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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

41) The WPA Film Library: Part 2Kennedy Speaking at The UN, 1961

Pub. Date

[2012], c1961

Language

English

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President John F. Kennedy speaking to UN after Dag Hammerskold's death (part 2)

42) The WPA Film Library: The Marshall Plan, 1948

Pub. Date

[2012], c1948

Language

English

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George Marshall warns Senate to approve his plan; montage of scenes of Western Europe rebuilding (Marshall Plan)

43) The WPA Film Library: President Kennedy Announces Tax Cut, 1962

Pub. Date

[2012], c1962

Language

English

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John F. Kennedy speaks to announce his Tax Cut plan

44) The WPA Film Library: General Matthew Ridgeway, ca. 1951

Pub. Date

[2012], c1951

Language

English

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General Matthew Ridgeway (Ridgway) salutes UN troops, meets other generals

45) The WPA Film Library: Douglas MacArthur Speech, 1951

Pub. Date

[2012], c1951

Language

English

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General Douglas MacArthur talks to Massachusetts Legislature; says the outcome of the war was futility; Korean War

46) The WPA Film Library: Part 2NORAD, ca. 1960

Pub. Date

[2012], c1960

Language

English

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NORAD Film. Explanation of how NORAD works (part 2)

47) The WPA Film Library: Chinese Civil War Ends, 1950

Pub. Date

[2012], c1950

Language

English

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Chinese nationalist soldiers and refugees flee the country after defeat by Communists in China.

48) The WPA Film Library: Arab National Committee Head Quarters Bombed, 1948

Pub. Date

[2012], c1948

Language

English

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Arab National Committee in Jaffa, Palestine hit by bomb

49) The WPA Film Library: US Marines on Maneuvers, 1961

Pub. Date

[2012], c1961

Language

English

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US marine maneuvers. Marines build a landing strip and jets take off & drop Napalm bombs.

50) The WPA Film Library: Christmas in West Berlin, ca. 1949

Pub. Date

[2012], c1949

Language

English

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Christmas in Berlin under Soviet blockade

51) The King years: historic moments in the civil rights movement

Author

Branch, Taylor

Pub. Date

[2013]

Language

English

52) The WPA Film Library: President Truman Speech on Communist Aggression, 1951

Pub. Date

[2012], c1951

Language

English

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Truman speaks in Detroit about the danger of Communist aggression; calls for a military buildup in classic Cold War terminology

53) Universal Newsreels: Inauguration Highlights (01/25/1965)

Pub. Date

[2010], c1965

Language

English

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This Universal newsreel focuses on the inauguration of Lyndon B. Johnson. Key moments of the day are highlighted: LBJ being driven to the Capitol, taking the oath of office, delivering his inaugural address, and reviewing the parade in his honor.

54) The WPA Film Library: Part 2Resurgence of Anti-Semitism in Germany, 1960

Pub. Date

[2012], c1960

Language

English

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Swastika Menace New rise of anti-Semitism in Germany (part 2)

55) Universal Newsreels: New York World's Fair (03/02/1964)

Pub. Date

[2010], c1964

Language

English

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This Universal newsreel focuses on two topics, as follows. Reel 1, The New York World's Fair, whose theme is "Peace through Understanding," will play host to 58 nations. Reel 2, At Grauman's Chinese Theatre, teenage movie star Haley Mills leaves her handprints.