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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
We're closed Friday July 04 due to Independence Day
Mon, Jun 30 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Tue, Jul 01 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Wed, Jul 02 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Thu, Jul 03 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Fri, Jul 04 Closed
(Independence Day)
Sat, Jul 05 10:00AM to 5:00PM
Sun, Jul 06 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

Thu, Jul 03, 10:30am - 11:30am
Children's Library Programming Room

Thu, Jul 03, 12:30pm - 3:00pm
Small Business & Nonprofit Resource Center Space A

Thu, Jul 03, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Children's Library Educator Lab,Children's Library Programming Room

Thu, Jul 03, 6:15pm - 8:00pm
Auditorium

Thu, Jul 03, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
1 South High St.

Mon, Jul 07, 12:30pm - 1:00pm

Tue, Jul 08, 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Small Business & Nonprofit Resource Center Space A

Wed, Jul 09, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Small Business & Nonprofit Resource Center Space B

Wed, Jul 09, 10:30am - 11:30am
Children's Library Programming Room
This event is full

Wed, Jul 09, 1:30pm - 3:30pm
Auditorium

Wed, Jul 09, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
TechZone
This event is full

Wed, Jul 09, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Children's Library Programming Room

Thu, Jul 10, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Small Business & Nonprofit Resource Center Space A

Thu, Jul 10, 10:30am - 11:30am
Children's Library Programming Room

Thu, Jul 10, 12:30pm - 3:00pm
Small Business & Nonprofit Resource Center Space A

Thu, Jul 10, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Children's Library Educator Lab,Children's Library Programming Room

Thu, Jul 10, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Teen Meeting Room

Thu, Jul 10, 6:10pm - 8:00pm
Auditorium

Fri, Jul 11, 10:30am - 11:30am
Children's Library Programming Room

Sat, Jul 12, 2:00pm - 4:45pm
Auditorium

Sun, Jul 13, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Meeting Room 2AB

Mon, Jul 14, 12:30pm - 1:00pm

Mon, Jul 14, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Teen Meeting Room

Mon, Jul 14, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
TechZone

Tue, Jul 15, 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Small Business & Nonprofit Resource Center Space A

Tue, Jul 15, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Small Business & Nonprofit Resource Center Space B

Tue, Jul 15, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
TechZone

Wed, Jul 16, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Small Business & Nonprofit Resource Center Space A

Wed, Jul 16, 10:30am - 11:30am
Children's Library Programming Room
This event is full

Wed, Jul 16, 1:30pm - 3:30pm
Auditorium

Wed, Jul 16, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
TechZone

Cancelled
Thu, Jul 17, 10:30am - 12:00pm

Thu, Jul 17, 10:30am - 11:30am
Children's Library Programming Room

Cancelled
Thu, Jul 17, 12:30pm - 3:00pm

Thu, Jul 17, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Children's Library Educator Lab,Children's Library Programming Room

Thu, Jul 17, 6:10pm - 8:00pm
Auditorium

Fri, Jul 18, 10:30am - 11:30am
Children's Library Programming Room

Sat, Jul 19, 10:00am - 1:00pm
Atrium

Mon, Jul 21, 12:30pm - 1:00pm

Tue, Jul 22, 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Small Business & Nonprofit Resource Center Space A

Wed, Jul 23, 10:30am - 11:30am
Children's Library Programming Room
This event is full

Wed, Jul 23, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Small Business & Nonprofit Resource Center Space B

Wed, Jul 23, 1:30pm - 3:30pm
Children's Library Educator Lab,Children's Library Programming Room

Thu, Jul 24, 10:30am - 11:30am
Children's Library Programming Room

Thu, Jul 24, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Small Business & Nonprofit Resource Center Space A

Thu, Jul 24, 12:30pm - 3:00pm
Small Business & Nonprofit Resource Center Space A

Thu, Jul 24, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Children's Library Educator Lab,Children's Library Programming Room

Thu, Jul 24, 6:10pm - 8:00pm
Auditorium

Fri, Jul 25, 10:30am - 11:30am
Children's Library Programming Room

Sat, Jul 26, 1:30pm - 4:00pm
Meeting Room 2AB

Mon, Jul 28, 12:30pm - 1:00pm
Registration opens Monday, July 7 2025 at 10:00am

Mon, Jul 28, 7:00pm - 9:00pm
115 E Market St, Akron, OH 44308

Tue, Jul 29, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Computer Lab 1
Registration opens Tuesday, July 8 2025 at 10:00am

Tue, Jul 29, 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Small Business & Nonprofit Resource Center Space A

Wed, Jul 30, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Small Business & Nonprofit Resource Center Space A

Wed, Jul 30, 10:30am - 11:30am
Children's Library Programming Room
This event is full

Wed, Jul 30, 1:30pm - 3:30pm
Auditorium

Wed, Jul 30, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Computer Lab 1
Registration opens Wednesday, July 9 2025 at 10:00am

Thu, Jul 31, 10:00am - 4:00pm
Quiet Study Room 1

Thu, Jul 31, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Small Business & Nonprofit Resource Center Space A

Thu, Jul 31, 10:30am - 11:30am
Children's Library Programming Room

Thu, Jul 31, 12:30pm - 3:00pm
Small Business & Nonprofit Resource Center Space A

Thu, Jul 31, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Computer Lab 1
Registration opens Thursday, July 10 2025 at 10:00am

Thu, Jul 31, 6:10pm - 8:00pm
Auditorium

Fri, Aug 01, 10:30am - 11:30am
Children's Library Programming Room

Sat, Aug 02, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Library Park/Amphitheater