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Monday Matinee: Hamnet

2:00pm–4:30pm
Adults, Seniors
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Movies
Event Details:

After losing their son Hamnet to plague, Agnes and William Shakespeare grapple with grief in 16th-century England.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Film 101: Point Blank

1:00pm–4:00pm
Adults
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Movies
Event Details:

Our monthly film series, led by resident film expert, Jake Cohen, will feature a variety of international film styles, themes, and directors. Discussion will follow each film. Jake's selection for April is, Point Blank.

This event is in the "Adults" group

MOVIES AT WEST: A Big Bold Beautiful Journey (West End)

3:30pm–5:30pm
Adults
West End Branch
Library Branch: West End Branch
Room: West End Meeting Space
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Movies
Event Details:

Sarah (Margot Robbie) and David (Colin Farrell) are strangers who are set to embark on an extraordinary journey. After meeting at a wedding and getting to know each other, they decide to do the unthinkable.

This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "Seniors" group

Monday Matinee: Anaconda

2:00pm–4:00pm
Adults, Seniors
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Movies
Event Details:

Doug (Jack Black) and Griff (Paul Rudd) are best friends who are both staring down the barrel of a midlife crisis.

This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "Seniors" group

LGBTQ+ Cinema: Every Body

6:00pm–8:00pm
Adults, Seniors
Main Library
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: 2nd Floor Program Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Movies
Registration Required
Event Details:

Our monthly series highlighting LGBTQ+ films. This month, Every Body. EVERY BODY is a revelatory investigation of the lives of intersex people.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Film Friday: The Librarian: Quest for the Spear

1:00pm–3:00pm
Adults
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Movies
Event Details:

To celebrate National Library Week, we're showing a fun Indiana Jones inspired action movie staring a Librarian.

When a magical artifact is lifted from his library, a meek librarian sets out to ensure its safe return.

This event is in the "Adults" group

MOVIES AT WEST: Freakier Friday (West End)

3:30pm–5:30pm
Adults
West End Branch
Library Branch: West End Branch
Room: West End Meeting Space
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Movies
Event Details:

22 years after Tess (Jamie Lee Curtis) and Anna (Lindsay Lohan) endured an identity crisis, Anna now has a daughter and a soon-to-be stepdaughter.

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This event is in the "Seniors" group

Monday Matinee: One Battle After Another

2:00pm–5:00pm
Adults, Seniors
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Movies
Event Details:

Bob Ferguson (Leonardo DiCaprio) used to be part of a revolutionary group that has since dispersed. But when his daughter is in trouble, Bob and a bunch of his old friends come together to find her.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Film Friday: Crazy Rich Asians

1:00pm–3:15pm
Adults
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Movies
Event Details:

Come celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month with this charmingly funny Rom-Com.

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May the 4th Be With You: A Star Wars Day Program

3:00pm–6:00pm
Kids, Elementary School, Teens, Tweens, Adults, Parents
Main Library
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: 2nd Floor Program Room
Age Group: Kids, Elementary School, Teens, Tweens, Adults, Parents
Program Type: Education & Lifelong Learning, Movies
Registration Required
Event Details:

Do you like Star Wars? Ever wonder about the influences that helped inspire George Lucas's timeless story that takes place, "A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away..."?

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Food Allergies

Long Beach Public Library cannot guarantee that food served at this program has not come into contact with tree nuts, soy, or other allergens.
 

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Film 101: Steel Magnolias

1:00pm–3:00pm
Adults, Seniors
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Movies
Event Details:

Our monthly film series, led by resident film expert Jake Cohen, will feature a variety of international film styles, themes, and directors. Discussion will follow each film. Jake's selection for December is Steel Magnolias.

This event is in the "Adults" group
Library Branch: West End Branch
Room: West End Meeting Space
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Movies
Event Details:

When Mary finds herself at the center of a public scandal and the family faces financial trouble, the entire household grapples with the threat of social disgrace.

This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "Seniors" group

Monday Matinee: 20th Century Women

2:00pm–4:00pm
Adults, Seniors
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Movies
Event Details:

Join us in celebrating Mother's Day with this movie about a strong single mom raising a teenage boy in the 1970s.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Film Friday: Mercy

1:00pm–3:00pm
Adults
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Movies
Event Details:

In a high-tech future, justice is presided over by an AI judge who rules on cases with a 90-minute interrogation of the suspect.

This event is in the "Adults" group

MOVIES AT WEST: Song Sung Blue (West End)

3:30pm–5:45pm
Adults
West End Branch
Library Branch: West End Branch
Room: West End Meeting Space
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Movies
Event Details:

After meeting at a gig for musical impersonators, Mike (Hugh Jackman) and Claire (Kate Hudson) decide to form a Neil Diamond tribute act.

This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "Seniors" group

Monday Matinee: Ella McCay

2:00pm–4:00pm
Adults, Seniors
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Movies
Event Details:

When Ella McCay becomes the governor of her home state, she has a lot to juggle. Her family is thrown into chaos by her appointment as their lives are turned upside down.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Film Friday: Is This Thing On?

1:00pm–3:15pm
Adults
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Movies
Event Details:

Alex and Tess have been slowly drifting apart for years, and with middle age descending on them both, they decide to separate. The pair must navigate co-parenting their two children while also finding a new purpose outside their relationship.

This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "Seniors" group

Monday Matinee: Unforgiven

2:00pm–4:15pm
Adults, Seniors
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Movies
Event Details:

William Munny (Clint Eastwood) is a retired, once-ruthless killer turned gentle widower and hog farmer.

This event is in the "Teens" group
This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "Seniors" group

LGBTQ+ Cinema: Wild Nights With Emily

6:00pm–8:00pm
Teens, Adults, Seniors
Main Library
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Teens, Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Movies
Registration Required
Event Details:

Our monthly series highlighting LGBTQ+ films. This month,  Wild Nights With Emily.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Film Friday: Send Help

1:00pm–3:00pm
Adults
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Movies
Event Details:

Linda (Rachel McAdams) and her misogynistic boss, Bradley, suffer a terrible plane crash together and find themselves as the only survivors.