Tag Archives: Inwood Library

Inwood Library: Meet the Story Maker – Christopher Silas Neal of We Leap Together

Join us for a special storytime with Christopher Silas Neal, author & illustrator of We Leap Together! Enjoy a morning of reading, drawing, and imagination, and meet the creator behind the story.

This program is for children ages birth to 5 and their caregivers.

First-come, first served. Limited to 15 children plus caregiver(s). Please arrive on time as we may not be able to accommodate latecomers.  We are unable to accommodate daycares & school groups.

Inwood Library: Film Screening “Drácula” (1931 – Spanish version)

Monthly film screenings are still going at the Inwood Library! We are winding down Summer Scaries in September with a screening of Universal Pictures’ Spanish-language production of Drácula starring Carlos Villarías and Lupita Tovar! This film will be in Spanish with English subtitles.  No registration necessary.

NR; Universal Pictures; 104 minutos. Dirigido por: George Melford. Cast: Carlos Villarías, Lupita Tovar, Pablo Álvarez Rubio, Barry Norton, Carmen Guerrero

Drácula, un vampiro centenario, acecha a la inocente Eva y a sus amigos. Esta adaptación en español se rodó de noche en los mismos decorados de Universal que se utilizaban durante el día para la famosa versión de Tod Browning protagonizada por Bela Lugosi. Centuries-old vampire Dracula preys upon the innocent Eva and her friends. This Spanish-language adaptation was filmed at night on the same Universal sets used during the day in the Tod Browning adaptation starring Bela Lugosi.

Esta película estará en español con subtítulos en inglés. Todos los programas de la biblioteca son gratuitos. No es necesario registrarse.

 

 

Inwood Library: Poetry + Sip Latin American Heritage Month

Poetry + Sip: Latin American Heritage Month

Join us in person on Tuesday, September 22nd from 5:30 – 6:30 PM to celebrate Latin American Heritage Month!

You can select your favorite poem(s) from a beloved poet to read aloud, and/or read your own material.

There will be a self-serve station for hot beverages.

*Optional Homework: Write your own poem as “love letter” to your culture*

Online registration

Inwood Library Film Screening: “Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein”

Monthly film screenings are still going at the Inwood Library! Summer Scaries are back in August with a screening of Universal Pictures’ classic horror-comedy “Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein”!

The Wolf Man tries to warn a dimwitted porter that Dracula wants his brain for Frankenstein monster’s body. Classic howls with Bud and Lou; one of the best in the Abbott & Costello series.

Director: Charles Barton Cast: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Bela Lugosi, Lenore Aubert, Lon Chaney Jr., Glenn Strange, Vincent Price, Jane Randolph, Frank Ferguson

1948; Not Rated; Universal Pictures; 83 minutes

 

Inwood Library: Film Screening “The Innocents”

Inwood Library Film Screening: “The Innocents” (1961)

Monthly film screenings are still going at the Inwood Library! We’ll be kicking off our three-month Summer Scaries in July with the classic black-and-white chiller The Innocents!

A governess for two young children on a remote country estate becomes convinced that the house and grounds are haunted. Truman Capote contributed to the screenplay based on Henry James’ acclaimed ghost story The Turn of the Screw.

Cast: Deborah Kerr, Michael Redgrave, Megs Jenkins, Martin Stephens, Clytie Jessop, Peter Wyngarde, Pamela Franklin.  Directed by: Jack Clayton

1961; Rated TV-PG; Twentieth Century Fox; 99 minutes