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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 |

University Place

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Mon, Jun 22 10:00AM to 7:00PM
Tue, Jun 23 10:00AM to 7:00PM
Wed, Jun 24 10:00AM to 7:00PM
Thu, Jun 25 10:00AM to 7:00PM
Fri, Jun 26 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Sat, Jun 27 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Sun, Jun 28 10:00AM to 6:00PM

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Mon, Jun 22, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
University Place Large Meeting Room
Explore, build, and create! Join us for play times designed to spark learning.

Tue, Jun 23, 10:30am - 11:15am
University Place Large Meeting Room
Songs, rhymes, and stories just right for babies and their caregivers.

Thu, Jun 25, 10:30am - 11:30am
University Place Large Meeting Room
Stories, songs, and movement activities for young children and their caregivers.

Thu, Jun 25, 3:30pm - 5:30pm
University Place Large Meeting Room
Stop by to hang out, try something fun, or just take a break. Each session is a little different, with games, crafts, snacks, or whatever feels right that day. It’s relaxed and just for teens.

Fri, Jun 26, 10:00am - 11:30am
University Place Large Meeting Room
University Place Library's Friday morning book group. Please contact Maureen at mwildish@piercecountylibrary.org for more information.