Friday night film series

The Friends of the Thomaston Library Present:

Love Among the Ruins
Friday, April 1st
6:30 PM
Thomaston Academy, Room 208

An aging actress (Katherine Hepburn) is being sued for breach of promise, and so she hires as her lawyer her former lover. He is still in love with her, yet she is unaware of it. The only option she has to save her assets is to ruin her reputation and have this man do it for her. Katherine Hepburn and Laurence Olivier shine in this George Cukor classic.

Friday night films are presented free of charge, but donations are gratefully accepted. The Thomaston Academy is handicapped accessable by the parking lot entrance and light refreshments will be served. For more information, call the library 354-2453.

Thomaston Library Hours Change

The hours of operation at the Thomaston Public library are changing! We are swapping our Wednesday and Friday hours, to accomodate the Friends of the Library's popular Friday Night Film Series - starting in April, guests at the film series will also be able to use the library and visit the Hallway Bookstore.

NEW HOURS EFFECTIVE APRIL 4th

Monday - 11 AM to 7 PM

Tuesday - 11 AM to 5 PM

Wednesday - 11 AM to 5 PM

Thursday - 11 AM to 5 PM

Friday - 11 AM to 7 PM

Saturday - 11 AM to 3 PM

Friday Night Film Series

The Friends of the Thomaston public Library present:

The King of Masks
Friday, March 25th
6:30 PM
Room 208, Thomaston Academy Building


Nearing the end of his life, Wang --a locally renowned street performer and wizard of the venerable art of mask magic -- yearns to pass on his technique. But custom decrees that he can only hand down his craft to a male successor. Anxious to preserve his unique art, the heirless Wang buys an impoverished 8-year-old on the black market. But when the child divulges a dreaded secret, Wang faces a choice between filial love and societal tradition.

Friday Night Films are presented free of charge but donations are accepted. Light refreshments will be served. The Thomaston Academy Building is handicapped accessable from the parking lot entrance. For more information call the library at 354-2453.

Friday Night Film Series

The Friends of the Thomaston Public Library present:

Moving the Mountain

Friday, March 18th

6:30 PM

Room 208, Thomaston Academy Building

"Moving the mountain" chronicles the demonstrations of students in Tianamen Square on the fourth of June, 1989. The demonstration was crushed by the military and resulted in many deaths. The documentary is told from the point of view of the students, as seen through a forum held in the United States in 1995.

"Moving the Mountain" was filmed in 1994 and is not rated. Run time is 83 minutes. Light refreshments will be served. Admission is fre and donations are gratefully accepted. For more information call the library at 354-2453.

Friday Night Film Series

The Friends of the Thomaston Public Library Present:

From Mao to Mozart
Friday, March 11th
6:30 PM
Room 208, Thomaston Academy Building


In 1979, internationally acclaimed classical violinist Isaac Stern was invited to perform concerts in China and gave a series of master classes to talented Chinese musicians at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music - - an extraordinary cultural exchange chronicled in this classic documentary.

"From Mao to Mozart" was filmed in 1979 and is not rated. It runs 83 minutes. The Thomaston Academy Building, on Main Street / Route One in Thomaston, is handicapped accessable from the parking lot entrance. For more information about the film series, call the library at 354-2453.