Events

The Last Picture Show The daily shuffles of three futureless teens, enigmatic Sonny, Duane, and desperate-to-be-adored rich girl Jacy, and the aging lost souls who bump up against them in the night like drifting tumbleweeds. (126 minutes) The Last Picture Show burrowed into the motional trap of community and family life in an era of youthful dissent and disengagement. —Armond White, Literature/Film Quarterly The National Film Preservation Board serves as an advisory group to the Libra…

Join us for our Saturday Matinee series at the Bronx Library Center's Teen Zone! On this occassion, we will be celebrating this (un)official Star Wars holiday by screening the movie that spawned the cultural phenomenon: Star Wars: A New Hope (1977)! May the Fourth be with you all!

Join us for an in-person film screening of Blow Out (1981). A movie sound recordist accidentally records the evidence that proves that a car accident was actually murder and consequently finds himself in danger. Director: Brian De Palma Runtime: 108 Minutes

This event will take place in person at the St. George Library Center. Come and join us as we watch the film La La Land (2016) on Monday, May 6, 2024 from 3:00pm - 5:00pm. The movie will be screened in the Teen Room. Winner of 6 Academy Awards® including Best Director for writer/director Damien Chazelle, and winner of a record-breaking 7 Golden Globe® Awards, LA LA LAND is more than the most acclaimed movie of the year — it’s a cinematic treasure for the ages that you’ll fall in love w…

Join us for a screening of The Boss Baby (2017). A story about how a new baby's arrival impacts a family, told from the point of view of a delightfully unreliable narrator, a wildly imaginative 7 year old named Tim. Cast: Chris Miller, Lynnanne Zager, Tobey Maguire, Alec Baldwin, Steve Buscemi Director(s): Tom McGrath Rating: PG Runtime: 1h 37min **Please note: Seating is limited to only 20 children with a parent/guardian on a first-come, first-served basis. Open to all, no tickets or regi…

This event will take place in person at 53rd St. It's Animonday in the 53rd St Library's teen zone! Every Monday, we'll be screening a handful of anime episodes on the TVs in our space. Come by and connect with other folks who love anime in a safe & fun enviornment!

This event will take place in person at the 53rd Street Library. Come join us each month to watch the monthly Cinema Scene film selection. This month's selection is Gueule d'amour, directed by Jean Grémillon (1937, 94 minutes). The Cinema Scene is a monthly meet-up of film enthusiasts. It's much like a book club, but instead of discussing a book, we discuss a movie. Click HERE to learn more and register for April's discussion of Gueule d'amour, which will take place online on May 14, 2024,…

This is an online event. Come and discuss with the Harry Belafonte 115th Street Library staff for a TedEd Talk. TED Circles are an open platform for small groups that engage in conversations about ideas. Together, we will watch the TED Talk, ' The fight for the right to vote in the United States - Nicki Beaman Griffin After the short TED Talk screening, we will discuss how in the United States today, if you are over eighteen, a citizen, and the resident of a state, you can vote (with some ex…

This event is in person. Join us for a special screening of the documentary, 1.5 Million: A Documentary About the Literacy Crisis in The Bronx Documentary Description: 1.5 Million explores the political and economic forces that have brought about this literacy crisis in The Bronx, specifically, District 7 which is located in the south Bronx. With a lack of school libraries, classroom libraries, books within the community, bookstores, robust marketing by the NYPL in The Bronx and decades of div…

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 A Tale of Love and Darkness in celebration of Jewish American Heritage Month. Note: This movie is in Hebrew and will be translated in English via Subtitles.

Join us in celebrating Bronx Week by watching the Hip-Hop classic, Beat Street! The film follows an aspiring DJ from the South Bronx and his best friend, a promoter, trying to get into show business by exposing people to hip-hop music and the local culture. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bYXW4x7RXk

This event will take place in person. Come join us as we commemorate Mental Health Awareness month with a screening of "Orchestrating Change". It tells the story of the only orchestra in the world created by and for people living with mental illness and those support them.

Please join us for an in-person screening of the film Blade Runner. Harrison Ford stars in this fascinating, dark vision of the near future as a policeman who tracks engineered humans--a Blade Runner. In the year 2019, the police department forces Rick Deckard (Ford) out of retirement to hunt four genetically engineered humans who have come to earth. Designed to do difficult, hazardous work, the manufactured humans are stronger, faster and smarter than non engineered humans. They feel no pain o…

Join us at the Bronx Library Center's Teen Zone for our Saturday Matinee series! On this ocassion, we will be celebrating Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage month by screening Yellow Rose (2019). Synopsis: In rural Texas, a Filipino teen longs to make her mark on the world of country music. When an unexpected opportunity comes her way, she must make a choice between upholding her family's traditions or leaving them all behind to pursue her lifelong aspiration.

Join us for an in-person film screening of The Big Chill (1983). A group of seven former college friends gather for a weekend reunion at a South Carolina vacation home after the funeral of another of their college friends. Director: Lawrence Kasdan Runtime: 105 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 "Manzanar, Diverted". Program Description At the foot of the majestic snow-capped Sierras, Manzanar, the WWII concentration camp, becomes the confluence for memories of Payahuunadü, the now-parched “land of flowing water.” Intergenerational women from Native American, Japanese American and rancher communities form an unexp…

This event will take place in person at the St. George Library Center. Come and join us as we watch the film Dreamgirls (2006) on Monday, May 13, 2024 from 3:00pm - 5:00pm. The movie will be screened in the Teen Room. Adaptation of the Broadway hit about the ups and downs of a 1960s girl group. Jennifer Hudson won a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her role. Runtime: 2 hours and 10 minutes. Directors: Bill Condon Starring: Jamie Foxx, Beyoncé, Eddie Murphy, Danny Glover, Jennifer H…

Join us for a screening of The Boss Baby:Family Business (2021). In the second installment of The Boss Baby franchise, the estranged Templeton brothers team up as adults-turned-babies after consuming a magical formula. They embark on an undercover mission (with the help of a new generation of BabyCorp agents) to thwart an evil mastermind's machinations. Cast: Molly K. Gray, Alec Baldwin, James Marsden, Amy Sedaris, Ariana Greenblatt Director(s): Tom McGrath Rating: PG Runtime: 1h 47min **P…

This event will take place in person at 53rd St. It's Animonday in the 53rd St Library's teen zone! Every Monday, we'll be screening a handful of anime episodes on the TVs in our space. Come by and connect with other folks who love anime in a safe & fun enviornment!

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. May's feature will be Gueule d'amour (1937) d. Jean Grémillon (94 minutes). HOW TO WATCH: Each month we will select a film from PROJECTR, NYPL's platform for…

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

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, A Condition Called Love and Kaiju no. 8! We'll discuss the differences between watching anime an…

Did you know that the movie Shrek is based off of the book by William Steig, a Jewish-American born in Brooklyn? In observance of Jewish-American Heritage Month, the Soundview Library will be screening the popular fantastical film, with the addition of a pizza party. Join us as we enjoy some laughs and some pizza! There's a 15 minute grace period.

This event will take place in person at Pelham Parkway-Van Nest Branch. Join us for a special screening of the Anime film, "My Hero Academia: Two Heroes". Deku visits I-Expo, the world’s leading hero item exhibition! But a sinister plan is set in motion when villains hack the security system. Directed by Kenji Nagasaki 2018| PG-13 | 1 hr 37 minutes

Join the Parkchester Library for an afternoon movie picked by library staff. This month's pick will be the movie "65". After a catastrophic crash on an unknown planet, pilot Mills quickly discovers he's actually stranded on Earth -- 65 million years ago. Now, with only one chance at a rescue, Mills and the only other survivor, Koa, must make their way across an unknown terrain riddled with dangerous prehistoric creatures. Open to adults and teens. ***Sign up for NYPL Connect to get upda…

Join us for an in-person film screening of House of Games (1987). A psychiatrist comes to the aid of a compulsive gambler and is led by a smooth-talking grifter into the shadowy but compelling world of stings, scams, and con men. Director: David Mamet Runtime: 102 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 "Thank You For Playing". Program Description When Ryan Green, a video game programmer, learns that his young son Joel has cancer, he and his wife begin documenting their emotional journey with a poetic video game. Thank You for Playing follows Ryan and his family over two years creating "That Dragon, Cancer," which evolves…

This event will take place in person at the St. George Library Center. Come and join us as we watch the film In the Heights (2021) on Monday, May 20, 2024 from 3:00pm - 5:00pm. The movie will be screened in the Teen Room. Usnavi is a bodega owner who longs to go back to his native Dominican Republic. In the meantime, he spends his time in a small neighborhood in Washington Heights pining after Vanessa, a beautiful lady working at the beauty salon and looking after Abuela Claudia, the elde…

Join us for a screening of Trolls (2016). After a forest tribe of cotton-candy-colored, shock-headed trolls discover that they're the new favorite gourmet treat for King Gristle, the unlikely duo of bubbly Poppy and worrywart Branch must rescue their friends from the royals' chef. Cast: Zoë Crawford, Ollie Mitchell, Nina Zoe Bakshi, Mike Mitchell, Anna Kendrick Director(s): Mike Mitchell Rating: PG Runtime: 1h 35min **Please note: Seating is limited to only 20 children with a parent/guard…

This event will take place in person at 53rd St. It's Animonday in the 53rd St Library's teen zone! Every Monday, we'll be screening a handful of anime episodes on the TVs in our space. Come by and connect with other folks who love anime in a safe & fun enviornment!

This will be an in-person event With dreams of opening a shop in a city renowned for its chocolate, a young and poor Willy Wonka discovers that the industry is run by a cartel of greedy chocolatiers. Rated: PG Runtime: 112 minute Cast: Timothée Chalamet, Olivia Colman, Hugh Grant, Sally Hawkins, Jim Carter

This event will take place in person at the St. George Library Center. Come and join us as we watch the film Turning Red (2022) and color on Friday, May 24, 2024, from 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm. This movie will be screened in the Auditorium. A thirteen-year-old girl named Mei Lee is torn between staying her mother's dutiful daughter and the changes of adolescence. And as if the challenges were not enough, whenever she gets overly excited she transforms into a giant red panda. Runtime: 1 hour, 40 mi…

This event will take place in person at the St. George Library Center. Come and join us as we watch the film Mean Girls (2024) on Monday, May 28, 2024 from 3:00pm - 5:00pm. The movie will be screened in the Teen Room. New student Cady Heron navigates the thorny jungles of teenage and high school drama. Led by Regina George, the elite clique The Plastics welcomes Cady into their exclusive group. When she falls for Regina's ex, Aaron Samuels, Cady risks her social status and faces Regina's…

Join the staff of the Mulberry Street Library for a free, in-person, afternoon movie at the library -- Poor Things (2023). While experimenting with human life and death, scientist Dr. Godwin Baxter brings a young woman named Bella back to life. Her newer version begins relearning about the world while she pursues liberation and equality. Wildly imaginative and over the top, with adult themes that may unsettle some viewers. Nominated for 11 Academy Awards®, including Best Picture and Best Direc…

Easy Rider A generation-defining movie about friends who engage in a motorcycle journey across the country to discover the true America. (95 minutes) In a way, freedom is what Easy Rider is about—the craving for freedom and the inability to use it once it’s been attained. —Harriet R. Polt, Film Quarterly The National Film Preservation Board serves as an advisory group to the Librarian of Congress to ensure the survival, conservation and increased public availability of America's film…

This is an online event. Come and discuss with the Harry Belafonte 115th Street Library staff for a TedEd Talk. TED Circles are an open platform for small groups that engage in conversations about ideas. Together, we will watch the TED Talk, 'Learning from past presidents - Doris Kearns Goodwin After the short TED Talk screening, we will discuss how Historian Doris Kearns Goodwin talks about what we can learn from American presidents, including Abraham Lincoln and Lyndon Johnson. Then she sh…

This event will take place in person at Pelham Parkway-Van Nest Branch. Join us for a special screening of the Anime film, "Cardcaptor Sakura: The Movie". Ten-year old Sakura Avalon, Cardcaptor of the elusive, magical Clow Cards, unexpectedly wins a trip to Hong Kong where strange dreams lead her to an imprisoned sorceress with close connections to the creator of the cards. Directed by Morio Asaka 1999| PG-13 | 1 hr 21 minutes

​This event will take place in person at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL), Room 303. Registration is required. Green Streets (1989) Refuting the notion that the urban environment is inhospitable to organic life, this film documents a wide range of community gardens that have been established in each of New York City's five boroughs and which reflect the city's multicultural diversity. Carrying on the mission of the Urban Community Gardening Movement that sprang up informally in…

This event takes place in person. Every month we will watch a movie that is based on a form of literature. We will discuss comparisons between the film and its literary counterpart and enjoy the movie with free snacks. Bring your classmates and friends. Vote for the movie that will be played using the QR or by filling out this form. Patrons must be 13-18 years old to attend this screening.

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.