Movie Morning Fridays

Summer Reading Program

Join us every Friday morning in the months of June and July to watch a family friendly movie!

• June 3^rd: Paw Patrol the Movie
• June 10^th: Encanto
• June 17^th: Moana
• June 24^th: Captain Underpants
• July 1^st: Kung Fu Panda
• July 8^th: Trolls
• July 15^th: How to Train Your Dragon
• July 22^nd: Monster's Inc.
• July 29^th: Lilo & Stitch

Sunday Cinema: 'Lady Bird'

This heartfelt, cleverly written coming-of-age dramedy follows headstrong, eccentric teen rebel Lady Bird MacPherson as she wrestles with first love, college applications, and a complex relationship with her equally stubborn mother. Saoirse Ronan and Laurie Metcalf deliver electric performances as daughter and mother in Greta Gerwig's Oscar-nominated directorial debut. Also featuring Timothee Chalamet, Lucas Hedges, and Beanie Feldstein.

We will discuss Lady Bird online via Zoom on Wednesday, July 20 at 6:00 p.m. Please join us! RSVP below to receive the link to the discussion.

RSVP for film discussion on July 20 at 6:00 p.m.

Hollywood vs. History: The Great Escape

Hollywood vs. History

In March 1944, more than six dozen Allied prisoners of Germany’s Stalag Luft III, a prison camp 100 miles southeast of Berlin, escaped through a tunnel they’d named Harry. Most were recaptured within days, and an enraged Adolf Hitler had 50 of them executed. Only three remained free.

The inspiring, if ultimately tragic, story is told in one of the top-grossing films of 1963, the now-classic The Great Escape. It’s based on Paul Brickhill’s firsthand account in a 1950 book by the same name, but to what degree did Hollywood tinker with true events?

In the latest installment of the Library’s Hollywood vs. History series in partnership with the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, military historian David Mills and colleague Kayla Westra assess the historical accuracy of director John Sturges’ World War II adventure – from the details of tunnel construction to the prominence of American POWs in the mass breakout, and whether one escapee indeed managed to commandeer a motorcycle (as memorably depicted by Steve McQueen).

Mills and Westra are co-authors of Great Wartime Escapes and Rescues, which they discussed at the Library in January 2020. He is an associate professor in the Department of Military History at the Army Command and General Staff College. Westra is the dean of liberal arts and K-12 partnerships and chief information officer at Minnesota West Community and Technical College.

ATTENDING IN-PERSON

• Please RSVP to secure entry to events.
• Attendees are asked to follow current Library health and safety procedures. Masks are optional.

Wednesday Fun

Come enjoy playing board games with your friends and doing various crafts. We will also be showing two movies this summer. We will show The Princess and the Frog on June 15^th and The Aristocats on July 13^th.

Movie Morning Fridays

Summer Reading Program

Join us every Friday morning in the months of June and July to watch a family friendly movie!

• June 3^rd: Paw Patrol the Movie
• June 10^th: Encanto
• June 17^th: Moana
• June 24^th: Captain Underpants
• July 1^st: Kung Fu Panda
• July 8^th: Trolls
• July 15^th: How to Train Your Dragon
• July 22^nd: Monster's Inc.
• July 29^th: Lilo & Stitch

'Raising Arizona' vs 'Valley Girl'

Off the Wall: CAGE MATCH

Raising Arizona (1987, PG-13, 1h 34 min) vs Valley Girl (1983, R, 1h 35 min)

2022 Off the Wall Films

• June 17: Moonstruck (1987, PG, 1h 42 min) vs Peggy Sue Got Married (1986, PG-13, 1h 43 min) 
• August 19: The Rock (1996, R, 2h 9 min) vs Con Air (1997, R, 1h 55 min)
• September 16: National Treasure (2004, PG, 2h 25 min) vs Face/Off (1997, R, 2h 18 min)

Details, voting, and RSVP: kclibrary.org/offthewall

Co-presented by the Kansas City Public Library and Young Friends of the Kansas City Public Library.

Attending Off the Wall

• Films will be shown on the Rooftop Terrace (5^th Floor) of the Central Library, 14. West 10th St., KCMO. 

• Bring your own seating, blankets, or folding chairs. (Additional chairs or other seating not provided) 

• Bring your own food, snacks, and non-alcoholic beverages. No glass containers, please. 

• Doors open at 8 p.m. (Central Library closes at 5 p.m. on Fridays, but will reopen for Off the Wall events.) 

• Screenings begin at dusk (approximately 8:45 p.m.)  

• Parking: Enter the Library District parking garage via Baltimore Ave. Bring your parking ticket to the event for complimentary validation. 

• Transit options: take KC Streetcar to the Library stop at 9^th / Main or use Ride KC bus routes. 

• In case of bad weather, the event will be canceled; watch event pages or Library social media for updates. 

Sunday Cinema: 'Re-Animator'

Join us for a screening of the 1985 sci-fi horror classic Re-Animator, based on the H.P. Lovecraft story of the same name. Up-and-coming young med student Dan Cain (Bruce Abbott) collides with the obsessive and enigmatic mad scientist Dr. Herbert West (Jeffery Combs), becoming quickly embroiled in West's campaign to conquer death, at any cost.

Wednesday Fun

Come enjoy playing board games with your friends and doing various crafts. We will also be showing two movies this summer. We will show The Princess and the Frog on June 15^th and The Aristocats on July 13^th.

Movie Morning Fridays

Summer Reading Program

Join us every Friday morning in the months of June and July to watch a family friendly movie!

• June 3^rd: Paw Patrol the Movie
• June 10^th: Encanto
• June 17^th: Moana
• June 24^th: Captain Underpants
• July 1^st: Kung Fu Panda
• July 8^th: Trolls
• July 15^th: How to Train Your Dragon
• July 22^nd: Monster's Inc.
• July 29^th: Lilo & Stitch

Sunday Cinema: 'The Parent Trap'

Hallie and Annie (Lindsay Lohan), two twin sisters separated as babies and unaware of each other's existence, meet at summer camp and scheme to get their divorced parents (Dennis Quaid and Natasha Richardson) back together in The Parent Trap. Packed with laughs, romance and sunny summer vibes, this Disney classic from writer-director Nancy Meyers was a massive box office hit, rocketing young Lindsay Lohan to stardom and earning its place as a quintessential family film.

Blindness Community Changemakers: An Alphapointe Film Premiere and Conversation

Former New York Gov. David Paterson, blind since childhood, is the subject of the first episode of Alphapointe’s Foresight, a video and podcast series that explores the past, present, and future of vision loss through discussions with changemakers in the blindness community.

After a partial premiere screening of Foresight, KSHB-TV reporter Rae Daniel moderates a short discussion between Paterson, President and CEO of Kansas City Area Transportation Authority Robbie Makinen, and crisis communications consultant David Westbrook about the challenges and successes of living with vision loss.

Founded in 1911, Alphapointe’s national headquarters is in Kansas City, Missouri, with another location in New York City. The non-profit works to empower people with vision loss by serving as one of the largest employers of people who are blind in the nation as well as one of the largest providers of rehabilitation/training services. More than half of its 400 employees are blind or visually impaired.

Paterson is a member of Alphapointe’s Foundation board, a member of Alphapointe’s New York advisory committee, and the first and only blind governor in U.S. history.

ATTENDING IN-PERSON

• Please RSVP to secure entry to events.
• Attendees are asked to follow current Library health and safety procedures. Masks are optional.