The Historical Society of Cheshire County, the Keene Public Library, and film historian Larry Benaquist have teamed up to offer a film series entitled Libraries on the Big Screen. The film series debuts on Thursday, Nov. 7 at 6:30 p.m. at the Keene Public Library.
The five films will show five very different interpretations of what the concept of a library is. The films will be shown at the Keene Public Library on Thursday evenings in November and December, and admission is free. Discussions will follow with film historian Larry Benaquist.
The first film of the series is “Storm Center” (1956), starring Bette Davis, Brian Keith, Kim Hunter. A small-town librarian refuses to take a book on Communism out of circulation, with disastrous results.
The Libraries on the Big Screen film series will continue on Nov. 14 and 21, and Dec. 5 and 12.