Romantic comedy ‘Love Hina’ to be aired at library
By CATHERINE RONAN Special to the Daily Press
An event planned by teenagers and designed for teenagers will bring a Japanese film to the screen at the local library.
On Friday, December 5, at 7 p.m., teens are invited to a free screening of the film “Love Hina,” a romantic comedy rated PG-13. Love Hina is the story of Urashima Keitaro, who has failed his entrance exams to Tokyo University twice but whose luck is about to change as his grandmother has just made him manager of Hinata Sou, an all-girl dormitory. The film will be shown at the Montana Avenue Branch Library, 1704 Montana Ave. Refreshments will be served.
The showing is one of occasional Friday evening screenings of anime films planned by the Santa Monica Public Library Teen Advisory Council. Since it’s difficult for adults to know what activities will draw teens to the library, every two weeks a group of high school students gets together to develop and plan programs for teenagers at the library. The Council, now in its fourth year, has concocted and run a number of successful events.
“Anime” is the name for Japanese animated films and, along with its print counterpart “manga,” has an avid following among teens. The Council developed the idea of anime screenings, chooses the titles, creates the publicity and runs the events.
Whether it’s pulling together a display of books they especially recommend, visiting a bookstore to select books for purchase, or providing input on the design of the space for teenagers in the new library under construction downtown, local students are helping make the library a place that meets their needs. The Teen Advisory Council is open to high school students who live and/or attend school in Santa Monica.
In addition to the Teen Council programs, teenagers can find book clubs, craft programs, author visits and more at the library. For details, check out the calendar on the library’s teen Web site at www.SMPLteens.org or call (310) 458-8976.
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on November 20, 2003. Read the original PDF.