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Do you know we have thousands of DVDs in our collection, from classics to the hottest new films?  Along with feature films, we have instructional videos, documentaries, episodes from popular television series, blockbusters, cool indie flicks, and great videos for kids.   You will also find videos in many languages, from English to French, Hindi to Spanish.  Use the tools below to find movies and find out more about movies and the people who make them.


 
Library Catalog
You can find all of our DVDs in our Catalog, just like you find books.

Find Movies
Watch a short tutorial on how to search for movies in our Library Catalog.

One-Click Searches
Just one click will bring you to our newest DVDs, as well as actor biographies.

Biography Resource Center
Read about the lives of famous actors, directors and other figures in show business.

Hulu
Web site where you can watch TV episodes and entire movies - for free, on demand.

Internet Movie Database
"The biggest, best, and most award-winning movie and TV site on the planet."

Virtual Reference Library
Online encyclopedias and specialized reference works, including those relating to film/cinema.

MovieFone
Now online. Still one of the best ways to find out what movies are playing in a theatre near you.

HINT: Want to find out where a new movie is playing, but don't have access to a computer?  Send Google at text message at 466453 (that's G-O-O-G-L-E), and in the body of the text message just type, movies + your zip code. Google will text you back a list of movies and showtimes.
Roger Ebert at the Chicago Sun-Times

Movie reviews from the Chicago Tribune

Movie reviews from the Daily Herald

 
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