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Enjoy movies every Sunday at 2 pm. Relax in Main Library’s 400-seat auditorium. Free parking is available in the High/Market deck on weekends.
June 4, 2 pm: "The Fabelmans" (2022)
As young Sammy Fabelman (Gabriel LaBelle) aspires to be a filmmaker, his family weathers personal turbulence. Steven Spielberg’s latest Best Picture Oscar nominee, with Best Actress nominee Michelle Williams, Paul Dano, Seth Rogan, and Judd Hirsch, PG-13, 151 min.
June 11, 2 pm: "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" (2022)
The second installment of the Marvel franchise, with the people of Wakanda fighting to protect their home from invaders after King T’Challa’s death. With Best Actress Oscar nominee Angela Bassett, Letitia Wright, Lupita Nyong’o, and Danai Gurira. Directed by Ryan Coogler, PG-13, 161 min.
June 18, 2 pm: "Puss in Boots: The Last Wish" (2022)
Dreamworks animated adventure with the swashbuckling cat who strives to restore eight of his nine lives. Oscar nominated for Best Animated Feature, with vocals by Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek, Florence Pugh, Olivia Colman, and Ray Winstone, PG, 102 min.
June 25, 2 pm: "Green Dolphin Street" (1947)
Two sisters’ lives are changed when a drunken suitor (Richard Hart) writes and asks for the hand of the wrong one. With Lana Turner, Van Heflin, and Donna Reed, 141 min.
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.