Wonderful western musical about the adventures of Calamity Jane and Wild Bill Hickok. In male-dominated Dakota Territory, Indian scout Calamity Jane is as hard-ridin’, boastful and handy with a gun as any man! Starring Doris Day and Howard Keel. 101 min

*this film is part of the Classic Western Film Series

Where: Main Library, Auditorium

When: Thursday, May 23,  6:30 pm

Trailer

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Left to Die: the Sandra and Tammi Chase Story – Rachael Leigh Cook, Barbara Hershey

Mark 2: Redemption – Craig Sheffer

Barrymore – Christopher Plummer

Cloud Atlas - Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, Jim Broadbent, Hugo Weaving

Cloud Atlas  [blu-ray] – Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, Jim Broadbent, Hugo Weaving

Texas Chainsaw – horror

Liz & Dick – Lindsay Lohan, Grant Bowler, Theresa Russell

Package – Steve Austin, Dolph Lundgren

War Wolves – John Saxon, Michael Worth

We the Party – Mario Van Peebles, Snoop Dog

Hopeful Notes – Walter Nudo, Colin Ross

As I Stand – Ian Hutton, Vanessa Amador

Jack Reacher – Tom Cruise, Rosamund Pike, Robert Duvall

Jack Reacher  [blu-ray] – Tom Cruise, Rosamund Pike, Robert Duvall

Hyde Park on Hudson - Bill Murray, Laura Linney

Safe Haven – Josh Duhamel, Julianne Hough

Oranges – Hugh Laurie, Allison Janney, Adam Brody

The Girl - Toby Jones, Sienna Miller

Arena – Samuel L. Jackson, Kellan Lutz

Silver Linings Playbook  [blu-ray] – Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, Robert De Niro, Jacki Weaver

Silver Linings Playbook - Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, Robert De Niro, Jacki Weaver

This is 40 - Paul Rudd, Leslie Mann, Jason Segel

Guilt Trip - Barbra Streisand, Seth Rogen, Kathy Najimi

Broken City - Mark Wahlberg, Russell Crowe, Catherine Zeta-Jones

Gangster Squad - Ryan Gosling, Sean Penn, Emma Stone, Josh Brolin, Nick Nolte

Cowgirls n’ Angels – James Cromwell, Bailee Madison

Luv – Common, Dennis Haysbert, Danny Glover

Impossible  [blu-ray] – Naomi Watts, Ewan McGregor

Impossible – Naomi Watts, Ewan McGregor

Dynamiter – William Ruffin

Sound of My Voice – Christopher Denham, Nicole Vicius

Stolen – Nicolas Cage, Josh Lucas, Danny Huston

Undercover Bridesmaid – Brooke Burns, Gregory Harrison

Choose – Nicholas Tucci, Kevin Pollak, Bruce Dern

Bible: The Epic Miniseries – Darwin Shaw, Roma Downey

Iron Man: Rise of the Technovore – animated

Django Unchained [blu-ray] – Jamie Foxx, Leonardo DiCaprio, Christoph Waltz, Samuel L. Jackson

Django Unchained – Jamie Foxx, Leonardo DiCaprio, Christoph Waltz, Samuel L. Jackson

Hemingway & Gellhorn – Nicole Kidman, Clive Owen, Robert Duvall

The Comedy – Tim Heidecker, Eric Wareheim

360 – Anthony Hopkins, Jude Law

Branded – Ed Stoppard, Leelee Sobieski, Max Von Sydow

Amazing Racer – Eric Roberts, Louis Gossett, Jr., Daryl Hannah

Les Miserables  [blu-ray] – Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway, Sacha Baron Cohen

Les Miserables - Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway, Sacha Baron Cohen

Obama Effect - Charles S. Dutton, Katt Williams

Bachelorette – Kirsten Dunst, Isla Fisher, James Marsden

Smashed – Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Megan Mullally

Lincoln [blu-ray] – Oscar-winning drama with Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field, and Tommy Lee Jones

Lincoln – Oscar-winning drama with Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field, and Tommy Lee Jones

Killing Them Softly - Brad Pitt, Ray Liotta, James Gandolfini

Red Hook Summer - Spike Lee

Collection – horror

Rosewood Lane – Rose McGowan, Daniel Ross Owens

Parental Guidance - Billy Crystal, Bette Midler, Marisa Tomei

Brake – Stephen Dorff

96 Minutes - Brittany Snow, Evan Ross

For Ellen - Paul Dano, Jon Heder, Jena Malone

For a Good Time, Call… - Ari Graynor, Lauren Anne Miller, Justin Long, Nia Vardalos

Anna Karenina – new version of the classic story with Keira Knightley and Jude Law.

Vamps - Alicia Silverstone, Richard Lewis

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey – Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen, Cate Blanchett, Hugo Weaving

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey [blu-ray] – Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen, Cate Blanchett, Hugo Weaving

Stand Strong - Bryce Bishop, Chris Steele

Paranormal Activity 4 – horror

Deadfall – Eric Bana, Olivia Wilde, Sissy Spacek, Kriss Kristofferson

Duke – Steven Weber

Rust and Bone - Marion Cotillard

Cold Light of Day - Henry Cavill, Bruce Willis, Sigourney Weaver

Fun Size - Victoria Justice, Thomas Mann, Chelsea Handler

Zero Dark Thirty - Jessica Chastain, Jason Clarke

Zero Dark Thirty [blu-ray] – Jessica Chastain, Jason Clarke

Straight A’s - Anna Paquin, Luke Wilson, Ryan Phillippe

Hitchcock [blu-ray] – Anthony Hopkins, Helen Mirren

Argo - Oscar-winning drama with Ben Affleck, Alan Arkin, and John Goodman

Argo  [blu-ray] - Oscar-winning drama with Ben Affleck, Alan Arkin, and John Goodman

Life of Pi – 11 Academy Award nominations. directed by Ang Lee

Life of Pi  [blu-ray] - 11 Academy Award nominations. directed by Ang Lee

This Must Be the Place - Sean Penn, Frances McDormand, Judd Hirsch

Unconditional – drama

Silent Hill: Revelation - Sean Bean

Rise of the Guardians  [blu-ray] – animated

Rise of the Guardians – animated

Red Dawn - Chris Hemsworth, Josh Hutcherson

Man With the Iron Fists - Russell Crowe, Lucy Liu, RZA

Playing for Keeps - Gerard Butler, Jessica Biel, Uma Thurman, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Dennis Quaid

Skyfall - newest James Bond 007 spy action-adventure with Daniel Craig, Javier Bardem, and Judi Dench

Skyfall  [blu-ray] - newest James Bond 007 spy action-adventure with Daniel Craig, Javier Bardem, and Judi Dench

Wreck-It Ralph - animated family adventure

Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 - Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart, Taylor Lautner

The Sessions – Helen Hunt, William H. Macy, John Hawkes

Sinister - Ethan Hawke

10 Years - Channing Tatum, Justin Long, Chris Pratt

Toe to Toe – Ally Walker, Leslie Uggams

Madea Gets a Job - Tyler Perry

Shuffle – T.J. Thine, Paula Rhodes

Death Race 3: Inferno - Danny Trejo, Ving Rhames

Soldiers of Fortune - Sean Bean, Christian Slater, Ving Rhames

6 Bullets – Jean-Claude Van Damme

Bel Ami - Robert Pattinson, Uma Thurman

Late Quartet - Philip Seymour Hoffman, Christopher Walken, Catherine Keener

The Factory – John Cusack, Jennifer Carpenter

Amreeka – drama

Thunderstruck – Kevin Durant, Jim Belushi

Perks of Being a Wallflower - coming-of-age drama with Logan Lerman, Emma Watson, Ezra Miller, Dylan McDermott, Kate Walsh, Paul Rudd

Master – drama with Joaquin Phoenix, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams, Laura Dern

Chasing Mavericks – Gerard Butler, Elisabeth Shue, Jonny Weston

Cosmopolis – Robert Pattinson, Paul Giamatti, Juliette Binoche

Atlas Shrugged: Part II - Samantha Mathis

Liberal Arts – Zac Efron, Josh Radnor, Elizabeth Olson

Meeting Evil - Samuel L. Jackson, Luke Wilson

The Mark - Craig Sheffer, Eric Roberts

Last Ounce of Courage – Fred Williamson, Jennifer O’Neill

End of Watch - police-crime drama with Jake Gyllenhaal, Michael Pena, Anna Kendrick, America Ferrera

For a Good Time, Call… – comedy-drama with Ari Graynor, Lauren Anne Miller, Justin Long, Nia Vardalos

Alex Cross - action-adventure with Tyler Perry, Matthew Fox, Edward Burns

Robot & Frank – sci-fi drama-comedy with Frank Langella, James Marsden, Liv Tyler, Susan Sarandon

Flight - drama with Denzel Washington, Don Cheadle, John Goodman, and Melissa Leo

Flight  [blu-ray] - drama with Denzel Washington, Don Cheadle, John Goodman, and Melissa Leo

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Main Library Audio Visual Services now has a collection of Playaways available for checkout.  If you are unfamiliar with this format – it is a super convenient way to listen to audio books.  The book is slightly smaller than a cassette music tape.  You provide your own ear buds or headphones, and AAA batteries. We started with a core collection of popular fiction titles and bestsellers of recent years. We’ve also purchased some classics and nonfiction titles.  If you have any requests for Playaway titles for us to purchase please stop at the desk and let us know. Come to the AVS desk at Main library and check out our new collection!

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All films will be shown in the Main Library Auditorium Wednesdays starting at 6:30 pm, unless otherwise noted.
All programs are FREE and open to the public.
Parking is free in the High/Market St. deck for those arriving after 6pm.

JULY 25

HUGO

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Audio Visual Services has a collection of audio CD’s on learning foreign languages. We have added titles from the Linguaphone Company:

Proven Method, Exceptional Results

Linguaphone is new to North America, but for over 100 years we have been helping millions of people learn a new language.  Using our simple and proven method of Listen, Understand, Speak, language learners worldwide have discovered that learning a language can be fun, simple, and entertaining!

We selected two levels of language courses from Linguaphone. PDQ Quick Language Course available in: Arabic, English (for Spanish Speakers), French, German, Greek, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Thai, and Turkish.

Ideal for beginners to the language learning, our popular PDQ course will have you speaking, writing, and understanding in your target language in no time! Fun and easy-to-use, it focuses on developing everyday essential phrases using native speakers. You’ll learn a new language quickly with our CDs and coursebook packed full of exercises and tests. They’ll help you develop the correct pronunciation and authentic accent, as well as helping you learn over 500 new words. Perfect for preparing for your next pleasure or business trip, this beginner course offers a great introduction to your new language.

What our beginner course includes:

• 4 audio CDs
• A 64 page full-color coursebook – with language exercises and tests

• Language level you will achieve:

  Beginner

  What you’ll learn:

  • 0 -500 practical words and phrases
  • Essential vocabulary for everyday situations
  • Ability to speak, listen, and write
  • Development of an authentic accent

  Sample topics covered:

  • Meeting and greeting people for the first time
  • Asking questions and ordering food and drink
  • Talking about your family and friends
  • Finding your way around and asking for directions

   We also selected titles in the Linguaphone allTalk basic course in Chinese Mandarin, French, German, Italian and Spanish.

  allTalk Basic 4-Hour CD Language Course

  There has never been a more convenient way to learn a new language. With no reading or writing required you can learn on the move with Linguaphone’s allTalk CD language course.

  Listen to the engaging storyline of a business traveler on a trip to a new country who doesn’t speak the native language.  Be engaged to the storyline as our characters go through realistic scenarios which provide the perfect backdrop to help you practice and remember useful phrases and you’ll be surprised at how quickly you develop confidence in speaking a new language.

  What our allTalk language course includes:

  • 4 audio CDs
  • 1 full-color vocabulary guide
  • 1 stylish portable CD case

  Language level you will achieve:

  Beginner

  What you’ll learn:

  • 0 – 500 essential words and phrases
  • Practical vocabulary for everyday situations
  • Ability to speak, listen, and write
  • Development of an authentic accent

  Sample topics covered:

  • Meeting and greeting
  • Booking a hotel room
  • Ordering food and drink
  • Attending a business meeting

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This year’s Oscar-nominated films in our collection! 

Best Picture

• “The Help“
• “Midnight in Paris”
• “Moneyball“
• “Hugo“
• “Hugo“  (blu-ray)
• “The Tree of Life“
• “The Tree of Life“  (blu-ray)

Actor in a Leading Role

• Demián Bichir in “A Better Life“
• Gary Oldman in “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy“
• Brad Pitt in “Moneyball“

Actress in a Leading Role

• Viola Davis in “The Help“
• Michelle Williams in “My Week with Marilyn“

Actor in a Supporting Role

• Kenneth Branagh in “My Week with Marilyn“
• Jonah Hill in “Moneyball“
• Nick Nolte in “Warrior“
• Christopher Plummer in “Beginners“

Actress in a Supporting Role

• Jessica Chastain in “The Help“
• Melissa McCarthy in “Bridesmaids“
• Octavia Spencer in “The Help“

Directing

• “Midnight in Paris“ Woody Allen
• “The Tree of Life” Terrence Malick
• “The Tree of Life“  (blu-ray) Terrence Malick
• “Hugo” Martin Scorsese
• “Hugo“  (blu-ray)   Martin Scorsese

Animated Feature Film

• “Kung Fu Panda 2“
• “Puss in Boots“
• “Rango“

Writing (Adapted Screenplay)

• “The Ides of March“
• “Moneyball”
• “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy”
• “Hugo”

Writing (Original Screenplay)

• “Bridesmaids”
• “Margin Call”
• “Midnight in Paris”

Documentary (Feature)

• “Hell and Back Again”
  “If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front“ 

Art Direction

• “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2“
• “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2“  (blu-ray)
• “Midnight in Paris”
• “Hugo” 

Cinematography

• “The Tree of Life”
• “Hugo” 

Costume Design

• “Anonymous”
• “Jane Eyre”
• “Hugo”

Film Editing

• “Moneyball”
• “Hugo” 

Makeup

• “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2″

Music (Original Score)

• “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy” Alberto Iglesias
• “Hugo”  Howard Shore

Music (Original Song)

• “Man or Muppet” from “The Muppets“
• “Man or Muppet” from “The Muppets“  (blu-ray)
• “Real in Rio” from “Rio“

Sound Editing

• “Drive”
• “Transformers: Dark of the Moon“
• “Hugo”  

Sound Mixing

• “Moneyball”
• “Transformers: Dark of the Moon”
• “Hugo” 

Visual Effects

• “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2″
• “Real Steel”
• “Rise of the Planet of the Apes”
• “Transformers: Dark of the Moon”
• “Hugo” 

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New fiction titles with a Christmas theme have recently been added to our Audio Books on CD collection

1225 Christmas Tree Lane by Debbie Macomber

An O’Brien Family Christmas: A Chesapeake Shores Novel by Sherryl Woods

Christmas at Timberwoods by Fern Michaels

A Christmas Homecoming by Fern Michaels

Trading Christmas by Debbie Macomber

An Angel for Christmas by Heather Graham

Comfort and Joy by India Knight

The Christmas Wedding by James Patterson and Richard DiLallo

Busy Body: An Agatha Raisin Mystery by M. C. Beaton

Christmas Mourning by Margaret Maron

A Christmas Odyssey by Anne Perry

Gingerbread Cookie Murder by Joanne Fluke

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Overdrive is the name of our digital materials service. They are aware that there is a compatibility issue with WMA audiobooks not working on all Apple devices that have upgraded to the new operating system iOS 5.

They are working on a software update to fix this. A new version of the Overdrive Media Console will be released soon. We will post when it is available. Sorry for the inconvenience and it will be available to download here:

http://www.overdrive.com/software/omc/

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After months of patient waiting, Overdrive and Amazon announced that library eBooks through Overdrive are now usable on the Kindle. http://www.kindlepost.com/2011/09/kindle-books-now-available-at-local-libraries.html
To transfer to your Kindle (with WiFi), you will browse our Overdrive collection and checkout titles as always, but make sure to check out the Kindle version. Once your titles are checked out, instead of the download button, you will get a button that says “Get for Kindle.” Once clicked, this will take you to Amazon’s website. Make sure you are signed into your Amazon account. From there, click “Get library book,” and check the appropriate device (if you have more than one) to which the title should be delivered. Turn on your Kindle, and the title should be there in seconds.
A few things that we have discovered are:
1) If you own a first generation Kindle, which only had 3G, not wireless, you can only transfer library titles by hooking up your Kindle to the computer using a USB cable. Overdrive titles will not be delivered via 3G, only wireless.
2) While you can get the eBooks to an iPhone, iPad or other smartphones and mobile devices, the download must be initiated on the computer, not through the mobile site.

More information is available from Amazon at http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html/?nodeId=200747550

Returning Kindle Titles

It is possible to return a Kindle library eBook early, and have it removed from your library record. This must be done through Amazon.

1) Go to www.amazon.com

2) Sign in to your account.

3) Click “Your Digital Items” near the top right.

4) Under “Kindle” click “Manage Your Kindle.”

5) You should have a list of all titles you have purchased, or have checked out from the library. Library titles are marked “public library” in orange.

6) Find the title you wish to return. On the right there will be a button marked “Actions.” Hover the mouse over that button.

7) Click “Return this book.”

8) When prompted, click “Yes.”

9) Click “Actions” again to remove the title from your Amazon library.

 
As always, please feel free to call Audio-Visual Services at 330-643-9015 with any questions.

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