Montgomery County-Norristown Public Library

CFL Book Club – Monday, August 12 6:30pm

Join us for a discussion of “The Paper Palace” by Miranda Cowely Heller on Monday, August 12 in the Community Room of the Conshohocken Free Library. Light refreshments will be served. Copies are available for check out at the circulation desk now!

About the Book: It is a perfect July morning, and Elle, a fifty-year-old happily married mother of three, awakens at “The Paper Palace”—the family summer place which she has visited every summer of her life. But this morning is different: last night Elle and her oldest friend Jonas crept out the back door into the darkness and had sex with each other for the first time, all while their spouses chatted away inside.

Now, over the next twenty-four hours, Elle will have to decide between the life she has made with her genuinely beloved husband, Peter, and the life she always imagined she would have had with her childhood love, Jonas, if a tragic event hadn’t forever changed the course of their lives.

As Heller colors in the experiences that have led Elle to this day, we arrive at her ultimate decision with all its complexity.  Tender yet devastating, The Paper Palace considers the tensions between desire and dignity, the legacies of abuse, and the crimes and misdemeanors of families.

Mystery Book Club – Thursday, August 29 7pm

Virtual on Zoom

Join Conshohocken Free Library’s Mystery Book Club for a discussion of Six Four by Hideo Yakoyama.  Email cflmystery@gmail.com for Zoom link and ask to join the virtual book club group.  Copies available upon request from the circulation desk.

About the Book: The nightmare no parent could endure. The case no detective could solve. The twist no listener could predict.

For five days in January 1989, the parents of a seven-year-old Tokyo schoolgirl sat and listened to the demands of their daughter’s kidnapper. They would never learn his identity. They would never see their daughter again.

For the 14 years that followed, the Japanese public listened to the police’s apologies. They would never forget the botched investigation that became known as Six Four. They would never forgive the authorities their failure. For one week in late 2002, the press officer attached to the police department in question confronted an anomaly in the case.

He could never imagine what he would uncover. He would never have looked if he’d known what he would find.

August Movie Line Up

Field of Dreams – Friday, August 2 1pm

Join us for a matinee movie in the community room! Registration is not required but space may be limited.

Capra-esque Americana about an Iowa farmer who heeds an ethereal proposition: “If you build it, he will come.” So he lays out a baseball diamond in his cornfield, and who should show up but long-dead ballplayer Shoeless Joe Jackson and a squadful of departed Major Leaguers.  This movie is rated PG with a run time of 1 hour and 47 minutes.

Cast: Kevin Costner, Amy Madigan, Ray Liotta, James Earl Jones, Burt Lancaster

The Sandlot – Friday, August 9 12:15pm

Join us for a matinee movie in the community room!

The Sandlot: A young boy moves to a new neighborhood where he is taken in by a group of local baseball players. The new gang of friends finds themselves caught in many adventures; including getting a prized ball back from the menacing neighborhood dog.

This movie is rated PG with a run time of 1 hour and 41 minutes.

Cast:  Tom Guiry, Mike Vitar, Patrick Renna, Chauncey Leopardi, Marty York

A League of Their Own – Friday, August 16 1pm

Join us for a matinee movie in the community room!  No registration required, but space may be limited.  This movie is rated PG with a run time of 2 hours and 8 minutes.  A look at the first women’s professional baseball league is set during World War II and focuses on the rivalry between sisters, one a sweet-swinging catcher and the other a pouty, impulsive pitcher, who play on the same team, which is managed by a washed-up, hard-drinking ex-Major Leaguer.

Cast:  Kevin Costner, Amy Madigan, Ray Liotta, James Earl Jones, Burt Lancaster

Bob Marley One Love – Monday, August 19 5:30pm

Join us for an evening movie in the community room!  This movie is rated PG-13 with a run time of 1 hour and 47 minutes.  The music documentary unravels the life of noteworthy musician Bob Marley. The film dissects the artist’s life, delving deep into

his legacy and cultural influence. With untold stories and intimate details, the film unveils Marley’s true essence, presenting the man behind the image through his immortal music, inviting audiences to rediscover his impact in a revealing and captivating journey.

Cast:  Kingsley Ben-Adir, Lashana Lynch, James Norton, Tosin Cole, Umi Myers

The Perfect Game – Friday, August 23 1pm

Join us for a matinee movie in the community room!

The Perfect Game: Heartwarming sports drama based on the true story of a ragtag baseball team from Monterrey, Mexico, that became the first non-U.S. squad to win the Little League World Series in 1957. Clifton Collins Jr., Cheech Marin, Louis Gossett Jr. Directed by William Dear. Screenwriter W. William Winokur adapted his book of the same name.

This movie is rated PG with a run time of 1 hour and 58 minutes.  No registration required but space may be limited.

Cast: Clifton Collins Jr., Cheech Marin, Emilie de Ravin, Bruce McGill, Moises Arias

Dune: Part 2 – Monday, August 26 4:30pm

Join us for an evening movie in the community room!  Registration is not required but space may be limited.  This movie is rated PG-13 with a run time of 2 hours and 46 minutes.

“Dune: Part Two” will explore the mythic journey of Paul Atreides as he unites with Chani and the Fremen while on a path of revenge against the conspirators who destroyed his family. Facing a choice between the love of his life and the fate of the known universe, he endeavors to prevent a terrible future only he can foresee.

Cast: Timothée Chalamet, Florence Pugh, Rebecca Ferguson, Zendaya, Austin Butler

The Shawshank Redemption – Wednesday, August 28 2pm

Internationally acclaimed actors Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman star in a compelling drama of hope, friendship and atonement behind the walls of a maximum security prison in The Shawshank Redemption. From a novella by best-selling author Stephen King comes a poignant tale of the human spirit. Red (Freeman), serving a life sentence, and Andy Dufresne (Robbins), a mild-mannered banker wrongly convicted of murder, forge an unlikely bond that will span more than twenty years. Together they discover hope as the ultimate means of survival. Under horrifying conditions and the ever-present threat of violence, two lifers reclaim their souls and find freedom within their hearts in The Shawshank Redemption. Based on the novella Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption by Stephen King.  This movie is rated R with a run time of 2 hours and 22 minutes.

Cast: Tim Robbins, Bob Gunton, William Sadler, Clancy Brown, Gil Bellows

Magician Tyler Reed returns to the Conshohocken Free Library on Saturday, August 10 to celebrate the end of our summer reading challenge.  Registration is required and the event did fill up last year.  We are offering two shows this year.  The first show will be at 10:30am followed by a 12:30pm show.  Each show is about an hour long with time to reset the community room in between.  Please only register for one show.  There will be other fun activities happening at the library as well.

Registration for this event opens on Wednesday, July 10!

Link to Register for 10:30am

or

Link to Register for 12:30pm