MOVIE MATINEE FOR ADULTS: “TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD”

Join us for To Kill a Mockingbird, based on the best selling novel by Harper Lee.

Summary provided by Swank Motion Pictures, Inc.:

Gregory Peck won a Best Actor Oscar as a widowed, morally upright lawyer defending a black man accused of raping a white woman in 1930s Alabama. Meanwhile, his two young children become involved in a mystery involving the town pariah.

Runtime: 129 minutes

Movie Matinee snacks are provided by the Friends of the Ponte Vedra Beach Branch Library. Movies will be shown on our 96″ screen.

“St. Johns Reads is the St. Johns County Public Library System’s annual “One Book, One Community” event focused on creating a shared conversation on a selected novel. In its 20th year, St. Johns Reads 2024 features a variety of programs inspired by “The Reading List” by Sara Nisha Adams, including special events with the author at each branch library from January 30 to February 2. To learn more about the events with Sara Nisha Adams or other St. Johns Reads programming, please visit www.sjcpls.org/st-johns-reads. “The Reading List” is available to enjoy from your library in print, digital audiobook, and e-book formats.

Funding for this program was provided through a grant from Florida Humanities with funds from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this program do not necessarily represent those of Florida Humanities or the National Endowment for the Humanities. St. Johns Reads is generously supported by the SJCPLS’ Friends of the Library groups.”