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Join us at the Hales Corners Library for movie showings every other Wednesday. Movies are shown "big screen" style in the Hunt room, lower level of the library and are free and open to the public. No registration is necessary.
Atonement spans several decades. In 1935, 13-year-old fledgling writer Briony Tallis and her family live a life of wealth and privilege in their enormous mansion. Robbie Turner, the educated son of the family's housekeeper, carries a torch for Briony's headstrong older sister Cecilia. Cecilia, he hopes, has comparable feelings; all it will take is one spark for this relationship to combust. When it does, Briony, who has a crush on Robbie, is compelled to interfere, going so far as accusing Robbie of a crime he did not commit. Cecilia and Robbie declare their love for each other, but he is arrested, and with Briony bearing false witness, the course of three lives is changed forever.
This film is 130 minutes long and rated R for disturbing war images, language and some sexuality.
Lars and the Real Girl is a heartfelt comedy starring Academy-Award nominated Ryan Gosling as Lars Lindstrom, a loveable introvert whose emotional baggage has kept him from fully embracing life. After years of what is almost solitude, he invites Bianca, a friend he met on the Internet, to visit him. He introduces Bianca to his brother Gus and Gus's wife Karen, who are stunned. They don't know what to say to Lars or Bianca because Bianca is a life-size doll, not the real person Lars is treating her as. They consult the family doctor who explains this is a delusion he's created and suggests they all go along with it. What follows in an emotional journey for Lars and the people around him..
This film is 106 minutes long and rated PG-13 for some sex-related content..
In Gone Baby Gone, when two young private detectives are hired to take a closer look into the mysterious disappearance of a little girl, they soon unravel a multitude of twists and turns where nothing is what it seems. Ultimately they must risk everything -- their relationship, their sanity, and even their lives -- in search to find her. Gone Baby Gone will have you talking long after it's over.
This film is 114 minutes long and rated R for violence, drug content and pervasive language.
Questions? Call Jenny Fridl, Adult Services Librarian, 414-529-6150 ext. 17.
Are you looking for a friendly environment to learn how to use a mouse and read a computer screen? Want an easy way to find your favorite authors on CountyCat, the online computer catalog? Feeling lost when navigating your way around the Internet? Still trying to set up that e-mail account? We have the solution for you! Join us at the Hales Corners Library for a series of hands-on, introductory computer classes led by Jenny Fridl, Adult Services Librarian.
Each class will start at 8:45 a.m. and end at 10:00 a.m.
Space is limited, prior registration is required.
A refundable $5 sign-up fee will be charged. Fee is refundable upon attending the class or canceling with at least two day's notice.
Sign up beginning May 19 at the Information Desk.
Questions? Call Jenny Fridl, Adult Services Librarian, 414-529-6150 ext. 17.
The Hales Corners Library has recently begun a book club held at Forest Ridge Caring Community Senior Residence in Hales Corners. Held every other Tuesday afternoon, the group meets and discusses the book they have chosen and read for the session. Jenny Fridl, Adult Services Librarian, facilitates the book club, but the members do most of the talking. We all have a great time and look forward to the next time we get together to discuss a new book! The group is free and open to the public. No registration or reservation is needed.
Reserve a copy of the book being discussed with a current Milwaukee County library card in person, online (www.mcfls.org), or by calling the Hales Corners Library Information Desk at 414-529-6150 ext. 10. Another option is to purchase a copy at an area bookstore.
Book discussion sessions will be cancelled if the library closes or if the leader of the group notifies the library that the group will not meet due to weather conditions. The library will make every effort to notify the members of the book groups if a telephone number is available to call them. Contact the library at 414-529-6150, ext. 10 if you have questions regarding the cancellation of discussion groups.
The Hales Corners Library has recently begun a book club held at Forest Ridge Caring Community Senior Residence in Hales Corners. Held every other Tuesday afternoon, the group meets and discusses the book they have chosen and read for the session. Jenny Fridl, Adult Services Librarian, facilitates the book club, but the members do most of the talking. We all have a great time and look forward to the next time we get together to discuss a new book! |