Film Screening: The Shop Around the Corner (1940)

A screening of the 1940 holiday romance *The Shop Around the Corner*, the original that inspired the 1998 Meg Ryan–Tom Hanks vehicle *You've Got Mail*. Two gift-shop coworkers in Budapest who can't stand each other in person are unknowingly falling in love as anonymous pen pals. The film runs 97 minutes, is rated G, and English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing will be available. The screening takes place Monday, December 7, from 5:30 to 7:00 PM at the Bucktown-Wicker Park branch.