Movies for grown-ups

COLCHESTER- Cragin Memorial Library presents Movies for Grown-Ups, free screenings of foreign, independent and award-winning films. Our series continues on Thursday, Feb. 23, at 7 p.m., with the film "The Boy in the Striped Pajamas." This unique film tells the story of the Holocaust through the eyes of eight-year-old Bruno whose father is a Nazi commander at Auschwitz. Bruno strikes up a friendship with a Jewish boy, Shmuel, through the fence surrounding the camp where everyone wears striped “pyjamas.” Their friendship will have startling and unexpected consequences for both of them. This program is free and open to the public; no registration is necessary. For more information, please call the library at 860-537-5752 Monday – Thursday, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.