Events and Classes for Adults

Adults can get in on the summer reading fun too! Submit reviews of the books you read to be entered into raffle drawings for fun prizes throughout the summer. You can pick up paper ballots at the library or track your books and complete your reviews online, using our Beanstack website.

Beanstack also has a free mobile app! To find the app, search for "Beanstack Tracker" in your app store. Then, search for Free Library of Springfield Township in the app to register for our challenge.

JUNE 26^TH – THE GREAT BUCK HOWARD - Buck Howard is a mentalist extraordinaire who used to spend his days in the limelight, but his act has long since lost its luster. With the help of his new personal assistant, recent law school dropout and would-be writer Troy, not to mention his fiery publicist, Buck, he surprisingly lands back in the American consciousness, for better or worse! Starring John Malkovich, Colin Hanks, Emily Blunt, Ricky Jay, Steve Zahn, and Tom Hanks. Rated PG; 90 mins; (2008)

JULY 3^RD – LIBRARY CLOSED

JULY 10^TH – JIRO DREAMS OF SUSHI - 85-year-old Jiro Ono is considered by many to be the world's greatest sushi chef. He is the proprietor of a 10-seat sushi-only restaurant inauspiciously located in a Tokyo subway station. Despite its humble appearance, it is the first restaurant of its kind to be awarded a prestigious 3-star Michelin review. Documentary. Rated PG.82 mins. (2011)

JULY 17^TH – JERRY and MARGE GO LARGE - When retiree Jerry Selbee discovers a mathematical loophole in the Massachusetts lottery, he and his wife Marge go on an exciting multi-million dollar winning spree to revive their small Michigan town. But when a selfish college student cheats the system, Jerry must find a way to make the game fair for all. Starring Annette Bening, Bryan Cranston, Rainn Wilson. Rated PG-13. 96 mins. (2022)

JULY 24^TH – INVITATION TO A MURDER - In this homage to Agatha Christie, an amateur detective finds herself caught up in a real-life whodunit. Miranda Green is summoned to the remote mansion of a billionaire along with five mysterious strangers. What do they all have in common? What's become of their absent host? And who just murdered one of the guests? Starring Mischa Barton, Chris Browning. Rated PG-13. 92 mins. (2023)

JULY 31^ST – SHATTERED GLASS -Stephen Glass, a staff writer for current events and policy magazine The New Republic and a freelance feature writer, was one of the most sought-after journalists in Washington, D.C., but a bizarre chain of events stopped his career in its tracks. Starring Peter Sarsgaard, Hayden Christensen. Docudrama, Rated PG-13. 94 mins. (2002)