Events At Lakewood Public Library
Jan. 10
Business Book Talk: Making Ideas Happen
Get down to business with like-minded Lakewoodites. Tim Zaun will put a friendly face on the new ideas and latest innovations coming your way.
Tuesday, January 10 at 7:00 p.m. in the Main Library Meeting Room
Jan. 11
Health and Wealth: Improve Your Performance
Would you like to live a more natural and healthful life? Holistic wellness coach and master herbalist Rachel Anzalone confronts your greatest health challenges with her powerful plan.
Wednesday, January 11 at7:00 p.m. in the Main Library Auditorium
Jan. 12
Booked For Murder: “Mr. White’s Confession”
The eccentric Herbert White enjoys photography and has a bad memory. This combination proves disastrous when two dancers he takes photos of wind up murdered. Lieutenant Wesley Horner can't decide if Mr. White is guilty or just a convenient patsy. Meanwhile, the policeman has his hands full with his vagrant mistress and corrupt cops on all sides. If Mr. White can't remember, can justice be served?
Thursday, January 12 at 7:00 p.m. in the Main Library Meeting Room
Jan. 14
Lakewood Public Cinema: “Malcolm X”
A lot of people were nervous about this movie. When it was first announced that Spike Lee was going to make a biopic about America’s most controversial civil rights leader, the media treated it like an impending crisis. But once it was finally released, the critics were silenced. This American epic flees burning crosses, conks its hair, jitterbugs across the dance floor, lands in jail and copies out the dictionary. And its troubled hero rises above a world of hate to make a pilgrimage beyond prejudice to love and respect. Not even an assassin's bullet could stop this story from being a triumph for all. “I am Malcolm X!”
Saturday, January 14 at 6:00 p.m. in the Main Library Auditorium
Jan. 15
Sunday with the Friends: Neil Jacobs
Drawing inspiration from far-flung travels and his own improbable life, Neil Jacobs writes music for the 12-string guitar that lets you know what it feels like to caravan with modern-day Gypsies in Spain, break bread in a Balkan refugee camp and saddle up with surreal cowboy dreamers.
Sunday, January 15 at 2:00 p.m. in the Main Library Auditorium
Jan. 17
School in Cinema: Including Samuel
Before his son was diagnosed with cerebral palsy, Dan Habib never thought about the ways that people with disabilities are included and excluded in everyday activities. This film chronicles his family’s efforts to include Samuel in every aspect of their lives.
Tuesday, January 17 at 7:00 p.m. in the Main Library Auditorium
Jan. 17
Knit & Lit
Gail Eaton hosts a social club for multitaskers—a combination book club and stitchery group. She’s looking for readers who can enjoy intense discussion of modern classics while relaxing with their latest project. Come share your passion for great literature and show off your knitting, crocheting, counted cross-stitch, embroidery and quilting works-in-progress. At the close of every meeting, the group decides which book will be read for next time. Visit www.lakewoodpubliclibrary.org/bookclubs for a complete list of the books being considered and find out which title you should read to be ready for the next discussion.
Tuesday, January 17 at 7:00 p.m. in the Main Library Meeting Room
Jan. 19
The Worlds of Maurice Sendak: “Tell Them Anything You Want” Movie
This intimate documentary look at the life and art of Maurice Sendak is not afraid to portray its subject as a curmudgeon. At eighty-one years old, he says what he means and it’s not always polite. Can we blame him? Looking back at a long career, the artist can remember a time when his beloved stories were considered inappropriate for children. Now he’s supposed to sit still while we call him a genius? This funny and frank film perseveres to honor its reluctant subject—the funny Jewish kid from Brooklyn who became the favorite artist of generations of American children.
Thursday, January 19 at 7:00 p.m. in the Main Library Auditorium
Jan. 21
Five Star Films: “The Remains of the Day”
Anthony Hopkins, the middle-aged head butler of an English manor, leads a solitary existence of emotionless, dedicated service. But when Emma Thompson, the new head housekeeper shows up, his life is turned upside down by the sudden jolt of new emotions. What to do with these feelings? Can he possibly speak of them? Meanwhile, a plot is brewing within the house that could alter the future of both England and Hugh Grant.
Saturday, January 21 at 6:00 p.m. in the Main Library Auditorium
Jan. 22
Sunday with the Friends: The Great Estates of Wickliffe
What does The King’s Speech have to do with Cleveland? We could tell you, but trust us—you’d rather hear it from the master, Dan Ruminski. He’s got a story filled with Rockefellers, Corrigans, McKinneys and Coulbys that that would rival any Greek tragedy. You’ll never look at Wickliffe the same again!
Sunday, January 22 at 2:00 p.m. in the First Floor Multipurpose Room