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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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Fiber Art Frenzy - a Teen Drop-In program
Thu, Jun 04, 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.
Read Your Way Book Club - Read books and count them in the Read Your Way Challenge
Fri, Jun 05, 10:30am - 12:00pm
University Place Large Meeting Room
Join us to read a variety of fiction, non-fiction, and graphic novels.
Conversation Cafe: Keith Haring Art Exploration - A Stories and Voices program
Fri, Jun 05, 3:30pm - 5:00pm
University Place Large Meeting Room
Learn about the histories, contributions, and lived experiences of those around us, as we uplift voices and explore stories that serve as mirrors of our lives and windows into different experiences.
Duck Daze Art
Sat, Jun 06, 11:00am - 1:00pm
University Place Large Meeting Room
Stop by the Library and create art during the City of University Place's Duck Daze festival! All ages welcome.
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