All Branches Will Be Closed on January 20

Honoring the Dream: All Handley Regional Library System branches will be closed on Monday, January 20, for Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

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Joker : folie a deux
- Failed comedian Arthur Fleck meets the love of his life, Harley Quinn, while in Arkham State Hospital. Upon release, the pair embark on a doomed romantic misadventure.
Vikings : Valhalla
- Chronicles the adventures of some of the most famous Vikings who ever lived: the legendary Leif Eriksson, his headstrong sister Freydis Eriksdotter, and the ambitious prince Harald Sigurdsson. As tensions between the Vikings and the English royals reach a breaking point, these three Vikings begin an epic journey that will take them across oceans and through battlefields, as they fight for survival and glory!
If
- A young girl who goes through a difficult experience begins to see everyone's imaginary friends who have been left behind as their real-life friends have grown up.
A quiet place : day one
- Experience the day the world went quiet... When Samira returns home to New York City, her simple trip turns into a harrowing nightmare when mysterious creatures that hunt by sound attack. Accompanied by her cat Frodo and an unexpected ally, Samira must embark on a perilous journey through the city that has suddenly gone silent, where the only rule is to stay quiet to stay alive.
T.1.M.
- Moving to the countryside to share quality time together, ABI and PAUL find themselves sharing their state-of-the-art smart home with a Technologically Integrated Manservant. T.I.M., a humanoid A.I., is a gift from Abi's boss at Integrate Robotics as she starts her job as head of the prosthetics department. Not only can T.I.M. cook and clean, he runs a perfect bath, administers heavenly foot massages, and offers impeccable compliments or immaculate words of comfort--all skills that make Paul's hackles rise as he begins to suspect that T.I.M. is perhaps //too// focused on attending to Abi's every need. Is it paranoia on Paul's part as he struggles to find work and to regain Abi's trust following a past infidelity? Or is T.I.M. really becoming obsessed with Abi, using his vast intelligence--not to mention his access to all of the couple's devices--to usurp Paul's place in the home? And if it is the latter, just how far is T.I.M. willing to go?
Babylon Berlin. [electronic resource] / Season 4
- Season 4 of the international hit series Babylon Berlin is set in 1930s Germany, just after the global stock market crash and the Great Depression, and with the Nazis' march to power in full swing. The story centers on detective Gereon Rath and his ambitious colleague Charlotte Ritter. As Gereon's investigations lead him into the fixed fights of the boxing world and politically, uncomfortably close to Hitler's militant supporters Charlotte risks her job to help her homeless sister, who roams the streets of Berlin with a group of young peers, fighting for survival.
When whales could walk
- In Egypt's Sahara Desert, massive skeletons with strange skulls and gigantic teeth jut out from the sandy ground. This fossil graveyard, millions of years old, is known as the Valley of the Whales.
Daddio
- A young woman jumps into the backseat of a yellow taxi. The cabbie throws the vehicle into drive as they leave JFK airport and head into the night toward Manhattan, engaging in a conversation that takes them both on a single remarkable journey. As the two navigate the very human connection between passenger and driver in the world's biggest city, they locate a common ground that helps each of them see the other's point of view bringing them both closer to figuring out themselves.
Arcadian
- In the near future on a decimated Earth, Paul and his twin sons find tranquility by day but terror by night when ferocious creatures awaken. When Paul is nearly killed, the boys come up with a desperate plan for survival.
Sky + Med. [electronic resource] / Season two
- Expect all new hookups, breakups, and heartbreaks as the one-hour medical drama SkyMed returns! The young medics and pilots flying air ambulances in Northern Canada face all-new challenges and triumphs as SkyMed expands, throwing them into intense emergencies at work and in their personal lives. Facing new challenges on the job, they'll all wrestle with what it means to grow up and whether they can grow together, or grow apart.
A royal surprise
- Riley Stevenson accepts an invitation to visit Mandla, her boyfriend's, family in South Africa. When she arrives, she is shocked to learn that Mandla is not only extremely wealthy but also the prince of Chacula! The news puts Riley's trust in Mandla in jeopardy and now is up to him to win her love back. Riley must decide if she will give Mandla a second chance while also winning the approval of his royal family.
Native seeds : supplying restoration
- Native Seeds: Supplying Restoration is a nine-part video series that explores the native seed supply chain in the western United States. Filmed over four seasons, this series weaves together footage of seed collectors, farmers, researchers, and land managers working to scale up the supply of native seeds to meet the growing restoration demand. We see the staggering scale of damage to vast landscapes and meet tenacious people who are finding creative, scrappy solutions to restore ecosystems.
Armenia, my home
- Prominent Armenian Americans share the collective memories that make the country "home" for even those in the diaspora. Armenia, My Home blends the epic with the everyday to reveal what makes Armenia unique. Travel the colorful streets of the capital city of Yerevan and find awe in its nighttime glow. Experience the emotional impact of centuries-old religious monuments and the Genocide Memorial. Goosebump-inducing viese of majestic Mount Ararat offer the quintessential experience of the country for those who have never seen it in person. With sweeping passes throught the Caucasus Mountains, a descent into a dungeon and more, discover the magic of this ancient land.
Ted Lasso the Richmond way. [electronic resource] / Season two
- In a bitter divorce settlement from her billionaire husband, Rupert Mannion, Rebecca Welton becomes the new owner of British football club AFC Richmond. She's assisted by her Director of Football Operations, Higgins, who formerly worked for her husband. Her first order of business is to fire the team's current manager and replace him with an idealistic all-American football coach, Theodore 'Ted' Lasso. Ted and his friend, assistant coach Beard, cross the pond to take up the management of the team's 'long, albeit modest' history. Richmond is about to change the way they're doing things, and from now on, that way is the Lasso way.