Friday, August 2
Friday Movie - School of Rock
Fri, August 2nd, 1:30pm
Jackson County Public Library - Sylva, NC
Jack Black strikes all the right chords as a teacher who turns his private-school pupils into a classic-rock band. Refreshing, screwball comedy never takes itself too seriously. PG-13 1hr 48m
Friday, August 9
Friday Movie - 1917
Fri, August 9th, 1:30pm
Jackson County Public Library - Sylva, NC
Sam Mendes, the Oscar®-winning director of Skyfall, Spectre and American Beauty, brings his singular vision to his World War I epic, 1917. At the height of the First World War, two young British soldiers, Schofield (Captain Fantastic’s George MacKay... more
Friday, August 16
Friday Movie - The Life Aquatic
Fri, August 16th, 1:30pm
Jackson County Public Library - Sylva, NC
A famous oceanographer and his trusty crew seek revenge on the shark that ate his best friend in this quirky comedy-adventure. Directed by Wes Anderson, who co-wrote the script with Noah Baumbach. Rated R 1hr 58m
Friday, August 23
Friday Movie - Oppenheimer
Fri, August 23rd, 1:30pm
Jackson County Public Library - Sylva, NC
J. Robert Oppenheimer played an integral role in developing the first atomic bomb. Throughout the development of the bomb, Oppenheimer struggled with justifying a creation that came to cause so much damage. He questions whether he owes it to... more
Friday, August 30
Friday Movie - Rear Window
Fri, August 30th, 1:30pm
Jackson County Public Library - Sylva, NC
A wheelchair-bound photographer spies on his neighbors from his Greenwich Village courtyard apartment window and, despite the skepticism of his fashion-model girlfriend, becomes convinced one of them has committed murder. PG 1hr 52m
Friday, September 6
Friday Film - Agnes of God
Fri, September 6th, 1:30pm
Jackson County Public Library - Sylva, NC
When the corpse of a newborn baby is discovered in a nun's quarters, a psychologist is appointed by the courts to investigate. PG -13 1hr 38m Community Room
Tuesday, September 10
The Smell of Money Film Screening
Tue, September 10th, 6:00pm
Jackson County Public Library - Sylva, NC
The Jackson County Public Library will host a free film screening on Tuesday, September 10th at 6 p.m. The featured documentary is The Smell of Money. A century after her grandfather claimed his freedom from slavery and the family land, Elsie... more
Friday, September 13
Friday Film - A League of Their Own
Fri, September 13th, 1:30pm
Jackson County Public Library - Sylva, NC
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... more
Friday, September 20
Friday Film - In the Heights
Fri, September 20th, 1:17pm
Jackson County Public Library - Sylva, NC
The creator of Hamilton and the director of Crazy Rich Asians invite you to the event of the summer, where the streets are made of music and little dreams become big... In the Heights. In the Heights fuses Lin-Manuel Miranda's kinetic music and... more
Friday, September 27
Friday Film - Kinky Boots
Fri, September 27th, 1:30pm
Jackson County Public Library - Sylva, NC
Lively romp about a female impersonator who helps an uptight Englishman save his failing shoe company by designing fetish footwear. PG-13 1h 45m Community Room
Tuesday, October 15
Film Screening: Red, Whiteville, and Blue
Tue, October 15th, 6:00pm
Jackson County Public Library - Sylva, NC
The Jackson County Public Library will host a free film screening on Tuesday, October 15th at 6 p.m. The film, Red, Whiteville, and Blue, is a documentary about a group of self-professed 'Patriotic Millionaires' descend on a tiny, Southern town... more