The Hobart Shakespeareans

Featuring Rafe Esquith, the teacher in Teach Like Your Hair's on Fire, this film follows his class as they get turned on to Shakespeare and other topics kids usually find boring.

The Hobart Shakespeareans
directed by Mel Stuart
Find it in our Video Collection at call number LB1563 .L68H63 2006

Teach Like Your Hair’s on Fire

The maestro behind successful 5th-grade classroom 56 in central LA explains how he gets his students fired up!

Teach Like Your Hair’s on Fire
by Rafe Esquith
Find it in the Library at call number LB41 .E48 2007

Purple Rain

Filled with hits such as Let’s Go Crazy and When Doves Cry that both topped the charts, and a title track that made it to #2.

Purple Rain
Prince
Find it in the Library's Audio Collection at call number MPR P746 .P87 1984

Time Life's Lost Civilizations

A four-disc series exploring extinct societies from throughout history, from Mesopotamia right up to Tibet.

Time Life's Lost Civilizations
by Robert Gardner
Find the DVD in the Library's Video Collection at call number CB311 .L678 2002

Cradle to Cradle

Creating sustainable products can be sexy, and the authors drive that point home by printing their book on synthetic “paper” that makes it waterproof and easily recyclable. Touch it – literally - you won’t want to put it down.


Cradle to Cradle
by William McDonough
Find it in the Library at call number TD794.5 .M395 2002

House of Rain

An anthropological travelogue based on countless walking explorations of the Anasazi's former territory, this fascinating book will transport you to the Southwest of 500 years ago through vivid imagery and a desolate cadence.

House of Rain
by Craig Childs
Find it in the Library at call number E99 .C37 C35 2007

Best of Cui Jian

A collection of hits from the “Father of Chinese Rock”.


Best of Cui Jian
by Cui Jian
Find it in the Library's Audio Collection at call number MW AS CC .B47 2006

Election 2008

Californians cast their primary votes on Tuesday, February 5, 2008. Try some of these websites for different perspectives on the election.

The New York Times always has fascinating interactive graphics, including this one on endorsements for president.

Listen to Brian Unger bemoan California's propositions in his piece Overcoming Voting Anxiety, which aired on NPR today.

OpenSecrets.org is a website run by the Center for Responsive Politics, a non-profit, non-partisan organization shedding light on the money side of politics. Be sure to check out the Money Web and their list of top donors, both individuals and companies.

Rock the Vote is a non-partisan group dedicated to getting young people involved in the political process.