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The adventures of writer Newt Scamander in New York's secret community of witches and wizards seventy years before Harry Potter reads his book in school.

  
 Based on the true story of a young girl from the streets of rural Uganda whose world rapidly changes when she is introduced to the game of chess. As a result of the support she receives from her family and community she is instilled with the confidence and determination she needs to pursue her dream of becoming an international chess champion.

The 89th Academy Awards are right around the corner, and here at the library we will have some red carpet excitement of our own. Play an Oscar trivia game for your chance to win a Barberton Public Library swag bag, and make your picks for Best Actor, Best Actress, and Best Film.
Once you’ve chosen your film favorites, vote on watching Florence Foster Jenkins or Zootopia, both Oscar nominated films.




 

Teenager Max McGrath (Ben Winchell) discovers that he has superpowers, and soon encounters a robotic alien named Steel (voice of Josh Brener) who wants to harness the energy he generates. The pair team up to form a superhero called Max Steel, using the guise to fight back against an extraterrestrial threat. This sci-fi action film is based on the popular line of Mattel figures.

Rated: PG-13
 
 

Young Chicago lawyers Michelle Robinson (Tika Sumpter) and
Barack Obama Parker Sawyers) spend a sweltering summer afternoon
visiting the art museum, eating lunch together, watching Do The Right Thing, getting some ice cream and sharing a first kiss in this dramatization of the President and First Lady's fateful first date. Director Richard Tanne's

Come join us for afternoon of goosebumps.

Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween
Be careful what you wish for. With their after school junk business, best friends Sonny and Sam hope to find treasure in other people’s trash. But when cleaning out the old Stine house, they open a locked book that frees a supernatural nightmare – Slappy! Now, with the help of Sonny’s sister Sarah, they’re in a race against time to get the sinister dummy and all the creatures he’s brought to life back into the pages before he unleashes total pandemonium! 

Visit the library to watch The Public, directed by Emilio Estevez. A discussion about the role of public libraries will follow the film. Refreshments will be available.

Film summary:
An act of civil disobedience turns into a standoff with police when homeless people in Cincinnati take over the public library to seek shelter from the bitter cold.  

Come and watch one of the best animated movies.
Monster House
Young DJ always knew there was something strange about the old Nebbercracker house across the street.  When the house becomes a living breathing monster, DJ enlists his pals Chowder and Jenny to learn the secret that keeps the house alive.

Eager to have a younger sibling, a lonely kid (voiced by Anton Starkman) beseeches the storks to deliver a baby to his workaholic parents -- despite the fact that the birds have long since gotten out of the baby business, and now courier packages for an Internet merchant.

Visit the library and stay to watch Disney's the Nutcracker and the Four Realms.

When Clara's mother leaves her a mysterious gift, she embarks on a journey
to four secret realms -- where she discovers her greatest strength could
change the world! 

Refreshments will be available.