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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.
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.
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
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