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This awesome library instructional video series featured a team of kids in a post-apocalyptic world (where books are OUTLAWED!) who are trying to find all the old libraries/bookmobiles so they can get enough info to rejuvenate society. It had the eeriest theme song. The kids wore fun Trekkie-type outfits and 80s winged haircuts. They did things like break into eerie abandoned bookmobiles and use the card catalog to find books on, I don’t know, water purification, or democracy, or something. Meanwhile these Big-Brotherish bad guys were after them. It has taken me years to find (finally!) the name of this series.

After writing 5 or 6 organizations, I’ve figured out where to buy Tomes and Talismans, and once I save up the $$, I’m going to order it and watch all 13 episodes.

Aug 30, 2006, 08:08AM PDT

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funniculee is dredging up old memories of past literary loves

Oh. My. God. No. WAY!

I REMEMBER THIS SERIES!!!!!!!!!! They showed it to us in the school library back when I was in second or third grade (yup, that would be about 20 years ago. Dang.) It was INDEED awesome. I think it sparked my life-long interest in libraries and in science fiction (well, that and seeing Back to the Future in the theater).

I have been trying for YEARS to remember the name of it, off and on! Had the “tomes” part, guess I forgot about the “talismans”.

Please, please, please tell me: WHERE did you find it for sale?!! It’s so coincidental that I ran across this entry just now: I just started working on my library science degree, and here I find out that I can actually OWN the series that started it all…

The mind boggles!

Aug 31, 2006, 08:36PM PDT | Thread | Respond to this

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YAY! I’m so glad whenever I find anyone who remembers this show! According to an e-mail I received, you can purchase a copy (I think of the whole series???) for $48.00, check or money order if you send a statement requesting a copy of Tomes and Talismans along with your check or money order to: Mississippi Public Broadcasting, Attention: Millard O’Baner, 3825 Ridgewood Road, Jackson, MS 39211.

I got this info from Mississippi Public Broadcasting, after following about a zillion false leads.

Aug 31, 2006, 08:57PM PDT | Thread | Respond to this

funniculee is dredging up old memories of past literary loves

Well, I can't thank you enough...

...for doing all that legwork. I don’t have the cash at the moment (going to get some very expensive dental work done, waiting on loans to come through, yada yada, the graduate student’s usual woes), but I am going to send in a check as soon as I do!

Wow. I am STOKED.

Thanks again for connecting me with a treasured piece of my formative years!

Aug 31, 2006, 09:05PM PDT | Thread | Respond to this

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You can view the T & T videos online at http://youtube.com/watch?v=Z5Pb0BdT8Qo

!!!

Sep 04, 2007, 03:10PM PDT | Thread | Respond to this

funniculee is dredging up old memories of past literary loves

AWESOME!

Thanks sooooooooooooo very much. I hadn’t had the scratch to justify spending money on videos for awhile, so it’s just fabulous that they are on YouTube.

Sep 04, 2007, 04:16PM PDT | Respond to this

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Where do you order the episodes?

Mar 24, 2008, 12:13AM PDT | Thread | Respond to this

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read the other comments in thread for the address. it has been a while since i got in touch with them though.

the whole series is online at youtube.

Mar 24, 2008, 10:21AM PDT | Respond to this

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