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The Nightlight presents a special screening of a documentary about LeVar Burton and the “Reading Rainbow” television series.
"Butterfly in the Sky" tells the story of the beloved PBS television program Reading Rainbow. The series started as a summer program, to compensate for a slide in the reading abilities in children while on break from school, but quickly grew. Over a 26-year run, from 1983 to 2006, Reading Rainbow won more than 250 awards, including the prestigious George Foster Peabody award and 26 Emmys.
The 87-minute documentary film looks back at the beginnings of Reading Rainbow, and the mission of its beloved host LeVar Burton, to inspire a love of reading and build lasting connections between kids and books.
This special screening is free and open to the public.
Come take a look!
This program is sponsored by the Akron-Summit County Public Library and The Nightlight.
For additional information, contact the Culture & AV Division at cadiv@akronlibrary.org or 330.643.9015.
AGE GROUP: | Tween | Teen | School Age (Grades 3-5) | Adults |
EVENT TYPE: | Movies |
TAGS: | Nightlight Cinema | Nightlight | Movies | Family Movie |
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.