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The Making of "A Christmas Story"
2023-12-16 14:00:00 2023-12-16 15:00:00 America/New_York The Making of "A Christmas Story" Join us to learn about the making of the classic Christmas movie. Strongsville Branch - Meeting Rooms A & B (130)

Saturday, December 16
2:00pm - 3:00pm

Add to Calendar 2023-12-16 14:00:00 2023-12-16 15:00:00 America/New_York The Making of "A Christmas Story" Join us to learn about the making of the classic Christmas movie. Strongsville Branch - Meeting Rooms A & B (130)

Strongsville Branch

Meeting Rooms A & B (130)

Join us to learn about the making of the classic Christmas movie.

Local guest lecturer Carl Quatraro will present this fun holiday program. From the Red Ryder BB gun to the Leg Lamp, here is the tale of how A Christmas Story was made from director Bob Clark’s first idea in 1968 to the 2022 sequel.

Registration is requested and begins on September 15th at 9:00 a.m. Register here or call (440) 238-5530. 
Program sponsored by the Friends of Strongsville Branch Library.

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Strongsville Branch
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Phone: 440-238-5530
Fax: 440-572-8685
Branch manager
Megan Barrett
Hours
Mon, Sep 16 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Tue, Sep 17 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Wed, Sep 18 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Thu, Sep 19 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Fri, Sep 20 9:00AM to 5:30PM
Sat, Sep 21 9:00AM to 5:30PM
Sun, Sep 22 1:00PM to 5:00PM
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About the branch

Grassroots library service in Strongsville dates back to 1881, when 400 books were located in the Town Hall. More than 120 years later, the Strongsville Branch of CCPL is home to the Kathleen Cochrane DePiero Recording Studio where visitors can make their own tracks, green screen videos, podcasts or audiobook recordings for free.

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