Movie Matinee

Join us at 12:00 P.M. on the days listed below for a movie matinee. The library will provide light refreshments, and we encourage you to bring a brown bag lunch. It's free to attend, and no registration is required. For movie names, please call the library at (618) 692-7556. Check with the Library for movie titles; we can’t publish them due to the licensing agreement.  Enjoy the show!

 

Monday, May 17 – This comedy about a brash reporter (Clark Gable) and spoiled heiress (Claudette Colbert) won five Academy Awards in 1934.

Thursday, June 17 – Bob Hope and Bing Crosby hit the road in this zany comedy. 

Thursday, July 15 – Katharine Hepburn stars as a prim English missionary in Africa during World War I who embarks on a dangerous journey with Humphrey Bogart, the pilot of a decrepit steamboat. There’s adventure, drama, and humor as this unlikely pair come to rely on each other in this true Hollywood classic. 

Thursday, August 19– Greta Garbo plays a Soviet official who arrives in Paris on business involving the sale of some extremely valuable czarist jewels. She soon discovers the magic of Paris as well as a romantic interest portrayed by Melvyn Douglas.  Ernst Lubitsch directed this great comedy.

 

 

All of these programs are free, and no registration is required

All of these programs are free, and no registration is required