Offering a few free movies this fall at Memorial Hall Library proved to be a hit this fall. Now, like a movie sequel, the program is back.
Memorial Hall Library will host a once-a-month movie night series on the last Monday of each month The series kicks off its winter film series on Monday, Jan. 30 with "The Help." The movie will starts at 6:30 p.m.
"It went over well when we did this in the fall," said Emily Classon, community services librarian. "It seems people just don't get to the movies like they want. People asked that we do it again."
Movie selections for the series are varied. The mega-hit, "The Help" opens the winter series while Helen Mirren's "The Tempest" follows. Anne Hathaway's "One Day at a Time" will be shown in March. (See box for dates and times.)
A little nugget for this series is a post-film raffle each month. The movie DVD will be raffled so someone goes home with a copy of the movie.
"Everyone puts their name in and we pick one," Classon said.
This past fall, the library showed the films "Jane Eyre," "The Music Never Ends" and "The Conspirator."
Classon said viewers complain that movies don't last in the big theaters like they used to. It's easier for residents to miss a movie they had hoped to catch in the theaters.
"So, we thought offering free movies is a good way to maybe see something you may have missed and it will get you out of the house," she said.
FREE MOVIES
Memorial Hall Library
Second floor
Schedule: "The Help," Monday Jan. 30, 6:30 p.m.
"The Tempest," Monday, Feb. 27, 7 p.m.
"One Day at a Time," Monday, March 26, 7 p.m.
Big screen, good sound system
Snacks provided
