Events

Join us for classic films and blockbusters! A Haunting in Venice (2023) Now retired and living in self-imposed exile in the world's most glamorous city, Poirot reluctantly attends a seance at a decaying, haunted palazzo. He soons gets thrust into a sinister world of shadows and secrets when one of the guests is murdered. Director: Kenneth Branagh | Writers: Michael Green, Agatha Christie | Stars: Kenneth Branagh, Michelle Yeoh, Jamie Dornan | 1h 43m

This event will take place in-person at the Clason's Point Library. Join us for a screening of a surprise movie! (Rated PG.) Snacks will be provided.

Come watch your favorite anime and pick up some great manga at Soundview Library! Attendance will be closed 15 minutes after start time.

Attention genre lovers of Horror, Western, Romance, Comedy, Thriller/Action/Suspense, International, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Drama, Animated, and/or Musical films. Join us at Woodstock for monthly screenings and discussions of top-trending movies. This month we shall be screening Jack of the Red Hearts in recognition of Autism Awareness Month.

Do you enjoy watching anime? Are you excited for what the Spring anime season has to offer? Or maybe you've never watched anime but you're curious to check it out? Then join us at the BLC Teen program room for the return of our Anime Club! We will be watching some of this season's most anticipated anime like the continuation of Demon Slayer and My Hero Academia as well as newcomers like Wind Breaker, Kaiju no. 8 and A Condition Called Love! We'll discuss the differences between watching anime an…

This event is in-person only. Join us and watch animes together! We meet bi-weekly on Thursdays. Feel free to bring your own food & drinks. Snacks will also be provided while supplies last. No Registration Needed | For Grades 6 -12, Teens Only | Location: Community Room 3rd Floor

Join us for our screenings of films showcasing the history and culture of the East Village! Music Librarian David Mcmullin from the Library for the Performing Arts will introduce the films and host a Q&A after. April 18th: Punking Out (1979) This film documents the beginning of the punk rock movement in New York City at CBGB's, a punk night club, and the lifestyle that revolves around this scene. It looks at the attitudes and motivations behind the movement through interviews with outspoke…

Gate of Hell (1953; 89 mins.) Dir: Teinosuke Kinugasa. In the midst of epic, violent intrigue in twelfth-century Japan, an imperial warrior falls for a lady-in-waiting; after he discovers she is married, he becomes frenzied in his attempts to win her love. In Japanese with English subtitles. Starring Kazuo Hasegawa.

This event will take place in person at the Morningside Heights Library. Come and join us to watch a film, The Color Purple on Friday, April 19th at 11:30AM. The movie will be screened in the Community Room. Director: Blitz Bazawule Runtime: 2h 21m Synopsis: A woman faces many hardships in her life, but ultimately finds extraordinary strength and hope in the unbreakable bonds of sisterhood.

APRIL 19TH – GRAN TURISMO (2023) Director – Neill Blomkamp; 135 Minutes; Rated PG-13; Sony Pictures Starring - Orlando Bloom, Archie Madekwe, David Harbour, Geri Halliwell The true story of a team of unlikely underdogs – a working-class gamer, a former race-car driver, and an idealistic motorsport executive – who risk it all to take on the most elite sport in the world.

Tensions flare in the near future aboard the International Space Station as a worldwide conflict breaks out on Earth. Reeling from this, the astronauts receive orders from the ground: take control of the station by any means necessary.

Friday Afternoon Movie will be held in the Mosholu Library community room/auditorium. No registration is required. Please view flyer for upcoming movies and dates.

This event will take place in person at the 53rd Street Library Please come and join us to watch a family friendly Movie, Mulan (2020) on Friday, April 19th at 2PM. The movie will be screened in the Theater area. Rating (PG-13) Runtime: 115 minutes. Director: Niki Caro Starring: Yifei Liu, Donnie Yen, Li Gong, Jet Li, and Jason Scott Lee Synopsis : An epic journey unfolds after Hua Mulan decides to disguise herself as a man to replace her father in the Imperial Chinese Army. As she strives…

This event will take place in person at Throg's Neck Library. Come kick back and enjoy a family-friendly movie with the Throg's Neck Library Children's staff! Film ratings range from G-PG. Children must be accompanied by a caregiver in order to participate.

This event will take place in person at the Hamilton Grange Library. Join us on April 19 for a screening of the 1989 film Dead Poets Society, a comedy drama about two young adults who are roommates at boarding school and their new English teacher played by Robin Williams. (Rated PG.) Snacks will be provided. For teens ages 13-18.

Join us at the Bronx Library Center and enjoy a family friendly movie every other Friday at 4 pm. Enjoy some cool activities while you watch. Please Note: Masks are encouraged at all NYPL locations. No registration is required.

This event will take place in-person at the Pelham Parkway-Van Nest Library. Relive your childhood with cartoons from our library collection! Come to the library for a relaxing time watching classic cartoons. We’ll watch animated movies or TV shows and enjoy a quiet Saturday morning. And we will also be providing readlikes from our collection. We hope to see you there! For Children, Teens and Adults

Come join us for our weekly Saturday Film Matinee featuring: Plane On a commercial flight, a violent storm forces a pilot to make an emergency landing. Yet the situation soon escalates when the pilot realizes he landed in the heart of a war zone. He must then rely on a convict from his flight to rescue the others being held hostage by militants. No Registration Required.

Helen Mirren plays the legendary Israeli PM in this tense depiction of the Yom Kippur War. Short Q&A to follow the film.

This month, we are celebrating Arab American Heritage Month by screening and discussing the film Amreeka (2009), Dir. Cherien Dabi.

Come for a great family movie at 1pm every Saturday, stay for the fidget activities (play-doh, coloring, and more).

​This event will take place in person at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL), Room 303. Registration is required. The Hours (2002) The story of how the novel "Mrs. Dalloway" affects three generations of women, all of whom, in one way or another, have had to deal with suicide in their lives. Directed by Stephen Daldry. 2002 | PG-13 | 114 minutes About Reel to Read The page meets the screen at Reel to Read, a curated series of independent and classic cinema. These free screenings…

This program will take place in person at Morrisania Library. Peter Rabbit

April 6, 2PM Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris (2022) Mrs. Harris, an English domestic servant who falls in love with a couture Dior dress, decides she must buy one of her own. After she raises the funds to buy the dress, Mrs. Harris sets off on a journey to Paris that will change the course of her life. Paul Gallico's classic 1958 novel inspires the narrative. Rated PG, 115 mins. April 13, 2PM The Color Purple (2023) Musical adaptation of Alice Walker's novel about the life-long struggles of an A…

This event will take place at Baychester Library in the community room. Join us for a Kid's Movie the whole family can enjoy! This month we will be watching Kung Fu Panda 3. Movies will be rated no higher than PG. Light refreshments will be provided. No registration required. Sign up for the NYPL Kids e-newsletter to get information on upcoming author talks and events happening at the Library and online. Get updates on online programming, at-home activities, and more in your inbox!

Join the Tremont Library for a viewing of Discount Workers, an eye-opening documentary, hosted as part of NYPL's World Literature Festival. About the film: A textile factory fire in Karachi, Pakistan, kills over 260 workers, among them a widow’s only son. Saeeda’s transformation from domestic mother to influential activist brings her to the centre of a male dominated workers’ rights movement. A journey along the supply chain of the fashion industry reveals that change may in fact be coming fr…

Please join us for an in-person screening of the film Naked Lunch. After developing an addiction to the substance he uses to kill bugs, an exterminator accidentally kills his wife, and becomes involved in a secret government plot being orchestrated by giant bugs in a port town in North Africa. Rating: R Runtime: 115 minutes After the screening. there will be a discussion comparing the film to the book Do Androids Dream of Electric Sleep, the source material for the film.

Join us for an in-person film screening of Broadcast News (1987). Take two rival television reporters: one handsome, one talented, both male. Add one producer, female. Mix well, and watch the sparks fly. Director: James L. Brooks Runtime: 133 Minutes

This event is online and in-person. Join us every Monday for intriguing and compelling real life stories! Join the Pelham Parkway-Van Nest Library for a free screening of "Delikado". Program Description Palawan is a tropical island paradise and one of Asia's tourist hotspots. But for a tiny network of environmental crusaders struggling to protect its spectacular forests and seas, it is a battlefield. Delikado follows three land defenders as they brave violence, death threats and murder whil…

This event will take place in person at the St. George Library Center. Come and join us as we watch the film Ice Age (2002) on Monday, April 22, 2024 from 3:00pm - 5:00pm. The movie will be screened in the Teen Room. A lost human infant is discovered during an Ice Age 20,000 years ago, and an unlikely trio of misfits team up to return him to his tribe. Manny, a depressed woolly mammoth; Sid, a fast-talking sloth; and the devilish saber-toothed tiger Diego face numerous obstacles during th…

Join us for a screening of The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023). Based on the Super Mario video games, the animated film follows Mario on his adventures with his friends. Mario joins forces with Princess Peach and Toad. The trio is in search of Mario's brother Luigi. Together, they hope to defeat the evil Bowser and save the Mushroom Kingdom from his destructive schemes. Cast: Kevin Michael Richardson, Jack Black, Khary Payton, Chris Pratt, Charlie Day Director(s): Michael Jelenic Rating: PG R…

Come join us as we sit back, relax and watch a classic retro movie! This month... DUNE! The Original. David Lynch.

Seeking exciting series containing romance, comedy, horror, iseki, idol, slice of life, sports, fantasy, mecha, martial arts, and more? Then come join us at Woodstock for screenings of the latest and most popular trending series the world of anime has to offer.

Register From the Horse's Mouth combines dance and theater to tell stories of dancers and dancing. This series of productions is a celebratory multi-disciplinary dance and theater production in which 20-25 performers ranging from dancers, choreographers, and dance professionals of all ages and dance traditions share memories and perform their own movement within an environment of projected images and video segments. For its 25th year celebrating the "Heart and History of Dance," From the Horse…

Desperately Seeking Susan (1985; 104 mins.) Dir: Susan Seidelman. A bored New Jersey suburban housewife's fascination with a free-spirited woman she has read about in the personal columns leads to her being mistaken for the woman herself. Starring Madonna, Rosanna Arquette.

Spring is in the air and moods are light! We have some fun fare for your viewing pleasure: First come first served. Masks are strongly recommended! Three Amigos Tuesday, April 23rd at 1pm in the 2nd floor auditorium. 3 silent film stars are mistaken for real heroes and hired to defend a town against a very real group of bandits in this 1986 comedy/western. 104 minutes, Rated PG Upcoming Movie: Date Night Tuesday, April 30th at 1pm in the 2nd floor auditorium. A case of mistaken id…

Hollywood and the Great Depression, 1929-1939: There have been some beautiful, poignant, even hilarious movies portraying what life was like during the Great Depression, history’s devastating and crippling economic decade. The films in this series are some of those. Grapes of Wrath (1940) *Shown in 16mm format starring Henry Fonda, Jane Darwell, 2h 9m. The Joads, poor Oklahoma tenant farmers, are evicted from their home during the Dust Bowl of the 1930s and set out for California, along…

Join us as we craft and watch a movie!

Synopsis Dumb Money is the ultimate David vs. Goliath tale, based on the insane true story of everyday people who flipped the script on Wall Street and got rich by turning GameStop (yes, the mall videogame store) into the world’s hottest company. In the middle of everything is regular guy Keith Gill (Paul Dano), who starts it all by sinking his life savings into the stock and posting about it. When his social posts start blowing up, so does his life and the lives of everyone following him. As…

The series follows master spy Twilight, who must disguise himself as psychiatrist Loid Forger and build a mock family in order to investigate political leader Donovan Desmond. Unbeknownst to him, his wife, Yor, is actually an assassin known as the Thorn Princess, while his daughter, Anya, has telepathic abilities. Join us on Tuesday, April 9th at 4:00pm for our Teen Anime Movie Night, where we'll be watching the anime "The Girl who Leapt Through Time." Free snacks and coloring sheets will be p…