Movie Screening:
Summer of Soul (PG-13)
Friday, August 14
3:00pm - 5:00pm
Jan Kaminis Platt Regional Library
Storytime RoomJoin us for a movie screening of Summer of Soul (2022).
Synopsis: In his acclaimed debut as a filmmaker, Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson presents a powerful and transporting documentary, part music film, part historical record, created around an epic event that celebrated Black history, culture, and fashion. Over the course of six weeks in the summer of 1969, just one hundred miles south of Woodstock, The Harlem Cultural Festival was filmed in Mount Morris Park (now Marcus Garvey Park). The footage was largely forgotten, until now. This documentary shines a light on the importance of history to our spiritual well-being and stands as a testament to the healing power of music during times of unrest, both past, and present. The feature includes concert performances by Stevie Wonder, Nina Simone, Sly & the Family Stone, Gladys Knight and the Pips, Mahalia Jackson, B.B. King, The 5th Dimension, and more.
Jan Kaminis Platt Regional Library
Today's hours
We're open 10:00AM to 9:00PM
| Mon, Jul 13 | 10:00AM to 9:00PM |
| Tue, Jul 14 | 10:00AM to 9:00PM |
| Wed, Jul 15 | 10:00AM to 9:00PM |
| Thu, Jul 16 | 10:00AM to 9:00PM |
| Fri, Jul 17 | 10:00AM to 6:00PM |
| Sat, Jul 18 | 10:00AM to 6:00PM |
| Sun, Jul 19 | Closed |
The Jan Kaminis Platt Regional Library was dedicated and opened to the public on December 11, 2000. The facility is named in honor of Jan Kaminis Platt, who served the community for over 20 years as a member of the Tampa City Council and as a Hillsborough County Commissioner. A fervent advocate for libraries, she was named to the American Library Association's Freedom to Read Honor Roll and received the Best Friend of the Year award from the Friends of the Library of Hillsborough County, Inc. in 1999.
The 25,000 square foot regional library, the 22nd branch in the county's library system, serves the south Tampa community with a full range of services and programs for customers of all ages.
The facility includes two meeting rooms for public use and a drive-through window for convenient check out and return of materials. It also features an opening day collection of nearly 90,000 books, magazines, CDs, videos, and DVDs, as well as computers to access a wide variety of electronic resources including the Internet and word processing software.