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Thursday Movies@Main

2024-01-04 18:30:00 2024-01-04 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, January 04
6:30pm - 8:00pm

Add to Calendar 2024-01-04 18:30:00 2024-01-04 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.

Sci-Fi Terror in the British Countryside

January 4, 6:30 pm: These are the Damned (1962) 

A plot about a motorcycle gang morphs into a crazy scenario involving secret government experimentation. Joseph Losey at his wildest! I dare you to not get “Black Leather Rock” stuck in your head. With Macdonald Carey, Shirley Anne Field, Viveca Lindfors, Alexander Knox, and Oliver Reed, 87 min.

January 11, 6:30 pm: Curse of the Demon (aka Night of the Demon, 1957) 

American professor Dana Andrews travels to London to attend a paranormal psychology symposium, where he starts to investigate devil-worshiper Niall MacGinnis, who he finds much more dangerous than he had perceived. Another masterful mood piece from Jacques Tourneur. Also with Peggy Cummins, 95 min.

January 18, 6:30 pm: Village of the Damned (1960) 

A small English village suddenly produces frightening children who look alike and seem possessed of supernatural powers. A haunting sci-fi classic. With George Sanders, Barbara Shelley and Martin Stephens, 77 min.

January 25, 6:30 pm: The Quatermass Xperiment (1955) 

A rocket sent into space by Professor Quatermass (Brian Donlevy) returns to earth with two of the astronauts missing, and the last very ill. Working with Scotland Yard, they determine that there may be an alien invasion afoot. Directed by Val Guest and also starring Jack Warner, Gordon Jackson, and Lionel Jeffries, 78 min.

Get your parking validation ticket at the Security 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: | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Movies |

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Main Library

Phone: 330.643.9000
Branch manager
Michael Bianchi

Hours
Mon, Jul 28 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Tue, Jul 29 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Wed, Jul 30 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Thu, Jul 31 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Fri, Aug 01 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Sat, Aug 02 10:00AM to 5:00PM
Sun, Aug 03 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 31, 10:00am - 4:00pm
Quiet Study Room 1

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

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

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 is now closed

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

Sun, Aug 03, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Auditorium

Mon, Aug 04, 12:30pm - 1:00pm

Tue, Aug 05, 12:15pm - 1:00pm
Business, Government & Science

Tue, Aug 05, 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Small Business & Nonprofit Resource Center Space A

Wed, Aug 06, 10:30am - 11:30am
Children's Library Programming Room
This event is full

Wed, Aug 06, 1:30pm - 3:30pm
Auditorium

Wed, Aug 06, 5:00pm - 8:00pm
Atrium

Wed, Aug 06, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Small Business & Nonprofit Resource Center

Thu, Aug 07, 10:30am - 11:30am
Children's Library Programming Room

Thu, Aug 07, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Small Business & Nonprofit Resource Center Space A

Thu, Aug 07, 12:30pm - 3:00pm
Small Business & Nonprofit Resource Center Space A

Thu, Aug 07, 6:15pm - 8:00pm
Auditorium

Rescheduled
Thu, Aug 07, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
New date Thursday, August 21, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
1 South High St.

Fri, Aug 08, 10:30am - 11:30am
Children's Library Programming Room

Sat, Aug 09, 10:00am - 4:00pm

Mon, Aug 11, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Computer Lab 1,Computer Lab 2,TechZone

Mon, Aug 11, 12:30pm - 1:00pm

Tue, Aug 12, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Computer Lab 1,Computer Lab 2,TechZone

Tue, Aug 12, 12:15pm - 1:00pm
Business, Government & Science

Tue, Aug 12, 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Small Business & Nonprofit Resource Center Space A

Wed, Aug 13, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Small Business & Nonprofit Resource Center Space B

Wed, Aug 13, 10:30am - 11:30am
Children's Library Programming Room
This event is full

Wed, Aug 13, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Computer Lab 1,Computer Lab 2,TechZone

Wed, Aug 13, 1:30pm - 3:30pm
Auditorium

Wed, Aug 13, 5:30pm - 6:30pm

Wed, Aug 13, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Small Business & Nonprofit Resource Center

Wed, Aug 13, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Children's Library Programming Room

Wed, Aug 13, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
TechZone
This event is full

Thu, Aug 14, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Computer Lab 1,Computer Lab 2,TechZone

Thu, Aug 14, 10:30am - 11:30am
Children's Library Programming Room

Thu, Aug 14, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Small Business & Nonprofit Resource Center Space A

Thu, Aug 14, 12:30pm - 3:00pm
Small Business & Nonprofit Resource Center Space A

Thu, Aug 14, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Bud & Susie Rogers Garden

Thu, Aug 14, 6:15pm - 8:00pm
Auditorium

Fri, Aug 15, 9:00am - 4:00pm
Atrium

Cancelled
Fri, Aug 15, 10:30am - 11:30am

Sat, Aug 16, 11:00am - 12:00pm

Sun, Aug 17, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Auditorium

Mon, Aug 18, 12:30pm - 1:00pm

Mon, Aug 18, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Teen Meeting Room

Tue, Aug 19, 12:15pm - 1:00pm
Business, Government & Science

Tue, Aug 19, 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Small Business & Nonprofit Resource Center Space A

Wed, Aug 20, 10:30am - 11:30am
Children's Library Programming Room
This event is full

Wed, Aug 20, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Small Business & Nonprofit Resource Center Space A

Wed, Aug 20, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Small Business & Nonprofit Resource Center

Thu, Aug 21, 10:30am - 11:30am
Children's Library Programming Room

Thu, Aug 21, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Small Business & Nonprofit Resource Center Space A

Thu, Aug 21, 12:30pm - 3:00pm
Small Business & Nonprofit Resource Center Space A

Thu, Aug 21, 6:15pm - 8:00pm
Auditorium

Thu, Aug 21, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
1 South High St.

Fri, Aug 22, 10:30am - 11:30am
Children's Library Programming Room

Fri, Aug 22, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Children's Library Programming Room

Mon, Aug 25, 12:30pm - 1:00pm
Registration opens Monday, August 4 2025 at 10:00am

Mon, Aug 25, 7:00pm - 9:00pm
115 E Market St, Akron, OH 44308

Tue, Aug 26, 12:15pm - 1:00pm
Business, Government & Science

Wed, Aug 27, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Small Business & Nonprofit Resource Center Space B

Wed, Aug 27, 10:30am - 11:30am
Children's Library Programming Room
This event is full

Wed, Aug 27, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Small Business & Nonprofit Resource Center

Wed, Aug 27, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Meeting Room 1
Registration opens Wednesday, August 6 2025 at 10:00am

Thu, Aug 28, 10:00am - 4:00pm
Quiet Study Room 1

Thu, Aug 28, 10:30am - 11:30am
Children's Library Programming Room

Thu, Aug 28, 6:15pm - 8:00pm
Auditorium

Fri, Aug 29, 10:30am - 11:30am
Children's Library Programming Room

Sat, Aug 30, 2:00pm - 4:45pm
Auditorium