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Movies on the big screen every Thursday at 6:30 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.
July 6, 6:30 pm: No movie scheduled. "Banned Books Play" (Script Reading)
July 13, 6:30 pm: "The Kennel Murder Case" (1933)
William Powell stars as debonair detective Philo Vance, where he investigates an art collector found murdered in his locked bedroom. Michael Curtiz directs, with Mary Astor, Eugene Pallette, and Ralph Morgan, 73 min.
July 20, 6:30 pm: "Murder at the Gallop" (1963)
Margaret Rutherford stars as Agatha Christie's beloved Miss Marple, investigating a wealthy man's death from a mysterious heart attack, 81 min.
July 27, 6:30 pm: "Satan Met a Lady" (1936)
Bette Davis and Warren William star in the earlier and looser adaptation of Dashiell Hammett's "The Maltese Falcon." Directed by William Dieterle, with Arthur Treacher and Wini Shaw, 74 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 | Adults |
EVENT TYPE: | Movies |
TAGS: | William Powell | William Dieterle | Warren William | Ralph Morgan | Philo Vance | Mystery films | murder mystery | Miss Marple | Michael Curtiz | Mary Astor | Margaret Rutherford | Maltese Falcon | Mae Clarke | James Gleason | Hildegard Withers | Eugene Pallette | Edna Mae Oliver | Edgar Kennedy | Dashiell Hammett | Bette Davis | Arthur Treacher | Agatha Christie |
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
330.643.9000
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