Washoe County Library System

Chef Sean Brock is perhaps the best known spokesperson for both expanding and preserving the integrity of traditional Southern food ways. His cuisine shines the spotlight on the untold varieties of rice, beans and grains which once made America the envy of the world. In short, Sean Brock is on the front line of restoring the South to its former Culinary glory.

When Sandy catches her husband fooling around with her friend, she packs up the kids, moves to Manhattan, and starts a new life. Desperately needing a babysitter, Sandy turns to a handsome coffee shop clerk named Aram. Soon, unexpected sparks are flying between Sandy and her new 'nanny,' who also happens to be twenty years younger! Falling in love and freaking out, Sandy must decide if her feelings for Aram are real or is Aram catching her on 'the...

Bill Nye explains the process of converting the properties of food (nutrients, vitamins, minerals) into energy. He also explains food science and shows the way particular minerals or vitamins in food can be isolated, identified, and measured.

Surf's up! In Oceanography, students get "current" information as Bill explains why oceans are salty and explores the way they flow.

Brainy Casey Carlyle is caught between her fantasy of becoming a championship figure skater and her mother's dream of sending her to Harvard. She takes on the challenge of her life when she competes with the best to make the championship circuit. 17-year-old physics whiz Casey Carlyle is urged by her physics teacher to work on a physics project over the summer for presentation to Harvard. Since Casey is an ice skater she decides on a project that...

Chronicles the life of world famous magician, Harry Houdini.

Thirteen-year-old Nory and her best friend Reina enter the Sage Academy for Magical Studies, where Nory's wonky magic lands her in a class for those with Upside-Down Magic, otherwise known as UDM. While many believe that the UDM’s unique powers make them a target to dangerous and evil shadow magic, Nory and her fellow UDM classmates set out to prove that Upside-Down Magic beats right-side-up! Thirteen-year-old Nory and her best friend Reina...

A band of misfit kids searches for buried treasure in a subterranean cavern. Here they cross the path of Mama Fratelli and her outlaw brood. The kids befriend Fratelli's hideously deformed (but soft-hearted) son, who comes to their rescue.

A closer look at for-profit colleges and universities and how the way they use money affects the education they provide.

Single mom Christy Plunkett is now sober and trying to get her life on track. However, she's tested daily by her newly sober mother, Bonnie, and by her relationships with her own kids. Christy tries to remain positive as she attempts to overcome her past and build a better future, but with her dysfunctional family and life's many setbacks, it's always an uphill battle.