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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 validation from the Library.
Book to Movie!
January 2, 6:15pm: Alice in Wonderland (1951)
Alice stumbles into the world of Wonderland. Will she get home? Not if the Queen of Hearts has her way.1hr 15m.
January 9, 6:15pm: The Truman Show (1998)
An insurance salesman discovers his whole life is actually a reality TV show. 1hr 43m
January 16, 6:15: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971)
A poor but hopeful boy seeks one of the five coveted golden tickets that will send him on a tour of Willy Wonka's mysterious chocolate factory. 1hr 40m
January 23, 6:15: Jumanji (1995)
When two kids find and play a magical board game, they release a man trapped in it for decades - and a host of dangers that can only be stopped by finishing the game. 1hr 44m
January 30, 6:15: The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (2008)
Through the innocent eyes of Bruno, the eight-year-old son of the commandant at a German concentration camp, a forbidden friendship with a Jewish boy on the other side of the camp fence has startling and unexpected consequences. 1hr 34m
Get your parking validation ticket at the Security 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.
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Akron, Ohio 44326
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