Events

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Date/TimeTitle/DescriptionLocationAudience
Today
@ 11:30 AM
This event will take place in person at the Morningside Heights Library. Come and join us to watch a film, on Friday, November 8th at 11:30 AM. The movie will be screened in the Community Room. Director: Gareth Edwards Runtime: 2h 13m Synopsis: Against the backdrop of a war between humans and robots with artificial intelligence, a former soldier finds the robots' secret weapon to end the conflict, an AI in the form of a child.
Morningside Heights Library, Community RoomAdults
Today
@ 1 PM
Synopsis When their father passes away, four grown siblings, bruised and banged up by their respective adult lives, are forced to return to their childhood home and live under the same roof together for a week, along with their over-sharing mother and an assortment of spouses, exes and might-have-beens. Confronting their history and the frayed states of their relationships among the people who know and love them best, they ultimately reconnect in hysterical and emotionally affecting ways amid…
Kips Bay LibraryAdults
Today
@ 1 PM
This is an in-person event at Columbus Library. Cady Heron is a hit with the Plastics, an A-list girl clique at her new school. But everything changes when she makes the mistake of falling for Aaron Samuels, the ex-boyfriend of alpha Plastic Regina George.
Columbus Library, Community RoomAdults
Today
@ 1 PM
On the second Friday of every month, we dive into a short film/documentary and host a discussion afterwards. This program will be held IN-PERSON. For the month of November, we are exploring the “Takeover” a 38-minute Op-Doc film that touches on themes of community, health, revolution and change. Through archival footage, re-enactments and contemporary interviews, Emma Francis-Snyder, the filmmaker, tells the story of the Young Lords and their dramatic takeover of Lincoln Hospital in the Bronx…
Grand Concourse LibraryAdults
Today
@ 2 PM
A journalist investigates caste and it's dark influence on society while also experiencing love, loss, and witnessing the beauty of human resilience.
Hamilton Grange Library, Community RoomAdults,

50+,

Book Lovers
Today
@ 2 PM
Please join us at the 125th Street Library for a screening of the hit film Nope! The residents of a lonely gulch in inland California bear witness to an uncanny and chilling discovery. Rated: R Runtime: 130 Join us in the community room at 2pm for this free movie screening!
125th Street Library, Community RoomAdults,

50+,

Book Lovers,

College & Graduate Students,

Young Adults/Pre GED (16-24 years)
Today
@ 2 PM
This event will take place in person at the 53rd Street Library. Please come and join us to watch a movie, Bob Marley: One Love (2024) on Friday,November 8th at 2 PM. The movie will be screened in the Community Room on the central level. Rating PG-13 Runtime: 1 hours, 47 minutes Director: Reinaldo Marcus Green Starring: Kingsley Ben-Adir, Lashana Lynch, James Norton. A biopic on the life of the Reggae music icon Bob Marley, showing the personal struggles of the man behind the music and his…
53rd Street Library, Community RoomAdults
Today
@ 4:30 PM
This program will be held in person at Bronx Library Center. Join us for our November film series. A father travels from Oklahoma to France to help his estranged daughter, who is in prison for a murder she claims she didn't commit. Rating: R Runtime: 139 minutes
Bronx Library Center, Auditorium Adults
Sat, November 9
@ 2 PM
​This event will take place in person at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL), Room 303. Registration is required. Live and Let Die (1973) James Bond is sent to stop a diabolically brilliant heroin magnate armed with a complex organization and a reliable psychic tarot reader. Directed by Guy Hamilton. 1973 | PG | 119 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, hand-picked by libr…
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)Adults,

Book Lovers
Sat, November 9
@ 2 PM
This event will take place in person at Throgs Neck Library. Join Throg's Neck Library for Movie Matinee. We will be watching the movie, Mrs. Dubtfire.
Throg's Neck LibraryAdults,

50+
Sat, November 9
@ 2 PM
The Magnificent Ambersons (Orson Welles, 1942) November 9, 2pm Orson Welles' follow-up to Citizen Kane is the Best Picture nominee, an epic tale of the gradual decline of an old-monied Indianapolis family in the face of the turn-of-the-century industrialization The Ambersons' magnificent lives are apparent as the film opens, as is their sense of propriety. (Rated PG, 88mins) Other movies this month: November 16, 2pm Asteroid City (Wes Anderson, 2023) November 23, 2pm An Unmarried Woman (Paul…
St. Agnes LibraryAdults
Tue, November 12
@ 11:30 AM
Watch the classic romantic comedy My Best Friends Wedding.
West New Brighton LibraryAdults,

50+,

Young Adults/Pre GED (16-24 years)
Tue, November 12
@ 3 PM
Synopsis Iranian-American Leila has been living a life free of the usual expectations of family and culture. But things change when her father is scheduled to have a heart transplant in New York. Soon, all her immediate family members fly in for support. In the process, Leila tries to keep her personal secrets away from her family, but to no avail. Soon, her two lives and realities intertwine, which prompts more family secrets to come out as well. Director: Maryam Keshavarz, Production Year: 2…
Kips Bay LibraryAdults
Tue, November 12
@ 5 PM
This event is online only. REGISTER FOR THE DISCUSSION VIA THE LINK ABOVE. Interested in reviving the cinema experience? Want to talk about classic and contemporary films with your community? Join our NYPL film club, Cinema Scene! Our format is nearly identical to a book club but instead of discussing a book, we will discuss a movie. September's feature will be Slow Machine (2020) d. Paul Felten, Joe DeNardo (72 minutes). HOW TO WATCH: Each month we will select a film from PROJECTR, NYPL's…
OnlineAdults
Wed, November 13
@ 1 PM
Join Jerome Park staff for our midday movie presentation of My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3. Join the Portokalos family as they travel to a family reunion in Greece for a heartwarming and hilarious trip full of love, twists, and turns. Opa!
Jerome Park Library, Community RoomAdults
Wed, November 13
@ 2 PM
​This event will take place in person at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL), Room 303. Registration is required. The Living Daylights (1987) James Bond is tasked to protect a defecting Russian agent from being assassinated, and becomes embroiled in a plot involving weapons being shipped to mercenaries around the world. Directed by John Glen. 1987 | PG | 130 minutes About Reel to Read The page meets the screen at Reel to Read, a curated series of independent and classic cinema.…
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)Adults,

Book Lovers
Thu, November 14
@ 11 AM
This is an in-person event at Columbus Library. A humble orphan boy in 1810s Kent is given the opportunity to go to London and become a gentleman, with the help of an unknown benefactor.
Columbus Library, Community RoomAdults,

50+
Thu, November 14
@ 1 PM
Synopsis Tale about an angel (Denzel Washington) who comes into the lives of an embattled minister (Courtney B. Vance) and his neglected wife (Whitney Houston). Hamilton: Gregory Hines. Marguerite: Jenifer Lewis. Jeremiah: Justin Pierre Edmund. Penny Marshall directed. Directors Penny Marshall Production year 1996 Rating PG Studio Walt Disney Pictures Runtime 124 minutes
Macomb's Bridge LibraryAdults,

50+,

Book Lovers
Thu, November 14
@ 2 PM
All That Heaven Allows (1955) A widow causes a shock to her two adult children and upper-crust peers when she falls in love with a very young, very earnest man who grows and cares for trees. Directed by Douglas Sirk Starring: Jane Wyman, Rock Hudson, Conrad Nagel, Agnes Moorehead, and Virginia Grey. Running time: 89 minutes.
96th Street LibraryAdults
Thu, November 14
@ 2 PM
Join us for classic films and blockbusters! Bad Boys: Ride or Die (2024) When their late police captain gets linked to drug cartels, wisecracking Miami cops Mike Lowrey and Marcus Burnett embark on a dangerous mission to clear his name. Directors: Adil El Arbi, Bilall Fallah | Writers: Chris Bremner, Will Beall, George Gallo | Stars: Will Smith, Martin Lawrence, Vanessa Hudgens | 1h 55m
Hudson Park LibraryAdults,

50+
Thu, November 14
@ 5:30 PM
Please note: This movie has a special start time of 5:30pm. Yentl (1983; 133mins.) Dir: Barbra Streisand. Yentl, a young Jewish girl, wants to be a scholar. But girls are not permitted to study books. So she disguises herself as a boy, and is accepted by a community of scholars. Starring Barbra Streisand, Amy Irving, Mandy Patinkin.
Jefferson Market Library, First FloorAdults
Fri, November 15
@ 11 AM
This is an in-person event at Columbus Library. The true story of the inseparable Von Erich brothers, who made history in the intensely competitive world of professional wrestling in the early 1980s.
Columbus Library, Community RoomAdults
Fri, November 15
@ 11:30 AM
This event will take place in person at the Morningside Heights Library. Come and join us to watch a film, on Friday, November 15th at 11:30 AM. The movie will be screened in the Community Room. Director: William Eubank Runtime: 1h 53m Synopsis: A Delta Force team fights for survival as an Air Force drone pilot becomes its eyes in the sky.
Morningside Heights Library, Community RoomAdults
Fri, November 15
@ 1 PM
This is an in-person event at Columbus Library. The true story of the inseparable Von Erich brothers, who made history in the intensely competitive world of professional wrestling in the early 1980s.
Columbus Library, Community RoomAdults
Fri, November 15
@ 1:30 PM
Heritage Celebration Programming
This event will take place in person at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL), Room 303. Registration is required. Roman Holiday (1953) 1953 | TV-G | 119 minutes Dir. William Wyler Starring Gregory Peck, Audrey Hepburn, Eddie Albert . Story by Dalton Trumbo Overwhelmed by her suffocating schedule, touring European princess Ann (Audrey Hepburn) takes off for a night while in Rome. When a sedative she took from her doctor kicks in, however, she falls asleep on a park bench a…
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)Adults
Fri, November 15
@ 2 PM
Experience the day the world went quiet... When Samira returns home to New York City, her simple trip turns into a harrowing nightmare when mysterious creatures that hunt by sound attack. Accompanied by her cat Frodo and an unexpected ally, Samira must embark on a perilous journey through the city that has suddnely gone silent, where the only rule is to stay quiet to stay alive.
Hamilton Grange Library, Community RoomAdults,

50+,

Book Lovers
Fri, November 15
@ 2 PM
Please join us at the 125th Street Library for a screening of the hit film Blindspotting! Collin must make it through his final three days of probation for a chance at a new beginning in his Oakland, Calif., neighborhood. His bond with his volatile best friend soon gets tested when Collin sees a police officer shoot a suspect in the back during a chase through the streets. Things soon come to a head when the buddies attend a party at the upscale home of a young and wealthy tech entrepreneur. R…
125th Street Library, Community RoomAdults,

50+,

Book Lovers,

College & Graduate Students,

Young Adults/Pre GED (16-24 years)
Fri, November 15
@ 2 PM
This event will take place in person at the 53rd Street Library. Please come and join us to watch a movie, Heaven and Earth (1993) on Friday,November 15th at 2 PM. The movie will be screened in the Community Room on the central level. Rating R Runtime: 2 hours, 20 minutes Director: Oliver Stone Starring: Tommy Lee Jones, Hiep Thi Le, Joan Chen, Haing S. Ngor, Debbie Reynolds. The story of a Vietnamese woman who survives the .horrors of the war in her country, and marriage to a troubled GI.…
53rd Street Library, Community RoomAdults
Fri, November 15
@ 2 PM
Friday Movie & Discussion will be held in the Mosholu Library community room/auditorium. No registration is required. Please view flyer for more information.
Mosholu Library, AuditoriumAdults,

50+,

College & Graduate Students
Fri, November 15
@ 4 PM
Este programa se llevará a cabo en el Bronx Library Center en el auditorio, estaremos proyectando la película Joker. Joker es una película de suspenso psicológico estadounidense de 2019[4] dirigida por Todd Phillips a partir de un guión que coescribió con Scott Silver. La película, basada libremente en personajes de DC Comics, está protagonizada por Joaquin Phoenix como el Joker. Ambientada en 1981, sigue a Arthur Fleck, un payaso fracasado y aspirante a comediante cuyo descenso a la enfermed…
Bronx Library CenterAdults
Sat, November 16
@ 11 AM
An obscure black politician is chosen to run for president, who astonishes his detractors when his folksy campaign catches fire. Directors: Chris Tucker Studio: Paramount Pictures Runtime: 95 Mins Rating: PG-13
Yorkville Library, Meeting RoomAdults,

50+
Sat, November 16
@ 2 PM
​This event will take place in person at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL), Room 303. Registration is required. The Living Daylights (1987) James Bond is tasked to protect a defecting Russian agent from being assassinated, and becomes embroiled in a plot involving weapons being shipped to mercenaries around the world. Directed by John Glen. 1987 | PG | 130 minutes About Reel to Read The page meets the screen at Reel to Read, a curated series of independent and classic cinema.…
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)Adults,

Book Lovers
Sat, November 16
@ 2 PM
Come join us for our screening of 2019 science fiction film "Don't Let Go". Detective Jack Radcliff and his recently murdered niece race against time to solve the crime before it happens.
Kingsbridge LibraryAdults
Sat, November 16
@ 2 PM
Asteroid City (Wes Anderson, 2023) November 16, 2pm In an American desert town in the mid-fifties, the Junior Stargazer Convention attracts stargazers of different ages. A group of students and their parents visit the town to attend the event. What follows is an unexpected exchange of ideas and experiences that lead to eye-opening revelations. (Rated PG-13, 105mins) Other movies this month: November 23, 2pm An Unmarried Woman (Paul Mazursky, 1978) November 30, 2pm The Squid and the Whale (Noa…
St. Agnes LibraryAdults
Sat, November 16
@ 2:30 PM
Silent Clowns Film Series
This event is currently sold out, but we will have a standby line. Please view our standby line policy in full below. Register Remembered as the “third genius” of silent comedy, Harold Lloyd was first at the box-office in the 1920s. Speedy (1928) is not as well known as Safety Last (1923) or The Freshman (1925), but is equally funny and shows Lloyd at the peak of his cinematic skills. Set in Manhattan, the films boast some still recognizable New York City locations, as well as vanished icons l…
New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center, Bruno Walter AuditoriumAdults
Mon, November 18
@ 12 PM
Join us for an in-person film screening of American Fiction (2023). A novelist who's fed up with the establishment profiting from Black entertainment uses a pen name to write a book that propels him into the heart of the hypocrisy and madness he claims to disdain. Director: Cord Jefferson Runtime: 117 Minutes
Bloomingdale LibraryAdults
Mon, November 18
@ 12 PM
Ten years after simian flu wiped out much of the world's homosapiens, genetically enhanced chimpanzee Caesar (Andy Serkis) and his ever-growing band of followers have established a thriving colony just outside San Francisco in Muir Woods. Meanwhile, a small band of human survivors emerges, which forces Caesar -- as leader -- to grapple with the dual challenge of protecting his people and re-estrablishing a relationship with the remaining human population -- the latter being Caesar's secret wish.
Woodstock LibraryAdults,

50+
Mon, November 18
@ 4:30 PM
Monthly film screenings are back at the Inwood Library! Neo-noir November goes off with a bang when Robert Duvall takes on THE OUTFIT (1973) on Monday, November 18th. Directed by: John Flynn Starring: Robert Duvall, Karen Black, Joe Don Baker, Robert Ryan, Sheree North, Richard Jaeckel, Elisha Cook, Jr. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 103 minutes. Bank robber Earl Macklin, fresh out of jail, finds he's been targeted for death pursued by a ruthless, vengeful criminal syndicate. Teaming up with his old…
Inwood LibraryAdults,

50+
Mon, November 18
@ 6 PM
Torch Song Trilogy (1988; 120mins.) Dir: Paul Bogart. Arnold Beckoff is looking for love and acceptance, but as a gay man working as a female impersonator in 1970s New York City, neither come easily. After a series of heartaches, Arnold believes he has found the love of his life in Alan , and the couple begins to make plans, before tragedy strikes. Starring Harvey Fierstein, Matthew Broderick, Anne Bancroft.
Jefferson Market Library, First FloorAdults
Tue, November 19
@ 1 PM
Come celebrate Native American Heritage Month! First come first served. Masks are strongly recommended! Dead Man Tuesday, November 19th at 1pm in the 2nd floor auditorium. Accountant on the run William Blake (Johnny Depp) is led by a Native American man named Nobody on a strange journey towards his own doom in this surreal western like none other. 1995 - 121 minutes, Rated R Upcoming Movie: Prey Tuesday, November 26th at 1pm in the 2nd floor auditorium. A Predator movie, with a…
58th Street Library, Community Meeting Room (not wheelchair accessible)Adults