Movie-Tribes of Palos Verdes, Tue 5/22 6 pm, Visalia Library

 

 

When teenage Medina moves with her family to the picture-postcard perfect paradise of Palos Verdes, California, they seem headed for a happy new chapter in their lives. But old troubles soon catch up to them as her family disintegrates Medina relies on her inner strength to become the stabilizing force in her family, while finding refuge in a new passion: surfing. www.ifcfilms.com/films/tribes-of-palos-verdes

Film Series, Tue 1/23 at 6 pm, Visalia Library

Rebel in the Rye

Tuesday, January 23, 2018 at 6 pm

This biopic of legendary author J.D. Salinger (Nicholas Hoult) details his relationship with socialite Oona O'Neill (Zoey Deutch), his experiences fighting in World War II, and his writing process for The Catcher in the Rye. Kevin Spacey and Sarah Paulson co-star. Written and directed by Danny Strong, Rebel in the Rye made its world premiere at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival - www.rottentomatoes.com/m/rebel_in_the_rye/

Movie - Baby Driver, Tue 10/24 at 6 pm, Visalia Library

 

Baby is a young and partially hearing impaired getaway driver who can make any wild move while in motion with the right track playing. It's a critical talent he needs to survive his indentured servitude to the crime boss, Doc, who values his role in his meticulously planned robberies.

However, just when Baby thinks he is finally free and clear to have his own life with his new girlfriend, Debora, Doc coerces him back for another job. Now saddled with a crew of thugs too violently unstable to keep to Doc's plans, Baby finds himself and everything he cares for in terrible danger.

To survive and escape the coming maelstrom, it will take all of Baby's skill, wits and daring, but even on the best track, can he make it when life is forcing him to face the music? - www.imdb.com

 

May Adult Events - Visalia Branch Library

May Funtastic Fun Fridays - Visalia Library

On Fridays in the Children's Wing of the Visalia Branch, we feature family-friendly movies.  Movies are shown at 2 pm and 4 pm.

 

May 5:        Sing (108 min, PG)

May 12:      Snow White (83 min, G)

May 19:      Beauty and the Beast (92 min, G)

May 26:      Lilo and Stitch (85 min, PG)

You can also play games with your friends and family!

Board Games available all afternoon

Kinect Gaming from 3:30—5:30pm

 

 

 

Funtastic Fridays - March

 

On Fridays in the Children's Wing of the Visalia Branch, we feature family-friendly movies.  Movies are shown at 2 pm and 4 pm.

 

March 3rd:  Surf’s Up 2: Wavemania!   (84 min, PG)

March 10:  Moana (107 min, PG)

March 17:  Pinocchio (88 min, G)

March 24:  Sing (108 min, PG)

March 31:  Beauty And The Beast (85 min, G)

 

You can also play games with your friends and family!

Board Games available all afternoon

Kinect Gaming from 3:30—5:30pm

Family Movies at Springville Branch Library, Thursdays at 6:00pm

Springville Branch Library will be having Family Movies on Thursdays at 6pm. Please call 559-539-2624 for details!

A Place at the Table, Tuesday March 10

Come pull up a chair and find "A Place at the Table" on Tuesday, March 10 when we will be showing the documentary of the same name at the Visalia Branch Library at 6:00pm. This event is free, and everyone is welcome to attend.

Synopsis: The critically acclaimed documentary A Place at the Table, directed by Kristi Jacobson and Lori Silverbush, examines the connections between food access, food security, hunger and obesity.

The Take Your Place Social Action Campaign brings together, a consortium of leading nonprofit organizations, experts, companies and engaged community members who are concerned about the high level of food insecurity and obesity in our country. It’s designed to spur conversation and generate solutions to address our nation’s crisis of hunger and obesity.

This program is part of the ongoing Stretching the Food Dollar project at the library. The series of programs is supported by a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian, in partnership with the UC Co-Op Extension.  

For more information on the showing of "A Place at the Table," or other Stretching the Food Dollar programs, call the Visalia Reference Desk at (559) 713-2703.

Independent Film Movement Series, August 26

The Independent Film Movement Series returns for its fifth year on August 26. Please note that it's also moving to a new night: it is now on the 4th Tuesday of each month.

Our first selection this year is Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?

In this madcap and lighthearted comedic romp, introverted optometrist Weichung begins to question his marriage with his wife Feng, upon learning of her desire to have another baby. At his sister's engagement party, Weichung bumps into an old friend, Stephen, a wedding photographer who, though also married, is living the high life of a younger, single gay man. When Stephen teases Weichung for his newly straightlaced lifestyle, dormant emotions are awakened in Weichung, setting him off on a quest for true romance and desire.

Directed by Arvin Chen | Canada | 2013 | Mandarin with English subtitles | 106 min

The film will be shown at 6:00pm in the upstairs "blue" meeting room at the Visalia Branch Library. This event, and future events in this series, is free and open to the public. Absolutely everyone is welcome.

For more information, visit the Reference Desk or call (559) 713-2723.

Independent Film Series, May 15

This month’s Independent Film Movement selection is IN THE NAME OF. Adam is a Catholic priest who discovered his calling as a servant of God at the relatively late age of 21. He now lives in a village in rural Poland where he works with teenagers with behavioral problems who fight and yell abuse. He declines the advances of a young blonde named Ewa, saying he is already spoken for. However, celibacy is not the only reason for his rejection. Adam knows that he desires men and that his embrace of the priesthood has been a flight from his own sexuality. When he meets Lukasz, the strange and taciturn son of a simple rural family, Adam's self-imposed abstinence becomes a heavy burden.

Directed by Małgośka Szumowska

Canada / 2012 / Polish with English subtitles / 102 min

This event is free to the public and all are welcome.

*This will be the last film of the season. We will be taking a break to make room for the library’s Summer Reading Program activities. The Independent Film Series will resume in August, 2014. *