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Movies on the big screen every Sunday at 2 pm! Relax and enjoy classics or recent blockbusters in Main Library’s Auditorium. Free parking is available in the High and Market deck on weekends.
October 1, 2 pm: MANHATTAN SHORT Film Festival
See event info here.
October 8, 2 pm: "80 for Brady" (2023)
Inspired by a true story of a group of women who set out to meet football icon Tom Brady, this raucous comedy flaunts a star-studded cast. With Lily Tomlin, Jane Fonda, Rita Moreno, Sally Field, Harry Hamlin, and Tom Brady, PG-13, 98 min.
October 15: No screening.
October 22, 2 pm: "The Addams Family" (1991)
The first live-action feature version of the 1960s TV series, based on the Charles Addams comics. With Anjelica Huston, Raul Julia, Christopher Lloyd, Christina Ricci, and Carel Struycken, PG-13, 99 min.
October 29, 2:00 PM: "Killer Klowns from Outer Space" (1988)
Our resident horror film expert, Zach Butcher, selected this crazy tale of aliens terrorizing a small town. And, of course they look like clowns! With Grant Cramer and John Vernon, PG-13, 88 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.