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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. No registration required.
Walk on the wild side with these crime thrillers
November 3, 6:30 pm: "Desperate" (1947)
Struggling newlyweds Steve Brodie and Audrey Long get caught up in a murder and are pursued by the police and mobster Raymond Burr. Director Anthony Mann's first stab at noir! 73 Min.
November 10, 6:30 pm: "Phantom Lady" (1944)
Secretary Ella Raines investigates back alleys and jazz clubs while trying to clear her boss, Franchot Tone, of murder charges for his wife's strangulation. Striking, atmospheric style by director Robert Siodmak based on the Cornell Woolrich novel. 84 Min.
November 17, 6:30 pm: "The Sniper" (1952)
Suspenseful procedural: San Francisco police lieutenant Adolphe Menjou hunts down serial gunman Arthur Franz. Sultry Marie Windsor plays a nightclub singer who crosses his path. 88 Min.
November 24: No screening - Happy Thanksgiving
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.
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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.
60 South High Street
Akron, Ohio 44326
330.643.9000
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