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Movie Matinee: Ready Player One
2025-07-23 10:00:00 2025-07-23 13:00:00 America/New_York Movie Matinee: Ready Player One Join us for a relaxed film screening in Memorial Hall. Memorial Hall Library - Memorial Hall

Wednesday, July 23
10:00am - 1:00pm

Add to Calendar 2025-07-23 10:00:00 2025-07-23 13:00:00 America/New_York Movie Matinee: Ready Player One Join us for a relaxed film screening in Memorial Hall. Memorial Hall Library - Memorial Hall

Memorial Hall Library

Memorial Hall

Join us for a relaxed film screening in Memorial Hall.

Ready Player One (2018): When the creator of a virtual reality called the OASIS dies, he makes a posthumous challenge to all OASIS users to find his Easter Egg, which will give the finder his fortune and control of his world.

Run Time: 140 minutes

Rating: PG-13

This film screening is sensory friendly. We will leave some lights on, keep the volume at a lower level, and enable closed captioning when available. Please reach out to Nicole at nkramer@mhl.org or 978-623-8451 with any questions.

AGE GROUP: | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Library Program--Adults |

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Memorial Hall Library
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