LIBRARY MOVIES AT THE LIBRARY: "THE PUBLIC"
Date and Time
Tuesday Jul 1, 2025
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM EDT
Tuesday, July 1, 2025
5:00pm–7:30pm
Tuesday, August 19, 2025
5:00pm–7:30pm
Location
New Rochelle Public Library
1 Library Plaza
New Rochelle, NY 10801
Fees/Admission
FREE Event
Contact Information
914-632-7878
Description
LIBRARY MOVIES AT THE LIBRARY:
In this two film series, New Rochelle librarian, author, and film historian Chris Poggiali will introduce and discuss two movies centered around public libraries.
In this two film series, New Rochelle librarian, author, and film historian Chris Poggiali will introduce and discuss two movies centered around public libraries.
THE PUBLIC (2018)
Starring Emilio Estevez, Jena Malone, Gabrielle Union; directed by Emilio Estevez; 122 minutes – Rated PG-13
A librarian helps a group of homeless people take refuge from a brutal winter night by staging a sit-in at the public library. A misunderstanding causes his noble act to wrongly escalate into a hostage situation with a political candidate and a TV reporter stoking the drama for their own agendas.
STORM CENTER (1956)
Starring Bette Davis, Brian Keith, Kim Hunter; Directed by Daniel Taradash; 85 minutes
A small town librarian stands up to local pressure to remove a controversial book from the shelves - on principal, not out of sympathy for its perspective. This reflection on the rights and responsibilities of citizens was a timely response to Anti-Communist sentiment in the 1950s.
