WASHINGTON TERRACE — For couples looking to have an inexpensive date, or parents who want to take their children to see a free movie based on a book, two new series offered at a branch of the Weber County Library will be just what they are looking for.
All screenings are free and continue through the month of August.
The Date Night series plays at 7 p.m. Wednesdays at the Pleasant Valley branch, 5568 Adams Ave., Washington Terrace.
• Wednesday, Aug. 8 — “This Means War” (2012, PG-13). Two CIA agents use their spy skills to battle each other to win the woman of their dreams.
• Aug. 15 — “Wedding Crashers” (2005, R). This romantic comedy stars Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn, two bachelors who crash weddings to meet women — until one of them falls in love with the wrong woman.
• Aug. 22 — “Hitch” (2005, PG-13). A professional “date doctor” falls in love with a gossip columnist who plans to use one of his clients as her next big story.
• Aug. 29 — “My Big Fat Greek Wedding” (2002, PG). A young Greek woman finds her perfect man and must get her family to accept that he is not Greek — while she also learns to embrace her heritage.
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The Books Into Films series plays at 3 p.m. Saturdays at the Pleasant Valley branch.
• Aug. 11 — “Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules” (2011, PG). As the school year begins and Greg Heffley heads back to middle school, he and his older brother must deal with their parents’ constant attempts to make the two bond.
• Aug. 18 — “We Bought a Zoo” (2011, PG). After the death of his wife, Benjamin Mee moves his family to a countryside home attached to a zoo in need of renovations.
• Aug. 25 — “Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax” (2012, PG). In this big screen adaptation of the Dr. Seuss classic, 12-year-old Ted searches for a real tree in the artificial city of Thneed-Ville.
For more information, call 801-337-2632.