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Enjoy movies every Sunday afternoon at 2 pm. Relax in Main Library’s 400-seat auditorium. Free parking is available in the High/Market deck on weekends.
May 8: Mommie Dearest, 2 pm
No wire hangers, ever! Adaptation of Christina Crawford’s tormenting memoirs about her traumatic childhood with her mother, movie star Joan Crawford. Starring Faye Dunaway and Steve Forrest. Rated PG. 129 min.
May 15: Dune, 2 pm
One of the most acclaimed films of the year! Nominated for 10 Oscars, including Best Picture! Based on the celebrated science fiction novel by Frank Herbert. Epic saga starring Timothée Chalemet, Rebecca Ferguson, Oscar Isaac, Zendaya, Stellan Skarsgård, Jason Momoa, and Josh Brolin. Rated PG-13. 156 min.
May 22: Top Gun, 2 pm
I feel the need, the need for speed! Tom Cruise stars in the original box-office blockbuster! A fearless fighter pilot’s recklessness and brash behavior alienate him from the other pilots. Starring Tom Cruise, Kelly McGillis, Val Kilmer, Anthony Edwards, Tom Skerritt, and Meg Ryan. Rated PG. 109 min. A brand-new sequel, Top Gun: Maverick, is coming out soon!
May 29: The Dirty Dozen, 2 pm
Classic favorite World War II story about a group of military prisoners volunteering for a suicide mission behind enemy lines. Starring Lee Marvin, Ernest Borgnine, Donald Sutherland, Charles Bronson, Telly Savalas, Robert Ryan, George Kennedy, Jim Brown, John Cassavetes, and Clint Walker. 150 min.
Free parking is available in the High/Market deck on weekends.
Check out our digital media collection for thousands of free movie and television streaming titles.
Contact the Culture & AV division at 330-643-9015 or cadiv@akronlibrary.org for more information.
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.
60 South High Street
Akron, Ohio 44326
330.643.9000
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