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Movies on the big screen every Thursday at 6:15 pm. Relax and enjoy classics or recent blockbusters in Main Library’s auditorium. Free parking on weekdays after 6 pm with a voucher from the Library.
April 4, 6:15 pm: Mystery Science Theater (1996)
Mike Nelson and his robot companions watch and give their comments about This Island Earth (1955).. 1hr 13m.
April 11, 6:15 pm: Frankenstein (1931)
Dr Henry Frankenstein is obsessed with assembling a living being from parts of several exhumed corpses. 1hr 10 min.
April 25, 6:15 pm: Take Me Out to the Ball Game (1949)
Two turn-of-the-century baseball players, who work in vaudeville during the off-season, run into trouble with their team's new female owner and a gambler who doesn't want them to win the pennant. 1hr 33 min.
Get your parking validation ticket at the Welcome Desk and then relax in Main Library's 400-seat auditorium.
Contact the Culture & AV Division at 330.643.9015 or cadiv@akronlibrary.org for more information.
AGE GROUP: | Tween | Teen | School Age (Grades K-2) | School Age (Grades 3-5) | Adults |
EVENT TYPE: | Movies |
Main Library, located in the heart of downtown Akron, combines compelling public space with meaningful and relevant public library services for all members of our community. Since opening in 2004, the downtown library welcomes more than one million visitors each year.
Subject divisions include: Business, Government & Science, Culture & AV, Magazines & Newspapers, Special Collections (local history & genealogy), TechZone@Main, Teen, and a 12,000 square feet Children's Library.
Special services available at Main Library include: a Patent & Trademark Resource Center; U.S. Passport and Notary services; a Microbusiness Center; a Maker Space; a resource lab for early childhood educators; and regularly scheduled computer training classes. Also available at Main Library are more than 125 public access computers, color photocopiers/printers, laminating, scanning, faxing, and free Wi-Fi.
Specialized spaces include a 425-seat auditorium, public meeting rooms, and a used bookstore. An interior glass block walkway leads to a 600-space parking garage owned by the City of Akron. An outdoor amphitheater and landscaped park complete the complex.