# Tomes and Talismans ★ Mississippi Educational TV course about books and library research in HD 1080 - with MKV

Tomes and Talismans ★ Mississippi Educational TV course about books and library research in HD 1080 - with MKV . _ . My thanks goes out to Ian Parker for donating this Complete Series to the Lost Telecourses collection. Information from: https://www.mpbonline.org/tomes/ ABOUT TOMES and TALISMANS Tomes and Talismans is an instructional series produced in the mid-1980s by Mississippi Public Broadcasting known then as Mississippi Educational Television. The purpose of the series was to teach library research methods. To make the lessons more appealing, they setting was a futuristic Sci-Fi environment. An alien race called “The Wipers” is trying to destroy human knowledge, while librarians aided by their allies, “The Users,” attempt to preserve it. The series of 13 episodes was widely viewed in school settings and is well remembered by students of that era. The 1986 series was produced by Mississippi Public Broadcasting – then Mississippi ETV – as a tool to teach elementary age students about the Dewey Decimal system. As an educational resource, Tomes and Talismans found its way into homes, schools and libraries across the nation, gaining fans far and wide along the way. "Atmospheric pollution and overpopulation were serious concerns on Earth by the end of the 21st century. Human movement was severely limited. The Wiper colonization of 2103 could not be stopped. This primitive species from the Dark Star solar system found Earth perfect for their favorite pastime: the disruption…

- Kind: Talk
- Year: 1986
- By: MPB
- Genres: Documentary, Education
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/tomes_and_talismans)
- Licence or status: none stated by the archive
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

[Watch now](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/watch/archive/ia/tomes_and_talismans?play=1)