I Have a Dream

Forty-five years ago today Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his landmark "I Have a Dream" speech from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC. We have a couple of DVDs of the speech, including The Speeches Collection v. 1 and The Greatest Speeches of All-time. You can also watch the speech on YouTube.

The Speeches Collection volume 1
Find it in our Video collection at call number PN6122 .S644 2002

The Greatest Speeches of All-time
Find it in our Video collection at call number PN6122 .G742 1998 v.1

Atonement

A masterful literary work that develops out of a single day’s events in pre-WWII England.

Atonement is the first title that the Columbia College Book Group is reading this year. Pick up a free copy in the Library and/or join our discussion on Friday, Oct. 10 at 4:30 in the Library. The complete 2008/2009 Book Group lineup is available on our Events Calendar.

Atonement
By Ian McEwan
Find it in the Library at call number PR6063 .C4 A88 2007

The Road

The post-apocalyptic novel from the famed author of the Border Trilogy left me haunted and slightly nauseous; just what you'd hope for in a book like this.

The Road
Cormac McCarthy
Find it in the Library at call number PS3563.C337 R63 2006

Waterfalls, Ponds, and Stream

An illustrated how-to guide for bringing water to your yard. This book is one of a number of new titles we've received in the Ortho series of do-it-yourself home guides.

Waterfalls, Ponds, and Stream
by Denny Schrock
Find it in the Library at call number SB423 .A43 2006

Rethinking Our War on Drugs

A call to overhaul our nation's longstanding war on drugs, including analysis of what's wrong with the current system and proposals to make it better.

Rethinking Our War on Drugs
by Gary Fisher
Find it in the Library at call number HV5825 .F5653 2006

The Greatest Good

A history of the US Forest Service and its efforts to protect and manage some of our nation's most precious natural resources.

The Greatest Good
directed by David Steinke
Find it in the Library's Video Collection at call number SD143 .G73 2005

We also have the companion book to the film:

The Forest Service and the Greatest Good
by James Lewis
Find it at call number SD143 .L49 2005

Wátina

Music from Central America's Garifuna community blends African and Caribbean rhythms to create refreshingly new sounds.

Wátina
Andy Palacio & the Garifuna Collective
Find it in the Library's Audio Collection at call number MW CA BH .W27 2007