“TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY” (2011-128 min.). In the bleak days of the Cold War, veteran spy George Smiley (Academy Award nominee Gary Oldman) is forced from semi-retirement to uncover a Soviet agent within MI6. Screenwriters Bridget O’Connor and Peter Straughan earned an Oscar nomination for their adaptation of John Le Carré’s novel. Alberto Iglesias’s music was also Oscar-nominated. Kathy Burke, Benedict Cumberbatch, Colin Firth, Tom Hardy, Ciaran Hinds, John Hurt, Toby Jones, Simon McBurney, Mark Strong and Roger Lloyd-Pack co-star in Tomas Alfredson’s movie. 7:30 p.m.

INTRODUCTION TO E-READING: New Kindle, Nook, or iPad? Interested, but don’t know where to start? Staff and volunteers present an overview of popular e-readers and our free e-book lending feature. Bring your e-reader device. Limited registration begins June 12. Prerequisite: Computer kindergarten or the equivalent. 3 p.m.

SANDWICHED IN: Forever Free. James Coll will discuss the American legal and political struggle towards the abolition of slavery, focusing on the structure and impact of President Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation, as well as post-Civil War developments. 12:10 p.m.

WORLD FILM FESTIVAL: Saawarya (2007-138 min.). Streetwalker Lilipop (Zohra Seghal) falls in love with shy musician Ranbir (Ranbir Kapoor), but he is smitten with the melancholy Sakina (Sonam Kapoor), who in turn yearns for the lover who promised to return to her a year ago. Screenwriters Prakash Kapadia and Vibhu Puri adapted Fyodor Dostoyevsky’s story “White Nights” (filmed previously by Luchino Visconti as Le Notti Bianchi) for producer/director Sanjay Leela Bhansali. Monty and Sameer composed the tunes, and Ravi K. Chandran provided the ravishing color cinematography. In Hindi with English subtitles. 7:30 p.m.

WORLD FILM FESTIVAL: Queen of Hearts (La Reine des Pommes) (2009-82 min.). Thirty-something Adèle (writer/director Valérie Donzelli) is devastated after a painful breakup. Her distant cousin Rachel (Beatrice De Stael) reluctantly takes her in and graciously attempts to salvage Adèle’s personal and professional lives. Rachel finds Adèle a job and suggests that she sleep with other men to get over her heartbreak. Adèle bounces from one lover to the next in search of the perfect companion but can’t escape the visage of her ex. Finally, she recognizes the man who may just hold the answer to her broken heart. In French with English subtitles. Also, Alois Di Leo’s romantic short, Luis and Marta Work Together (2011-11 min.). This screening comes to us from Film Movement, an organization which makes outstanding foreign films and documentaries available to educational institutions. 7:30 p.m.

PORT WRITES: The group discusses their work and how to get it published. Facilitated by Michael Chaplan. 8 p.m.

CHESS PLAYERS: Join fellow chess players for a game. Beginners welcome. Please bring a game if you have one. Tuesdays from 2 to 4 p.m.

WORLD FILM FESTIVAL: Osama (2003-83 min.). A 12-year-old Afghan girl (Marina Golbahari) and her mother lose their jobs. The Taliban have forbidden women to leave their houses without a male escort. With her husband and brother dead, the mother disguises her daughter as a boy. Now called Osama, the girl embarks on a terrifying and confusing journey as she tries to keep the Taliban from finding out her true identity. Director Siddiq Barmak also scripted. In Pashtu with English subtitles. 7:30 p.m.

FAMILY FILM: “HUGO” (2011-126 min.). Orphan Hugo (Asa Butterfield) lives in the walls of a train station in 1930s in Paris. The only thing that he has left that connects him to his father is an automaton that doesn’t work — Hugo embarks on a search for its missing heart-shaped key. On his adventures, he befriends a cranky old man (Ben Kingsley) and his adventure-seeking goddaughter Isabelle (Chloe Grace Moretz), but must evade the Station Inspector (Sacha Baron Cohen). Director Martin Scorsese and screenwriter John Logan adapted Brian Selznick’s children’s book, The Invention of Hugo Cabret. Howard Shore provided the musical score. This movie is rated PG. Note the early start time: 7 p.m.

SCRABBLE PLAYERS!! Come and join us for a game! 2 to 5 p.m.