Manchester City Library

Cranky hospital designer Edward Cole finds himself terminally ill and in a hospital bed next to mechanic Carter Chambers with the same fate. The unlikely pair decides to check off the items on their wish list known as The Bucket List before each kicks the bucket. They head across the world to jump out of planes, race cars, eat at the best restaurants and eventually become true friends. Rated PG-13; 97 minutes; 2008.

A summer night in 1962 becomes the focal point in the lives of four small town California teenagers as they face decisions, both immediate and long term, about the directions of their lives. Steve, wants to break up with Laurie, his devoted high school sweetheart and pursue new experiences away from home. Curt, is hesitant about going away to school and leaving the comfortable, familiar surroundings of family and friends. John, tries to maintain his ‘too cool for school’ image as a hip guy, but can’t seem to shake a nagging awareness that life is somehow passing him by. Finally, there’s Terry, the nerdy wannabe trying to fit in but who still manages to screw up. During the course of the evening, their individual stories intertwine and separate. By the next morning, their lives will be changed, some only temporarily and some for a lifetime. (PG)

Army Major Bennett Marco can’€™t sleep at night–and he doesn’€™t want to. Marco spends his days giving inspiring speeches about his platoon‒s ambush in the Kuwaiti desert and the heroics of Sergeant Raymond Shaw, who won the Medal of Honor for saving Marco’s crew. But at night, Marcoa’s dreamlike memories of the desert turn sinister and terrifying. And Marco privately wonders whether the two soldiers who died in the firefight might have met darker fates than officially recorded–and whether Shaw might not be the glorious hero that everyone thinks he is. When Shaw takes the national stage as a surefire candidate for vice president–under the thumb of his controversial mother, Senator Eleanor Prentiss Shaw- €“Marco is forced to act on his growing suspicions. With military officials questioning his sanity, and the net of security tightening around Shaw, Marco races to probe deeper into the unimaginable,shocking truth before the White House is won. (PG-13)

For more information, please contact Steve via email or at 624-6550 ext. 323.

Are you mad about bugs? We will gather in the Winchell Room for bug stories and songs before heading out on to find the bugs that are hiding inside and outside of the library. Afterwards, there will be a craft and a snack. Children who are ages 2-5 years old are invited to come and help with the search.

Registration requested. For more information, please call contact the Children’s Room via email or 624-6550 ext. 335.

Robert Kincaid is a romantic drifter on his way to photograph an historic covered bridge for ‘National Geographic’ magazine. When he stops at a farmhouse to ask directions, he meets Francesca Johnson, whose passionate nature has long been denied. Their innocent friendship evolves into a tender, torrid and unforgettable four-day affair which they carry in their hearts for the next 24 years. (PG-13)

For more information, please contact Steve via email or at 624-6550 ext. 323.