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Catch a Classic

Classic Movies at the Library

Enjoy films from Hollywood's Golden Era to the 1970s.

Join us for a series of classic films from the 1930s through the 1970s. For January - March, the films will be Academy Award winners.  

  • Tuesday, January 21, It Happened One Night (1934)
    • Frank Capra's classic about a spoiled heiress on the lam from her father, and the gruff reporter who hooks up with her as they travel northward, engage in a series of misadventures and begin to fall for each other. The first film to sweep all five major Oscars: Best Picture, Director (Capra), Screenplay (Robert Riskin), Actor (Clark Gable) and Actress (Claudette Colbert).
    • Rated: TV-G
    • Runtime: 105 minutes
    • Studio: Columbia Pictures Industries Inc.

  • Tuesday, February 18, Rebecca (1940)
    • Alfred Hitchcock directed this Oscar-winning Daphne du Maurier story of a marriage haunted by the aura of the husband's dead first wife.
    • Rated: TV-PG
    • Runtime: 130 minutes
    • Studio: Walt Disney Pictures

  • Tuesday, March 18, The Sting (1973)
    • Paul Newman and Robert Redford star as Depression-era con men out to fool a big-time criminal in this Best Picture Oscar winner.
    • Rated: PG
    • Runtime: 129 minutes
    • Studio: Universal Pictures

AGE GROUP: | Seniors (55+) | Adults (18+) |

EVENT TYPE: | Activities & Games |

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Tue, Jul 01 10:00AM to 8:00PM
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Upcoming events

Tue, Jul 01, 11:00am - 1:00pm
University Place Small Meeting Room
Tech assistance in the library.

Wed, Jul 02, 10:30am - 11:15am
University Place Large Meeting Room
Join in with your child and enjoy books, action rhymes, knee bounces, songs and more. Ages 0-2 with an adult.

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Wed, Jul 02, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Join fellow writers to meet-up and work on your projects!

Thu, Jul 03, 10:30am - 11:30am
University Place Large Meeting Room
Enjoy stories, art activities, rhymes, singing and fingerplays for the whole family.

Thu, Jul 03, 5:00pm - 7:30pm
University Place Large Meeting Room
Enjoy free snacks and a movie!

Sun, Jul 06, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
University Place Small Meeting Room
Tech assistance in the library.