by sproutweb | Jun 17, 2026
Till The true story of Mamie Till-Mobley’s relentless pursuit of justice for her 14-year-old son, Emmett Till, who was brutally lynched in 1955 while visiting his cousins in Mississippi. Available at Lawrence Public Library
by sproutweb | Jun 17, 2026
The Glass Castle A successful New York writer tries to reconcile her well-ordered life of privilege with her nomadic childhood ruled by a quixotic, unstable father. Also available to check out from Lawrence Public Library:...
by sproutweb | Jun 17, 2026
Winter’s Bone Seventeen-year-old Ree Dolly sets out to track down her father who put their house up for his bail bond and then disappeared. If she fails to find him, she and her family will be turned out into the Ozark woods. Available at Lawrence Public...
by sproutweb | Jun 17, 2026
Congratulations, You’re On Your Own: Life After Foster Care Through telling their stories and by hearing from professionals in the field, the film explains how children enter the foster care system, what happens while they are there, and especially what it’s like as...
by sproutweb | Jun 17, 2026
Loving The story of Richard and Mildred Loving, a couple whose arrest for interracial marriage in 1960s Virginia began a legal battle that would end with the Supreme Court’s historic 1967 decision. Watch on Netflix
