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The first of our films celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage month and an Academy Award nominee for Best Foreign Language Film and winner of the Camera D'Or at the Cannes Films Festival, THE SCENT OF GREEN PAPAYA is set in 1951 Saigon, where 10 year old Mui (Lu Man San) enters household service for an affluent but troubled Vietnamese family. Despite her servile role, Mui discovers beauty and epiphany in the lush physical details that envelope her. This movie is part of an in-person series happening on Wednesdays at Claremont Branch Library.

Join us at Claremont Branch for Free Comic Book Day!

Did you read that right? Yes! You did! We are giving out free comic books for all ages!

These are special edition Free Comic Book Day books with your favorite characters and heroes.

While you are here, sit back and relax and watch the animated film, A Cat in Paris.

This 64 minute animated French film (in English) will delight all ages as a cat assists a cat burglar and little girl to solve a mystery.

Bong Joon Ho brings his singular skillset home to Korea in this pitch-black modern fairytale. Meet the Park Family: the picture of aspirational wealth. And the Kim Family, rich in street smarts but not much else. Be it chance or fate, these two houses are brought together and the Kims sense a golden opportunity. Masterminded by college-aged Ki-woo, the Kim children expediently install themselves as tutor and art therapist to the Parks.

In rural Texas, a Filipino teen longs to make her mark on the world of country music. When an unexpected opportunity comes her way, she must make a choice between upholding her family's traditions or leaving them all behind to pursue her lifelong dream. Part of the Claremont Branch's film series celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander heritage. 

Join us for another in-person film celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander heritage month. The Namesake is the poignant saga of cultures clashing across generations as a Bengali family attempts to acclimate to life in the U.S. The film was directed by Mira Nair and is based on the book of the same name by Jhumpa Lahiri.

 Join us in May for five films celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander heritage at the Claremont Branch.  After her beloved grandmother is diagnosed with terminal cancer, a Chinese-American woman returns to China for a family gathering secretly designed to say goodbye to the matriarch. However, when it becomes apparent that grandma is the only one unaware of the diagnosis, she struggles to keep the secret. This film is PG and its running time is 100 minutes. 

Join us on fourth Fridays at 3:30 pm for animated film fun!

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March 22 - Migration, PG / 2023 / 83 Minutes

Enjoy a family-friendly movie matinee at North Branch in the meeting room.  Come and see Puss in Boots: The Last Wish!

Michael B. Jordan and Oscar winners Jamie Foxx and Brie Larson star in this inspiring drama based on the book by lawyer, professor, author and human rights advocate Bryan Stevenson.This in-person program is part of a movie series offered at the Claremont Branch Library on Wednesday evenings. Please call 510-981-6285 for more information about the program.