Monday Afternoon at the Movies - "Good Will Hunting"
Starring Ben Affleck, Matt Damon and Robin Williams. The story of Will Hunting, a rebellious 20-year old MIT janitor gifted with a photographic memory.
Starring Ben Affleck, Matt Damon and Robin Williams. The story of Will Hunting, a rebellious 20-year old MIT janitor gifted with a photographic memory.
Starring Ryan Phillipe, Jamie Bell and Paul Walker. The life stories of the six men who raised the flag at the Battle of Iwo Jima, a turning point in WWII.
Part of the OrangeREADS 2014 celebration of "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand.
Lost Boundaries (1949) is an American film starring Mel Ferrer and Susan Douglas Rubes. The film is based on a book by William Lindsay White. It relates the true story of Dr. Albert Chandler Johnston, a graduate of Rush Medical College whose family passed for white while living in New Hampshire. The movie won the 1949 Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Screenplay. Unrated; 99min.
Discussion with Carleton Carpenter and Mary Krauze and refreshments to follow film; all are welcome.
Starring Kenneth Branagh, Everlyn Sampi and Tianna Sansbury. In 1931, three aboriginal girls escape after being plucked from their homes to be trained as domestic staff and set off on a trek across the Australian Outback. Rated PG; 94 min.
Starring Shailene Woodley and Ansel Elgort. Hazel and Gus are two teenagers who share an acerbic wit, a disdain for the conventional, and a love that sweeps them on a journey. Rated PG; 113 min.
The Library's Board of Trustees meets monthly on the third Tuesday at 7:00pm in the Board Room. The public is welcome to attend.
The Amaranthus Ensemble will present a beautiful visual and musical interpretation of two favorite children's stories: I am a Bunny by Richard Scarry and Walter the Wolf by Marjorie Sharmat. This is a family program.
* This project made possible with funds from Orange County Tourism, Orange County and the Albert Wisner Public Library Foundation.
Come to Library to play Canasta with other game enthusiasts. All skill levels are welcome. The group meets every Friday at 1pm. Questions? Please call the Help Desk at (845) 986-1047, ext. 3.
Mary Makofske will lead a discussion of Laura Hillenbrand's best-selling biography of Louis Zamperini, Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption.
Books are available for checkout; all are welcome.
Learn basic Italian vocabulary, phrases and grammar. Italian culture and customs will also be discussed. This is an eleven-week course; attendance at all sessions is encouraged. Book required for the course is available at the Library's Help Desk.
