The World War I Years: America Becomes a World Power
The World War I Years is a six-part series that explores the political and social history of the United States in the early 20th century.  Themes for the six programs in the series are: The Road to War, Over There: The Military History of the American Expeditionary Force, Modern War: The Experience of the “Doughboys,” The American People in Wartime, Peace Making: The League of Nations Experiment, and After the War: The Turbulent Years.

From Rosie To Roosevelt: The American People
As millions of men and women headed for battle in World War II, millions more mobilized to support the war effort at home.

From Rosie To Roosevelt: The American Command
Wartime presidents Franklin Roosevelt and Harry Truman, along with key military commanders, made momentous decisions in their efforts to end WWII.

Post War Years, Cold War Fears: American Culture and Politics, 1946-1960
The post-war years brought Americans unprecedented wealth and opportunity, but also new fears about national security.

Fast Forward: Science, Technology & the Communications Revolution
From party lines to chat rooms, explore the technologies that moved at lightning speed through the 20th century.

Presidents, Politics and Power: American Presidents Who Shaped The 20th Century
The 20th Century demanded strong leaders. Meet the men who faced the challenge.

The Research Revolution: Science and the Shaping of Modern Life
Clones, plastics, robots, atoms…How scientific research has changed our lives.

The Sixties: America's Decade of Crisis and Change
Dominated by dramatic events, larger-than-life personalities, outstanding achievements, and heartbreaking losses, the decade of the 1960s is among the most memorable and turbulent in 20th-century American experience. In this six-program series, eight outstanding documentaries probe the different dimensions and reverberations of 10 remarkable years that still grip the nation's imagination and shape public debate.

Human Rights
A national project in which 300 public libraries across the country will each receive videos and support materials at no cost for use in planning and presenting documentary film screenings on human rights topics.

Other Film Discussion Series

On Our Own Terms
On Our Own Terms is a film discussion series coordinated by the ALA Public Programs Office and produced by PBS that seeks to expand the American conversation on how to deal with dying and care at the end of life.