Showing posts with label aliens. Show all posts
Showing posts with label aliens. Show all posts

Tuesday, September 1, 2009

Take Me to Your Leader!

Alien invaded and beat out Dinosaur in the latest round of blank vs. blank!!!

Thanks to all who voted! If you didn't get a chance to vote, no worries, just keep an eye on this blog for future face-offs or follow MPL on twitter to receive updates.

So, I browsed online to try and discover the greatest alien movies of all-time and I was happy to find that the library owns most of the titles featured on various 'best-of' lists, including these extraterrestrial gems on DVD:

Contact DVD 791.43 CONTACT

Invasion of the Body Snatchers DVD 791.43 INVASIO

Close Encounters of the Third Kind DVD 791.43 CLOSEEN

The Day the Earth Stood Still (2-disc set includes new release w/Keanu Reeves and the original black & white edition) DVD 791.43 DATTHEE

The War of the Worlds (1950's classic) DVD 791.43 WAROFTH

The Thing DVD 791.43 THING

Independence Day DVD 791.43 INDEPEN

E.T. The Extraterrestrial
JDVD ETTHEEX

And coming soon to the library Alien, Aliens, Alien 3, and Alien Resurrection

You can use your library card to place a hold on these flicks from the library catalog. Visit www.missoulapubliclibrary.org to access the catalog or call 721-2665 for assistance.

And for all you DIY types, here are step by step instructions for creating your very own Alien-in-a-Jar!!!


Glowing Alien in a Jar - More DIY How To Projects

Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Blank vs. Blank




Who will reign supreme?

Alien or Dinosaur?
You decide!





Which creature would you favor in a face-off? Tell us by adding a comment to this post, or vote via the MPL Facebook fansite. Which ever fearsome contender receives the most backers by 11:59 pm, Sunday, August 30th will be the featured topic in an upcoming blog post.