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Enjoy movies every Sunday at 2 pm. Relax in Main Library’s 400-seat auditorium. Free parking is available in the High/Market deck on weekends.
October 2, 2 pm: The Legend of Hell House (1973)
Roddy McDowell and Pamela Franklin star as part of a paranormal investigation team that sets out to explore what spirits caused a number of deaths in the house. With a screenplay by Richard Matheson (I Am Legend). Rated PG, 95 min.
October 9: No Screening
October 16, 2 pm: The Uninvited (1944)
Ray Milland and Ruth Hussey star as siblings who buy a seaside house, only to find it haunted. They befriend the previous owners' daughter (Gail Russell) and come to learn the reasons for the ghostly presence. 99 min.
October 23, 2 pm: The Haunting (1963)
Based on Shirley Jackson's "The Haunting of Hill House," this classic version directed by Robert Wise stars Julie Harris, Claire Bloom, and Russ Tamblyn as paranormal experts brought in to investigate a haunted house. A first-rate psychological thriller! 112 min.
October 30, 2 pm: The Innocents (1961)
Deborah Kerr stars as a governess brought on by Michael Redgrave to watch over his orphaned niece and nephew (Pamela Franklin and Martin Stephens). Based on Henry James' "Turn of the Screw" and directed by Jack Clayton. 100 min.
Contact the Culture & AV Division at 330-643-9015 or cadiv@akronlibrary.org for more information.
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AGE GROUP: | Tween | Teen | Adults |
EVENT TYPE: | Movies |
TAGS: | thrillers | Ruth Hussey | Russ Tamblyn | Roddy McDowell | Robert Wise | Richard Matheson | Ray Milland | Pamela Franklin | Movie | Michael Redgrave | Julie Harris | Henry James | haunted | Halloween | ghosts | Gail Russell | Film | Deborah Kerr | Claire Bloom |
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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