- Lending Library
- OPB is pleased to offer the Lending Library as a benefit to Cornerstone Society, President’s Council, and Wyllis Johnson Legacy Society members as well as OPB Business Partners. Now you may enjoy viewing or listening to your favorite programs at your convenience.
- Members and Partners may borrow up to 2 items at a time for up to 21 days, at which time you simply drop the item in the mail using the envelope and postage provided. If the item you have selected is currently on loan, we will be happy to reserve it for you. We hope you enjoy this service.
- Your Request List
- How to use our online request form
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- · Click "Details / Add to list" to get a full description of a program.
- · If you decide you would like to check out a program, click the "Add to Request List" button at the bottom of the detail page.
- · You may continue browsing and add up to two items to your request list.
- · When you are ready to check out, click "Check Out" from the bottom of your Request List.
- · On the next page, select your OPB membership status from the pull-down menu.
- · Enter your shipping/contact information and any comments you may have.
- · Click the "Submit" button at the bottom of the page and your request will be on its way.
- For more information or to select by phone:
- If you're a Business Partner, please e-mail Lori Bernet or call 503.293.1950.
- If you're a Cornerstone Society, President's Council or Wyllis Johnson Legacy Society member, please e-mail Julie Arnzen or call 503.977.7765.
Lending Library
A Service for OPB Cornerstone Members and Business Partners
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Simon Schama's Power of Art(Available)
Focusing on eight iconic works of art, Power of Art reveals the history of visual imagination through the ages, from the murderous world of baroque Rome to paranoid, revolutionary Paris; from the carnage of civil-war Spain to the paradox...
(3 DVD)
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(3 DVD)
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Sister Wendy's Story of Painting(Available)
Join Sister Wendy Beckett on this unique tour of art and history that sweeps from cave drawings, through the Renaissance and all the way to New York's Soho scene. Filmed on location, Sister Wendy brings artists, their paintings and their...
(5 VHS)
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(5 VHS)
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Sister Wendy: Conversation with Bill Moyers(Available)
Sister Wendy Beckett and Bill Moyers engage in an in-depth conversation about art, spirituality, and her passionate involvement in both realms.
(1 VHS)
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(1 VHS)
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Skinwalkers(Available)
Based on the best-selling novel by Tony Hillerman, Skinwalkers follows Native American detectives Jim Chee and Joe Leaphorn of the Navajo Tribal Police across the high desert of the American Southwest. Leaphorn, played by Wes Studi (The...
(1 VHS)
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(1 VHS)
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Skyscraper(Available)
Take a behind-the-scenes look at the design and construction of a New York City skyscraper, from the architect's first plans to completion. This series profiles the people who financed the project, designed the structure and wielded the equipment...
(5 VHS)
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(5 VHS)
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Slavery By Another Name(Available)
SLAVERY BY ANOTHER NAME is a 90-minute documentary that challenges the belief that slavery ended with the Civil War.
(1 DVD)
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(1 DVD)
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Soul of Healing with Deepak Chopra(Available)
This program illustrates a healing philosophy that promotes a healing of the soul being undertaken in order to bring about a healing of the body. This introduction includes the Six Postulates of Deepak Chopra, steps to healing the physical...
(1 VHS)
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(1 VHS)
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Sound Tracks: Music without Borders(Available)
A PBS series that explores the world, combining journalistic curiosity with the adventure of travel and the soul-satisfying, hip-shaking pleasures of great music. Beautifully filmed in HD. All wrapped up in compelling stories told by four...
(1 DVD)
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(1 DVD)
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Southwestern Gems: Our Desert National Parks(Available)
Stunning high-definition footage brings to life the majestic landscapes of The Great Basin Desert of Nevada and Utah; the Mojave Desert of California; the Sonoran Desert of Arizona; and the Chihuahuan Desert of New Mexico and Texas. The film...
(1 DVD)
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(1 DVD)
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Spain, A Compilation of Travels(Available)
A collection of travels about the country of Spain: Burt Wold, Rudy Maxa, and Rick Steves
(2 DVD)
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(2 DVD)
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Spartans, The(Available)
Was Sparta a unique achievement or a prototype of future totalitarianism? Weigh the facts in this documentary about the enigmatic ancient civilization. Historian Bettany Hughes explains Sparta's culture, history, and downfall despite battle...
(2 VHS)
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(2 VHS)
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Stephen Hawking's Universe(Available)
Where do we come from? How did the universe begin? Why is the universe the way it is? How will it end?
"All my life, I have been fascinated by the big questions that face us, and have tried to find scientific answers to them. If, like...
(3 VHS)
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(3 VHS)
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