Travel the globe to meet nine unforgettable girls – striving beyond circumstance, pushing past limits.  The film documentary, “Girl Rising” will play on Monday, April 27, 2015 at 6:30 pm (promptly!) in the lower level Keys Community Room.  The Milton Public Library is located at 476 Canton Avenue, Milton 02186.  The movie is free and open to the public.  This is a program appropriate for both a young adult and adult audience.

Incredible stories are captured in a film about the strength of the human spirit and the power of education to change the world.  Girls featured include Ruksana, an Indian pavement-dweller, whose father sacrifices his own basic needs for his daughter’s dreams;  Sokha, an orphan who rises from a life in a Cambodian landfill to become a star student and accomplished dancer;  and Suma, who writes songs to help her endure forced servitude in Nepal and today crusades to liberate others.   More than a film, “Girl Rising” is the heart of a movement that is spreading around the world, promoting this powerful truth: educating girls in the developing world can transform families, communities, entire countries and break the cycle of poverty in just one generation.

Please join us for a very inspiring evening to view this excellent documentary, and bring your teen daughters along.  The film is rated PG13 for thematic material including disturbing images, and the running time is 103 minutes.  The program is sponsored by the Friends of the Milton Public Library, it will be held and for more information, contact Jean Hlady, Adult Services Librarian, at (617) 698-5757.