; Arts.; Design.; Documentary films.; Artists.; History.; Architects--Biography.; Architecture, American.; Biography.; Designers.; Art and architecture.;
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Pride families / by Taylor, Amie.; Clarke, Kaspa.;
LGBTQIA+ families come in all the colors of the rainbow. Perhaps you belong to a pride family, or maybe you have a friend who belongs to a pride family? This educational children's book explores what these families look like with a focus on trans, non-binary, gay, lesbian and polyamorous family set ups. Covering themes such as, pregnancy, donor conception and surrogacy alongside a guide for adults that helps explain terminology, this book is an invaluable resource for sharing and celebrating what it means to be a pride family.Ages 5-12.
Subjects: Gay-parent families; Lesbian-parent families; Sexual minority parents; Transgender parents;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Rock 'n learn. [videorecording] / by Rock 'N Learn, Inc.,production company,film distributor.;
A series of songs and skits illustrating the sounds of letters, and how they make words.G.DVD ; full screen presentation.
Subjects: Children's films.; Nonfiction films.; Educational films.; Instructional films.; English language; Language arts (Primary); Reading; English language;
For private home use only.
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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Rainboy. by Brunner, Barbara,film director.; Magnet Film (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by Magnet Film in 2023.Rainboy isn‘t a common gardener. He plants drops and harvests clouds. While working, he injures the vain sun. Revenge! The prognosis for the boy is bleak, but together with the rain clouds he manages to brighten her spirits again. A short film about stormy conflicts.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Education films.; Characters and characteristics in motion pictures.;
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Teeny Tiny Stevies. by Stephen, Bethany,actor.; Stephen, Sibylla,actor.; Australian Broadcasting Corporation (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Bethany Stephen, Sibylla StephenOriginally produced by Australian Broadcasting Corporation in 2016.Inspired originally by the need to teach Byll's three-year-old about the challenges of toilet training, the side hobby was so much fun and so effective, before they knew it, they'd written and recorded a full-length album.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Education films.; Television.; Animals.;
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The Night Before The Wedding. by Lesnick, Charlotte,film director.; Wing, Natasha,actor.; Penguin Random House (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Natasha WingOriginally produced by Penguin Random House in 2021.Here comes the bride…and the flower girl! Any little girl who has dreamed of being a flower girl–and their numbers are legion–will love this fun, rhyming story. Written by Natasha Wing, illustrated by Amy Wummer.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Education films.; Children's stories.;
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