Events

APRIL 26th – DUNGEONS & DRAGONS : HONOR AMONG THIEVES (2023) Director – Jonathan Goldstein; 134 Minutes; Rated PG-13; Paramount Pictures Starring – Chris Pine, Sophia Lillis, Daisy Head, Michelle Rodriguez Based on the fantasy tabletop role-playing game; A charming thief and a band of unlikely adventurers embark on an epic quest to retrieve a long lost relic, but their charming adventure goes dangerously awry when they run afoul of the wrong people.

This event will take place in person at the Columbus Library. Join the librarians at the Columbus Library as we explore building through using Rigamijigs and geemos to build structures. Children, ages 3-13 , with their caregivers are welcomed.

Columbus Library Community Room (Lower Level) All are invited and all genres embraced. Bring pen and paper. No reservation required

Explore your artistic potential with Creative Aging, a series of art workshops for adults 50 and older. Courtesy of the Artist. Group Tapestry Weaving, work-in-progress by the Seniors at Tolentine / RAIN Senior Center, The Bronx, 2023. This program series will be held in person at Columbus Library. Join us for Tapestry Weaving Workshops with Jessica Lagunas. Teaching artist Jessica Lagunas will guide participants through fiber arts over 8 sessions. The meditative quality of Tapestry Wea…

Do you love art and have nothing to do this summer? Come join us weekly at the Columbus branch for summer art fun!

This event will take place in person at the Columbus Library. Join the librarians at the Columbus Library as we color and paint with the little ones. Help them to express themselves and develop their fine motor skills through creativity. Children, ages 0-3 , with their caregivers are welcomed.

This event will take place in person at the Columbus Library. Join us for a program with songs, rhymes, and favorite read-aloud books as we show you that storytime is fun for the whole family. Ideal for caregivers with multiple-aged children, but caregivers with children of all ages are welcome. Storytime is a program for parents/caregivers and their children. Both the parent/caregiver and the child must be present during the entire program: unaccompanied adults or children will be…

This event will take place in person at the Columbus Library. Join the librarians at the Columbus library for our onsite Familt Board Game Night. Come in and play board games with your friends and family. A fun time for the whole family. Meet new people in your community Get to know your local library.

MAY 2ND – GUESS WHO’S COMING TO DINNER (1967) Director – Stanley Kramer; 108 Minutes; Rated NR; Colombia Pictures Starring – Sidney Poitier, Spencer Tracy, Katharine Houghton, Katharine Hepburn When Joanna Drayton, a free-thinking white woman, and black doctor John Prentice become engaged, they travel to San Francisco to meet her parents; wealthy liberals who must confront the latent racism the coming marriage arouses. Will they approve?

This event will take place in person at the Columbus Library. Join the librarians at the Columbus library for our onsite learn to play chess with Chess @ 3. Chess at Three is an international network of storytellers (chess tutors) who introduce chess to children from the surprising age of three. By harnessing the power of stories, Chess at Three’s award-winning curriculum has been taught to over 150,000 children in homes, schools, and online. Children become successful chess players while a…

MAY 3RD– STRAYS (2023) Director – Josh Greenbaum; 93 Minutes; Rated R; Universal Pictures Starring – Will Ferrell, Isla Fisher, Jamie Foxx, Sofia Vergara A naive but lovable dog named Reggie is abandoned on the mean city streets by his lowlife owner, Doug. Determined to seek revenge, Reggie and his new canine pals embark on an…

Explore our city with a curated librarian-led walking tour! Join branch staff from Columbus Library for an in person walking tour! Learn more about the history and landmarks of this neighborhood and connect with community. We'll take a walk through the Hell's Kitchen area, tracing the history of local buildings and landmarks. The tour will last approximately 1 hour and will begin at our neighborhood library. An in-person guided walk through the heart of the iconic Hell's Kitchen n…

Explore our city with a curated librarian-led walking tour! Join branch staff from Columbus Library for an in person walking tour! Learn more about the history and landmarks of this neighborhood and connect with community. We'll take a walk through the Hell's Kitchen area, tracing the history of local buildings and landmarks. The tour will last approximately 1 hour and will begin at our neighborhood library. An in-person guided walk through the heart of the iconic Hell's Kitchen n…

Explore your artistic potential with Creative Aging, a series of art workshops for adults 50 and older. Courtesy of the Artist. Group Tapestry Weaving, work-in-progress by the Seniors at Tolentine / RAIN Senior Center, The Bronx, 2023. This program series will be held in person at Columbus Library. Join us for Tapestry Weaving Workshops with Jessica Lagunas. Teaching artist Jessica Lagunas will guide participants through fiber arts over 8 sessions. The meditative quality of Tapestry Wea…

MAY 9TH– THE COLOR PURPLE (1985) Director – Steven Speilberg; 154 Minutes; Rated PG-13; Warner Bros. Starring – Oprah Winfrey, Whoopi Goldberg, Danny Glover, Laurence Fishburne An epic tale spanning forty years in the life of Celie, an African-American woman living in the South who survives incredible abuse and bigotry. Based on the novel by Alice Walker.

This event will take place in person at the Columbus Library. Join the librarians at the Columbus library for our onsite learn to play chess with Chess @ 3. Chess at Three is an international network of storytellers (chess tutors) who introduce chess to children from the surprising age of three. By harnessing the power of stories, Chess at Three’s award-winning curriculum has been taught to over 150,000 children in homes, schools, and online. Children become successful chess players while a…

MAY 10TH – THE COLOR PURPLE (2023) Director – Blitz Bazawule; 140 Minutes; Rated PG -13; Warner Bros. Starring – Fantasia Barrino, Danielle Brooks, Halle Bailey, Taraji P. Henson An American musical recreating the novel written by Alice Walker : Celie faces many hardships in life, including an abusive husband. With support from a sultry singer named Shug Avery, she finds extraordinary strength in the unbreakable bonds of a new kind of sisterhood.

Explore your artistic potential with Creative Aging, a series of art workshops for adults 50 and older. Courtesy of the Artist. Group Tapestry Weaving, work-in-progress by the Seniors at Tolentine / RAIN Senior Center, The Bronx, 2023. This program series will be held in person at Columbus Library. Join us for Tapestry Weaving Workshops with Jessica Lagunas. Teaching artist Jessica Lagunas will guide participants through fiber arts over 8 sessions. The meditative quality of Tapestry Wea…

Join us for a discussion on The Maid by Nita Prose. In the Lower Level Community Room from 5:30 PM - 6:45 PM No registration needed.

MAY 16TH – QUO VADIS (1951) Director – Mervyn LeRoy; 171 Minutes; Rated NR; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Starring – Robert Taylor, Deborah Kerr, Peter Ustinov, Sophia Loren After fierce Roman commander Marcus Vinicius becomes infatuated with beautiful Christian hostage Lygia, he begins to question the tyrannical leadership of the despotic emperor Nero.

This event will take place in person at the Columbus Library. Join the librarians at the Columbus library for our onsite learn to play chess with Chess @ 3. Chess at Three is an international network of storytellers (chess tutors) who introduce chess to children from the surprising age of three. By harnessing the power of stories, Chess at Three’s award-winning curriculum has been taught to over 150,000 children in homes, schools, and online. Children become successful chess players while a…

MAY 17TH– SOUND OF FREEDOM (2023) Director – Alejandro Gómez Monteverde; 131 Minutes; Rated PG-13; Angel Studios Starring – Jim Caviezel, Cristal Aparicio, Bill Camp, Yessica Perryman Based on the incredible true story of a former government agent turned vigilante who embarks on a dangerous mission to rescue hundreds of children from traffickers.

MAY 23RD – THE ASPHALT JUNGLE (1950) Director – John Huston; 112 Minutes; Rated NR; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Starring - Sterling Hayden, Marilyn Monroe, Anthony Caruso, Louis Calhern Recently released from prison, a team of small-time crooks, including a safecracker and a lawyer, conduct a successful heist until a sudden death. As they scramble after the theft, their greed gets the best of them…

MAY 24TH – PAST LIVES (2023) Director – Celine Song; 106 Minutes; Rated PG-13; A24 Films Starring – Greta Lee, Teo Yoo, John Magaro, Kristen Sieh Nora and Hae Sung, two deeply connected childhood friends, are wrest apart after Nora's family emigrates from South Korea. Decades later, they are reunited for one fateful week as they confront destiny, love and the choices that make a life.

MAY 30TH – RICHARD III (1955) Director –Laurence Olivier; 161 Minutes; Rated NR; London Films Starring - Laurence Olivier, Cedric Hardwicke, Claire Bloom, Ralph Richardson A Technicolor film adaptation of Shakespeare's powerful tale of the wicked deformed King and his conquests, both on the battlefield and in the boudoir. Richard orchestrates a blood…

MAY 31ST – OPPENHEIMER (2023) Director – Christopher Nolan; 180 Minutes; Rated R; Universal Pictures Starring – Cillian Murphy, Robert Downey Jr., Florence Pugh, Emily Blunt The true story of American scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer; following his role in the development of the atomic bomb and how the world's first nuclear explosion during World War II changed the course of history forever.

Join us for a discussion on Crying in H-Mart by Michelle Zauner. In the Lower Level Community Room from 5:30PM - 6:45PM No registration required.