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Morning Movie

Akeelah and the Bee
2025-08-04 10:00:00 2025-08-04 12:00:00 America/Chicago Morning Movie Akeelah Anderson is good at spelling, yet she is reluctant to represent her school in a spelling bee. Skokie Public Library - Petty Auditorium

Monday, August 04
10:00am - 12:00pm

Add to Calendar 2025-08-04 10:00:00 2025-08-04 12:00:00 America/Chicago Morning Movie Akeelah Anderson is good at spelling, yet she is reluctant to represent her school in a spelling bee. Skokie Public Library - Petty Auditorium

Skokie Public Library

Petty Auditorium

Akeelah Anderson is good at spelling, yet she is reluctant to represent her school in a spelling bee.

She starts to train, hits some bumps along the way, and finds help from those nearby. Starring Keke Palmer, Laurence Fishburne, and Angela Bassett.

2006 -- 112 minutes -- PG for some language -- Drama

Watch the trailer for Akeelah and the Bee.

Find Akeelah and the Bee in the library catalog.

AGE GROUP: | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Movie |

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