{"id":217777,"date":"2026-03-25T14:47:58","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T18:47:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/?p=217777"},"modified":"2026-03-25T14:48:01","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T18:48:01","slug":"local-library-movie-collections-get-an-annual-boost-from-reel-alternatives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/local-library-movie-collections-get-an-annual-boost-from-reel-alternatives\/","title":{"rendered":"Local library movie collections get an annual boost from Reel Alternatives"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Reel Alternatives Huntsville wants to share the love of movies with the local community year-round. That\u2019s why it\u2019s been an annual tradition for this non-profit group to contribute toward the DVD collections at the Huntsville Public Library and Lake of Bays Public Library branches in Baysville and Dwight.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"float: left; margin-right: 14px;\"><strong><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45658\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone><\/strong><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">At their screening of\u00a0<em>Hamnet<\/em>\u00a0this week, Reel Alternatives president Laura Kennedy (centre) presented David Tremblay, CEO of the Huntsville Public Library, with a cheque for $750, while Cathy Fairbairn, CEO of the Lake of Bays Public Library, accepted a $500 donation for each branch in Baysville and Dwight.<\/span>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The library collections include films shown by Reel Alternatives, which are identified by a special sticker, and also feature a wide variety of current, classic, and children\u2019s movies. 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