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Monthly Movie Showing

Her Pen Pal
2026-02-27 14:00:00 2026-02-27 16:00:00 America/Chicago Monthly Movie Showing Movie showing of a Hallmark romantic comedy about an event planner meeting up with her old pen pal in France. Wood Dale Public Library - Barbara E. Dunn Meeting Room

Friday, February 27
2:00pm - 4:00pm

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Wood Dale Public Library

Barbara E. Dunn Meeting Room

Movie showing of a Hallmark romantic comedy about an event planner meeting up with her old pen pal in France.

MPAA rating: Not Rated

Please note, the run time for this movie is 84 minutes. This movie will be shown with closed captioning. 

AGE GROUP: | Seniors | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Lectures & Performances |

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