Tag Archive for: Seniors

Midday Movie: Mid-August Lunch

Come join us at our monthly movie series, featuring lighthearted selections from our Kanopy films, specially selected for in-library viewing. Relieve the monotony of the days with shared entertainment.

This month we watch Mid-August Lunch

2008, 1 hour 15 minutes.

An utterly charming tale of good food, feisty ladies and unlikely friendships during a very Roman holiday. Broke, and armed with only a glass of wine and a wry sense of humor, middle-aged Gianni resides with his 93-year-old mother in their ancient apartment.

The condo debts are mounting, but if Gianni looks after the building manager’s mother, all will be forgiven. Then the manager also shows up with an auntie, and then a doctor friend appears with his mother in tow… Can Gianni keep these lively mamas well fed and happy in these cramped quarters?

Midday Movie: The Bookshop

Come join us at our monthly movie series, featuring lighthearted selections from our Kanopy films, specially selected for in-library viewing. Relieve the monotony of the days with shared entertainment.

This month we watch the Bookshop

2017, 1 hour 52 minutes.

England, 1959. Free-spirited widow Florence Green (Emily Mortimer) risks everything to open a bookshop in a conservative East Anglian coastal town. While bringing about a surprising cultural awakening through works by Ray Bradbury and Vladimir Nabokov, she earns the polite but ruthless opposition of a local grand dame (Patricia Clarkson) and the support and affection of a reclusive book loving widower (Bill Nighy). As Florence’s obstacles amass and bear suspicious signs of a local power struggle, she is forced to ask: is there a place for a bookshop in a town that may not want one?

Midday Movie: To Dust

Come join us at our monthly movie series, featuring lighthearted selections from our Kanopy films, specially selected for in-library viewing. Relieve the monotony of the days with shared entertainment.

This month we watch To Dust

2019, 1 hour 31 minutes.

Shmuel, a Hasidic cantor in Upstate New York, distraught by the untimely death of his wife, struggles to find religious solace, while secretly obsessing over how her body will decay. As a clandestine partnership develops with Albert (Matthew Broderick), a local community college biology professor, the two embark on a darkly comic and increasingly literal undertaking into the underworld.

Midday Movie: Wicked Little Letters

Come join us at our monthly movie series, featuring lighthearted selections from our Kanopy films, specially selected for in-library viewing. Relieve the monotony of the days with shared entertainment.

This month we watch Wicked Little Letters

2023, 1 hour 40 minutes.

Local women investigate the mystery behind a series of letters filled with hilarious profanities.

Rated 15+ for lots of profanity (integral to the plot!)

Midday Movie: My Old Lady

Come join us at our monthly movie series, featuring lighthearted selections from our Kanopy films, specially selected for in-library viewing. Relieve the monotony of the days with shared entertainment.

This month we watch My Old Lady

2014, 1 hour 47 minutes.

When Mathias inherits a sumptuous Parisian apartment, he is surprised to learn that it comes with two stubborn tenants who are not required to leave according to French law. But a complex labyrinth of secrets unites them all in unexpected ways.

Rated 14+

Fraud Protection

Frauds and scams hurt large numbers of Canadians each year. Learn how to protect yourself from frauds and keep your information safe.

This session is taught by a Chartered Professional Accountant through the BCCPA Association.

Join us in person at the library or online via Zoom. All registered attendees will receive the Zoom link. The session will not be recorded.

Midday Movie: iMordecai

Come join us at our monthly movie series, featuring lighthearted selections from our Kanopy films, specially selected for in-library viewing. Relieve the monotony of the days with shared entertainment.

This month we watch iMordecai

2022, 1 hour 42 minutes.

A delightful comedy where a cranky retiree gets thrown headfirst into the digital age when his over-eager son buys him an iPhone. Digital adventures with TikTok, and Tinder ensue!

Rated 14+

Midday Movie: Christmas, Again

Come join us at our monthly movie series, featuring lighthearted selections from our Kanopy films, specially selected for in-library viewing. Relieve the monotony of the days with shared entertainment.

This month we watch Christmas, Again

2015, 1 hour 18 minutes.

As a struggling Christmas tree lot worker spirals into despair he comes to the aid of a mysterious young woman in the park. Her warming spirit and some colourful customers help rescue him from self-destruction.

Rated PG 13

Midday Movie: Festival in Cannes

Come join us at our monthly movie series, featuring lighthearted selections from our Kanopy films, specially selected for in-library viewing. Relieve the monotony of the days with shared entertainment.

This month we watch Festival in Cannes

2001, 1 hour 40 minutes

A famed actress arrives at the Cannes Film Festival in the hopes of finding money to direct her first film. A farce of entertainment industry politicking ensues pulling in everyone from William Shatner to Tom Hanks.

Rated age 12+, for brief, strong language

Managing Finances in Retirement

Join a CPA from the Chartered Professional Accountants of BC to learn about the art of budgeting, stretching your retirement resources, and understanding your sources of retirement income. The facilitator will outline the three stages of retirement and give you some tools and resources to help you in managing your retirement budget. Bring your questions!

 

This session will be offered in person at the library or you can join online via Zoom. All registered attendees will receive the Zoom link.