Alice I have Been  

by Melanie Benjamin

from 7 to 8:30 pm

Screenings of recent and award-winning films on the 2nd Thursday of every month.

Thursday, October 13th at 6:30 pm

"Hereafter" (PG)

A drama centered on three people who are haunted by mortality in different ways. George (Damon) is a blue-collar American who has a special connection to the afterlife. On the other side of the world, Marie (de France), a French journalist, has a near-death experience that shakes her reality. And when Marcus (Frankie/George McLaren), a London schoolboy, loses the person closest to him, he desperately needs answers. Each on a path in search of the truth, their lives will intersect, forever changed by what they believe might-or must-exist in the hereafter.

 Thursday, November 10th at 6:30 pm

"Water for Elephants" (PG)

When Jacob Jankowski, recently orphaned and suddenly adrift, jumps onto a passing train, he enters a world of freaks, drifters, and misfits, a second-rate circus struggling to survive during the Great Depression, making one-night stands in town after endless town. A veterinary student who almost earned his degree, Jacob is put in charge of caring for the circus menagerie. It is there that he meets Marlena, the beautiful young star of the equestrian act, who is married to August, the charismatic but twisted animal trainer. He also meets Rosie, an elephant who seems untrainable until he discovers a way to reach her. Water for Elephants is illuminated by a wonderful sense of time and place. It tells a story of a love between two people that overcomes incredible odds in a world in which even love is a luxury that few can afford. 

***NEW TIME*** Thurs., December 15th at 6:30 pm

"Joyeux Noël" (14A)

in French with English Subtitles

On the Christmas Eve of 1914, in the Western Front in France in World War I, the Scottish, the German and the French troops have a moment of truce and share moments of peace and friendship. When the soprano Anna Sorensen succeeds in convincing the Prussian Prince to join her tenor husband Nikolaus Sprink to sing for the German high command, Sprink brings her to the front to sing for his comrades in the trench. The Scottish Lieutenant Gordon and the French Lieutenant Audebert have an informal and unauthorized meeting with the German Lieutenant Horstmayer and negotiate a truce for that night, and the priest Palmer celebrates a mass for the soldiers. When their superiors become aware of the event, they have to pay for the consequence of their acts.  

Tickets for all films cost a toonie and may be purchased at the door or at the Library up to a week in advance of the show.  

Great deals for book lovers! Browse the tables and see what treasures you can find. Books, magazines, picturebooks and more for bargain basement prices.

When:  Friday, Oct 21 through Sunday Oct 23rd  

(during regular library hours) 

An annual tradition, Bakersville is a community project featuring gingerbread homes and buildings created by a wide variety of community members.  Running from December 10th to January 8th, Bakersville offers a delightful celebration of the season.

Interested in participating in Bakersville?  Pick up an information sheet at the library with gingerbread recipes and a tip sheet to complete your 'construction'.  There is no entry fee and entries from individuals, families or groups are all welcome.  Just bring your creation to the library from December 5th-9th.  

Opening : Saturday, December 10th

Favourites from previous years will be available, as well as work by new vendors.  Choose from a wide range of work in a variety of media, including: photography, jewelry, handcrafted soaps, pottery, original paintings and prints and much, much more.

This is a great way to browse for unique gift ideas and support your library, as we receive a portion of all sales.   

When: December 5th to December 22nd  (during regular Library hours)