Filters On: Topic(s): Movies and Television
Showing 1 to 20 of 20
Movie Matinee
Wed, May 15, 2024
2:00 P.M.
Philadelphia City Institute
Join us for a screening of a newly released film in our downstairs meeting room. Please contact the library for movie titles (215-685-6621).
Screen Writers Club
Mon, May 20, 2024
6:00 P.M.
Roxborough Library
Join the group for peer editing, tips to fight writers block, script formatting, writing techniques, and more! Are you looking for good, honest feedback on your project? Do you just need to be held accountable? We will have weekly meetings, on most Monday evenings, in…
Movie Matinee
Wed, May 22, 2024
2:00 P.M.
Philadelphia City Institute
Join us for a screening of a newly released film in our downstairs meeting room. Please contact the library for movie titles (215-685-6621).
Movie Days!
Tue, May 28, 2024
3:30 P.M.
Wyoming Library
Join us on the 4th Tuesday of each month for a family friendly movie! Snacks will be provided. Please stop by or contact the library for the monthly movie title. Best suited for school aged children.
Movie Matinee
Wed, May 29, 2024
2:00 P.M.
Philadelphia City Institute
Join us for a screening of a newly released film in our downstairs meeting room. Please contact the library for movie titles (215-685-6621).
"The Watermelon Woman" Film Screening
Mon, June 3, 2024
5:00 P.M.
Katharine Drexel Library
Celebrate Pride Month! Cheryl is young, Black, and lesbian, working in Philadelphia with her best friend Tamara to make a video about her search for a Black actress from Philly who appeared in films in the 30s and was known as the Watermelon Woman.
Screen Writers Club
Mon, June 3, 2024
6:00 P.M.
Roxborough Library
Join the group for peer editing, tips to fight writers block, script formatting, writing techniques, and more! Are you looking for good, honest feedback on your project? Do you just need to be held accountable? We will have weekly meetings, on most Monday evenings, in…
Movie Matinee
Wed, June 5, 2024
2:00 P.M.
Philadelphia City Institute
Join us for a screening of a newly released film in our downstairs meeting room. Please contact the library for movie titles (215-685-6621).
“A Piece of Her Mind: Dorothy Parker & The World She Lived In”
Fri, June 7, 2024
11:00 A.M.
Senior Services
at
Parkway Central Library
Dorothy Parker (1893-1967) had a special gift for puncturing male pomposity and calling out male stupidity. A noted poet, journalist and wit, Parker was a charter member of New York’s Algonquin Round Table in the 1920s and 30s. Her friends, rivals and sparring partners including Harpo…
Madan Sara: a documentary by Etant Dupain
Sat, June 8, 2024
2:00 P.M.
Fishtown Community Library
Join us for a film screening on the 3rd floor of the Fishtown Library on Saturday, June 8, at 2:00pm. The women known as Madan Sara in Haiti work tirelessly to buy, distribute, and sell food and other essentials in markets through the country. Despite the obstacles faced by the women working in…
"Desert Hearts" Film Screening
Mon, June 10, 2024
5:00 P.M.
Katharine Drexel Library
Celebrate Pride Month! While waiting for her divorce papers, a repressed professor of literature is unexpectedly seduced by a carefree, spirited young lesbian.
"The Watermelon Woman" Film Screening
Mon, June 10, 2024
5:00 P.M.
Torresdale Library
Celebrate Pride Month! Cheryl is young, Black, and lesbian, working in Philadelphia with her best friend Tamara to make a video about her search for a Black actress from Philly who appeared in films in the 30s and was known as the Watermelon Woman.
Movie Matinee
Wed, June 12, 2024
2:00 P.M.
Philadelphia City Institute
Join us for a screening of a newly released film in our downstairs meeting room. Please contact the library for movie titles (215-685-6621).
Samuel R. Delany | Pride Month: How Science Fiction Dances to the Music of Time
Sat, June 15, 2024
3:30 P.M.
Music Department
at
Parkway Central Library
“A visionary novelist & a revolutionary chronicler of gay life” ( The New Yorker ), Samuel R. Delany speaks with Music Department library trainee & Hollywood indie film composer Mark Inchoco on the intersections between science fiction & music. Hear how great…
Movie Matinee
Wed, June 19, 2024
2:00 P.M.
Philadelphia City Institute
Join us for a screening of a newly released film in our downstairs meeting room. Please contact the library for movie titles (215-685-6621).
Summer Movies
Mon, June 24, 2024
4:00 P.M.
Northeast Regional Library
Summer Movies - Monday June 24, July 8 & 22, and August 5 @4pm. Join us inside in the cool air conditioning of the library to watch a family-friendly movie.
Movie Days!
Tue, June 25, 2024
3:30 P.M.
Wyoming Library
Join us on the 4th Tuesday of each month for a family friendly movie! Snacks will be provided. Please stop by or contact the library for the monthly movie title. Best suited for school aged children.
Movie Matinee
Wed, June 26, 2024
2:00 P.M.
Philadelphia City Institute
Join us for a screening of a newly released film in our downstairs meeting room. Please contact the library for movie titles (215-685-6621).
Summer Movies
Mon, July 8, 2024
4:00 P.M.
Northeast Regional Library
Summer Movies - Monday June 24, July 8 & 22, and August 5 @4pm. Join us inside in the cool air conditioning of the library to watch a family-friendly movie.
Summer Movies
Mon, August 5, 2024
4:00 P.M.
Northeast Regional Library
Summer Movies - Monday June 24, July 8 & 22, and August 5 @4pm. Join us inside in the cool air conditioning of the library to watch a family-friendly movie.