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Thursday Movies@Main

Immigrant Perspectives on Film

2023-09-07 18:30:00 2023-09-07 20:00:00 America/New_York Thursday Movies@Main 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. Main Library - Auditorium

Thursday, September 07
6:30pm - 8:00pm

Add to Calendar 2023-09-07 18:30:00 2023-09-07 20:00:00 America/New_York Thursday Movies@Main 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. Main Library - Auditorium

Main Library

Auditorium

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.

Immigrant Perspectives on Film

September 7, 6:30 pm: "Hester Street" (1975)

Acclaimed director Joan Micklin Silver’s first feature chronicles a Russian Jewish woman who immigrates to New York in 1896 to reunite with her husband, but is faced with challenges in assimilating to her new environment. Starring Carol Kane, with Steven Keats and Doris Roberts, PG, in Yiddish with English subtitles, 89 min. 

September 14, 6:30 pm: "Persepolis" (2007)

This Oscar-nominated animated feature details the life of an Iranian girl growing up during the Islamic Revolution and her struggle to find a place where she can experience acceptance and freedom. With vocals by Chiara Mastroianni, Catherine Denueve, Gena Rowlands, and Danielle Darrieux, PG-13, in French with English subtitles, 96 min.

September 21, 6:30 pm: "The Donut King" (2020)

Cambodian refugee Ted Ngoy fled to the US in 1975 and ended up creating a doughnut empire. This documentary lays out the extreme highs and lows of his life journey, NR, 90 min. 

September 28, 6:30 pm: "Monsieur Lazhar" (2011)

An Algerian immigrant is hired by an elementary school in Montreal to replace a teacher who died tragically. As he guides his students through the healing process, he hides his own loss, PG-13, in French with English subtitles, 94 min.

Get your parking validation ticket at the Welcome Desk and then relax in Main Library's 400-seat Auditorium.

If you enjoyed the immigrant perspective on film, we invite you to join us for the "Stories of Exile" Reading Groups.

The Akron Summit County Public Library has been selected as a participating library for the Yiddish Book Center's "Stories of Exile" Reading Groups for Public Libraries for 2023. The Yiddish Book Center’s “Stories of Exile” Reading Groups for Public Libraries is a reading and discussion program to engage teens and adults in thinking about experiences of displacement, migration, and diaspora. In this program, librarians organize reading groups to discuss three books of Yiddish literature in translation, and one book related to the experience of a community served by their library.

Contact the Culture & AV Division at 330.643.9015 or cadiv@akronlibrary.org for more information.

AGE GROUP: | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Movies |

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Main Library

Phone: 330.643.9000
Branch manager
Michael Bianchi

Hours
Mon, Apr 28 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Tue, Apr 29 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Wed, Apr 30 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Thu, May 01 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Fri, May 02 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Sat, May 03 10:00AM to 5:00PM
Sun, May 04 1:00PM to 5:00PM

About the branch

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.

Upcoming Events

Wed, Apr 30, 10:30am - 11:30am
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Wed, Apr 30, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
TechZone

Wed, Apr 30, 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Thu, May 01, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Computer Lab 2

Thu, May 01, 10:30am - 11:30am

Thu, May 01, 12:30pm - 3:00pm
Small Business & Nonprofit Resource Center

Thu, May 01, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
TechZone

Thu, May 01, 6:15pm - 8:00pm
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Sat, May 03, 11:00am - 12:00pm
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Sat, May 03, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
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Sun, May 04, 1:00pm - 4:00pm
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Tue, May 06, 1:00pm - 4:00pm
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Wed, May 07, 10:30am - 11:30am
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Wed, May 07, 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Thu, May 08, 10:30am - 11:30am

Thu, May 08, 10:30am - 12:00pm
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Thu, May 08, 12:30pm - 3:00pm
Small Business & Nonprofit Resource Center

Thu, May 08, 6:15pm - 8:00pm
Auditorium

Sat, May 10, 11:00am - 12:00pm

Mon, May 12, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
TechZone

Tue, May 13, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Small Business & Nonprofit Resource Center

Tue, May 13, 1:00pm - 4:00pm

Tue, May 13, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
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Wed, May 14, 10:30am - 11:30am
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Wed, May 14, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
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Wed, May 14, 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Wed, May 14, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
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Thu, May 15, 10:30am - 11:30am

Thu, May 15, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Computer Lab 2

Thu, May 15, 12:30pm - 3:00pm
Small Business & Nonprofit Resource Center

Thu, May 15, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Auditorium

Tue, May 20, 1:00pm - 4:00pm

Tue, May 20, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Small Business & Nonprofit Resource Center

Wed, May 21, 10:30am - 11:30am
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Wed, May 21, 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Thu, May 22, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Computer Lab 2

Thu, May 22, 10:30am - 11:30am

Thu, May 22, 12:30pm - 3:00pm
Small Business & Nonprofit Resource Center

Thu, May 22, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
TechZone
Registration opens Thursday, May 1 2025 at 10:00am

Thu, May 22, 6:15pm - 8:00pm
Auditorium

Mon, May 26, 7:00pm - 9:00pm

Tue, May 27, 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Small Business & Nonprofit Resource Center

Tue, May 27, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
TechZone
Registration opens Tuesday, May 6 2025 at 10:00am

Wed, May 28, 10:30am - 11:30am
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Wed, May 28, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
TechZone
Registration opens Wednesday, May 7 2025 at 10:00am

Wed, May 28, 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Thu, May 29, 10:00am - 4:00pm
Quiet Study Room 1

Thu, May 29, 10:30am - 11:30am

Thu, May 29, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Computer Lab 2

Thu, May 29, 12:30pm - 3:00pm
Small Business & Nonprofit Resource Center

Thu, May 29, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
TechZone
Registration opens Thursday, May 8 2025 at 10:00am

Thu, May 29, 6:15pm - 8:00pm
Auditorium