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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.
August 6, 2 pm: No Screening, Joe Augustine Trio Performance
August 13, 2 pm: "My Neighbor Totoro" (1988)
The classic Hayao Miyazaki tale of two sisters who move to the country with their father in order to be near their ailing mother. They soon discover that the forest is inhabited by magical creatures called Totoros, G, 86 min.
August 20, 2 pm: "Howl's Moving Castle" (2004)
As Sophie seeks to break the curse from a witch that has turned the 18 year old into an old woman, she crosses paths with the magician, Howl, who travels around in his walking castle. Another example of exuberant Miyazaki animation, PG, 119 min.
August 27, 2 pm: "Spirited Away" (2001)
Another Miyazaki storytelling triumph about a young girl who is travelling with her parents en route to a new home, when they come across an abandoned amusement park in a tunnel. Danger lurks for the trespassers, PG, 125 min.
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: | Studio Ghibli | Japanese animation | Hayao Miyazaki | Animation |
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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