Events

The Library is here to help you learn and connect with your community through our wide array of free events, programs, classes, book clubs, and more. Please check listings to confirm if a program is in-person, online, or outdoors.

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30 events found.

Date/TimeTitle/DescriptionLocationAudience
Sat, April 27
@ 2 PM
Poetry Programming
​This event will take place in person at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL), Room 303. Registration is required. Cyrano (2021) Too self-conscious to woo Roxanne himself, wordsmith Cyrano de Bergerac helps young Christian nab her heart through love letters. Directed by Joe Wright. 2021 | PG-13 | 124 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 librarians, local au…
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)Adults,

Book Lovers
Wed, May 1
@ 2 PM
Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
​This event will take place in person at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL), Room 303. Registration is required. The Joy Luck Club (1993) The life histories of four East Asian women and their daughters reflect and guide each other. Directed by Wayne Wang. 1993 | R | 139 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 librarians, local authors, and film experts, inclu…
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)Adults,

Book Lovers
Sat, May 4
@ 2 PM
Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
​This event will take place in person at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL), Room 303. Registration is required. The Joy Luck Club (1993) The life histories of four East Asian women and their daughters reflect and guide each other. Directed by Wayne Wang. 1993 | R | 139 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 librarians, local authors, and film experts, inclu…
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)Adults,

Book Lovers
Wed, May 8
@ 2 PM
Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
​This event will take place in person at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL), Room 303. Registration is required. Life of Pi (2012) A Zookeeper's son is stranded at sea aboard a life boat with a zebra, an orangutan, a hyena, and a Bengal tiger named Richard Parker. Directed by Ang Lee. 2012 | PG | 125 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 librarians, local a…
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)Adults,

Book Lovers
Sat, May 11
@ 2 PM
Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
​This event will take place in person at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL), Room 303. Registration is required. Life of Pi (2012) A Zookeeper's son is stranded at sea aboard a life boat with a zebra, an orangutan, a hyena, and a Bengal tiger named Richard Parker. Directed by Ang Lee. 2012 | PG | 125 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 librarians, local a…
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)Adults,

Book Lovers
Wed, May 15
@ 2 PM
Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
​This event will take place in person at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL), Room 303. Registration is required. Lion (2016) A five-year-old Indian boy is adopted by an Australian couple after getting lost hundreds of kilometers from home. 25 years later, he sets out to find his lost family. Directed by Garth Davis. 2016 | PG-13 | 118 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,…
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)Adults,

Book Lovers
Sat, May 18
@ 2 PM
Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
​This event will take place in person at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL), Room 303. Registration is required. Lion (2016) A five-year-old Indian boy is adopted by an Australian couple after getting lost hundreds of kilometers from home. 25 years later, he sets out to find his lost family. Directed by Garth Davis. 2016 | PG-13 | 118 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,…
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)Adults,

Book Lovers
Wed, May 22
@ 2 PM
Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
​This event will take place in person at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL), Room 303. Registration is required. Crazy Rich Asians (2018) This contemporary romantic comedy, based on a global bestseller, follows native New Yorker Rachel Chu to Singapore to meet her boyfriend's family. Directed by Jon M. Chu. 2018 | PG-13 | 120 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-pic…
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)Adults,

Book Lovers
Wed, June 5
@ 2 PM
Pride Month
​This event will take place in person at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL), Room 303. Registration is required. The Detective (1968) While grappling with his wife's infidelity, an NYPD detective investigates the murder of a gay man, which he discovers is linked to official corruption. Directed by Gordon Douglas. 1968 | NR | 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, hand-…
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)Adults,

Book Lovers
Sat, June 8
@ 2 PM
Pride Month
​This event will take place in person at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL), Room 303. Registration is required. The Detective (1968) While grappling with his wife's infidelity, an NYPD detective investigates the murder of a gay man, which he discovers is linked to official corruption. Directed by Gordon Douglas. 1968 | NR | 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, hand-…
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)Adults,

Book Lovers
Wed, June 12
@ 2 PM
Pride Month
​This event will take place in person at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL), Room 303. Registration is required. Milk (2008) The story of Harvey Milk, and his struggles as an American activist who fought for gay rights and became California's first openly gay elected official. Directed by Gus Van Sant. 2008 | R | 128 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 li…
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)Adults,

Book Lovers
Sat, June 15
@ 2 PM
Pride Month
​This event will take place in person at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL), Room 303. Registration is required. Milk (2008) The story of Harvey Milk, and his struggles as an American activist who fought for gay rights and became California's first openly gay elected official. Directed by Gus Van Sant. 2008 | R | 128 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 li…
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)Adults,

Book Lovers
Sat, June 22
@ 2 PM
Pride Month
​This event will take place in person at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL), Room 303. Registration is required. Philadelphia (1993) When a man with HIV is fired from his law firm because of his condition, he hires a homophobic small-time lawyer as the only willing advocate for a wrongful dismissal suit. Directed by Jonathan Demme. 1993 | PG-13 | 125 minutes About Reel to Read The page meets the screen at Reel to Read, a curated series of independent and classic cinema. These f…
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)Adults,

Book Lovers
Wed, June 26
@ 2 PM
Pride Month
​This event will take place in person at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL), Room 303. Registration is required. Carol (2015) An aspiring photographer develops an intimate relationship with an older woman in 1950's New York. Directed by Todd Haynes. 2015 | R | 118 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 librarians, local authors, and film experts, include a R…
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)Adults,

Book Lovers
Sat, June 29
@ 2 PM
Pride Month
​This event will take place in person at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL), Room 303. Registration is required. Carol (2015) An aspiring photographer develops an intimate relationship with an older woman in 1950's New York. Directed by Todd Haynes. 2015 | R | 118 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 librarians, local authors, and film experts, include a R…
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)Adults,

Book Lovers
Wed, July 10
@ 2 PM
​This event will take place in person at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL), Room 303. Registration is required. Destry Rides Again (1939) A saloon girl and an entire unruly frontier town are tamed by soft-spoken, hard-nosed sheriff Tom Destry in this classic combination of comedy and drama. Directed by George Marshall. 1939 | NR | 94 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,…
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)Adults,

Book Lovers
Sat, July 13
@ 2 PM
​This event will take place in person at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL), Room 303. Registration is required. Destry Rides Again (1939) A saloon girl and an entire unruly frontier town are tamed by soft-spoken, hard-nosed sheriff Tom Destry in this classic combination of comedy and drama. Directed by George Marshall. 1939 | NR | 94 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,…
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)Adults,

Book Lovers
Wed, July 17
@ 2 PM
​This event will take place in person at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL), Room 303. Registration is required. Red River (1948) Dunson leads a cattle drive, the culmination of over 14 years of work, to its destination in Missouri. But his tyrannical behavior along the way causes a mutiny. Directed by Howard Hawks. 1948 | NR | 133 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, ha…
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)Adults,

Book Lovers
Sat, July 20
@ 2 PM
​This event will take place in person at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL), Room 303. Registration is required. Red River (1948) Dunson leads a cattle drive, the culmination of over 14 years of work, to its destination in Missouri. But his tyrannical behavior along the way causes a mutiny. Directed by Howard Hawks. 1948 | NR | 133 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, ha…
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)Adults,

Book Lovers
Wed, July 24
@ 2 PM
​This event will take place in person at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL), Room 303. Registration is required. The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972) In Vinegaroon, Texas, former outlaw Roy Bean appoints himself the judge for the region and dispenses his brand of justice as he sees fit. Directed by John Huston. 1972 | PG | 120 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,…
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)Adults,

Book Lovers
Sat, July 27
@ 2 PM
​This event will take place in person at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL), Room 303. Registration is required. The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972) In Vinegaroon, Texas, former outlaw Roy Bean appoints himself the judge for the region and dispenses his brand of justice as he sees fit. Directed by John Huston. 1972 | PG | 120 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,…
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)Adults,

Book Lovers
Wed, July 31
@ 2 PM
​This event will take place in person at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL), Room 303. Registration is required. Silverado (1985) Wild West drifters arrive in a lawless town and team up to fight a corrupt sheriff and a powerful family. Directed by Lawrence Kasdan. 1985 | PG-13 | 135 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 librarians, local authors, and film e…
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)Adults,

Book Lovers
Sat, August 3
@ 2 PM
​This event will take place in person at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL), Room 303. Registration is required. The Single Standard (1929) Silent film starring Greta Garbo as a debutante turned wife and mother who's tempted by the reappearance of an old flame. Directed by John S. Robertson. 1929 | NR | 73 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 librarians, l…
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)Adults,

Book Lovers
Wed, August 7
@ 2 PM
​This event will take place in person at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL), Room 303. Registration is required. The Lady Vanishes (1938) While travelling in continental Europe, a rich young playgirl realizes that an elderly lady seems to have disappeared from the train. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock. 1938 | PG | 97 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, August 10
@ 2 PM
​This event will take place in person at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL), Room 303. Registration is required. The Lady Vanishes (1938) While travelling in continental Europe, a rich young playgirl realizes that an elderly lady seems to have disappeared from the train. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock. 1938 | PG | 97 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
Wed, August 14
@ 2 PM
​This event will take place in person at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL), Room 303. Registration is required. Lady L (1966) An 80-year-old woman recalls her amorous adventures in flashback, from when she worked as a laundress who fell for an anarchist to her marriage to a suave aristocrat. Directed by Peter Ustinov. 1966 | NR | 124 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,…
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)Adults,

Book Lovers
Sat, August 17
@ 2 PM
​This event will take place in person at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL), Room 303. Registration is required. Lady L (1966) An 80-year-old woman recalls her amorous adventures in flashback, from when she worked as a laundress who fell for an anarchist to her marriage to a suave aristocrat. Directed by Peter Ustinov. 1966 | NR | 124 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,…
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)Adults,

Book Lovers
Wed, August 21
@ 2 PM
​This event will take place in person at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL), Room 303. Registration is required. Crossing Delancey (1988) A woman tries to find the perfect man for her granddaughter Isabelle by hiring a matchmaker. Isabelle is underwhelmed at first, but he is taken with her and goes to great lengths to win her affection. Directed by Joan Micklin Silver. 1988 | PG | 97 minutes About Reel to Read The page meets the screen at Reel to Read, a curated series of indep…
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)Adults,

Book Lovers
Sat, August 24
@ 2 PM
​This event will take place in person at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL), Room 303. Registration is required. Crossing Delancey (1988) A woman tries to find the perfect man for her granddaughter Isabelle by hiring a matchmaker. Isabelle is underwhelmed at first, but he is taken with her and goes to great lengths to win her affection. Directed by Joan Micklin Silver. 1988 | PG | 97 minutes About Reel to Read The page meets the screen at Reel to Read, a curated series of indep…
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)Adults,

Book Lovers
Wed, August 28
@ 2 PM
​This event will take place in person at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL), Room 303. Registration is required. Soul Surfer (2011) In this fact-based drama, a surfer named Bethany Hamilton relies on her faith and the support of her parents as she attempts a comeback at championship surfing after losing an arm in a shark attack. Directed by Sean McNamara. 2011 | PG | 106 minutes About Reel to Read The page meets the screen at Reel to Read, a curated series of independent and cl…
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)Adults,

Book Lovers