The Columbus Public Library will be showing cartoons on each of the Muscogee County early release dates for the elementary schools. FREE!
Cartoon Cinema: Cars 2
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
1:30 PM
Auditorium (CPL)
Star racecar Lightning McQueen and the incomparable tow truck Mater take their friendship on the road from Radiator Springs to exciting new places when they head overseas to compete in the first-ever World Grand Prix to determine the world’s fastest car. But the road to the championship is filled with plenty of potholes, detours, and hilarious surprises when Mater gets caught up in an intriguing adventure of his own: international espionage! 106 minutes. MPAA Rating: G.
Cartoon Cinema: The Smurfs
Tuesday, February 14
1:30 PM
Auditorium (CPL)
When the evil wizard Gargamel chases the tiny blue Smurfs out of their village, they tumble from their magical world and into ours. 103 minutes. MPAA Rating PG.
Cartoon Cinema: Horton Hears a Who
Tuesday, March 13
1:30 PM
Auditorium (CPL)
One day, Horton the elephant hears a cry for help coming from a speck of dust. Even though he can’t see anyone on the speck, he decides to help it. Good thing since as it turns out, the speck of dust is home to the Whos, who live in their city of Whoville. Horton agrees to help protect the Whos and their home. Unfortunately for Horton, this gives him nothing but torment from his neighbors. They refuse to believe that anything could survive on the speck. Still, Horton stands by the motto that, “After all, a person is a person, no matter how small.” 86 minutes. MPAA Rating G.
Cartoon Cinema: Rango
Tuesday April 3
1:30 PM
Auditorium (CPL)
Rango, a kooky pet chameleon, accidentally winds up in the gritty, gun-slinging town of Dirt, a lawless outpost populated by the desert’s most wily and whimsical creatures. Welcomed as the last hope the town has been waiting for, new Sheriff Rango is forced to play his new role to the hilt, until he starts to become the hero he once only pretended to be. 107 minutes. MPAA Rating PG.
Cartoon Cinema: Kung Fu Panda 2
Tuesday May 8
1:30 PM
Auditorium (CPL)
Po is now living his dream as The Dragon Warrior, protecting the Valley of Peace alongside his friends and fellow kung fu masters, The Furious Five. But Po’s new life of awesomeness is threatened by the emergence of a formidable villain, who plans to use a secret, unstoppable weapon to conquer China and destroy kung fu. Po must look to his past and uncover the secrets of his mysterious origins in order to able to unlock the strength he needs to succeed. 91 minutes. MPAA Rating PG.
For more info, contact Christie Rudd, Marketing Department, Chattahoochee Valley Libraries, 3000 Macon Road, Columbus. 706-243-2685
