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Now Showing at Your Library!
Released: 10-27-09
Each month several branch libraries will offer free screenings of PBS' award-winning series such as P.O.V. and Independent Lens.
Following each screening, there will be an opportunity to explore the social issues raised in the films through facilitated discussions or special guest speakers. Each month features topics as diverse as music copyrights and border and immigration issues as well as light-hearted, entertaining looks at growing older, the art of paper-folding and more.
These free screenings of popular PBS programs are made possible by a partnership with Arizona Public Media.
Get a sneak peek at Between the Folds, our November Now Showing at Your Library film.
Schedule of Events
Now Showing at Your Library!
A free monthly screening series, currently showing Community Cinema films from the Emmy Award-winning PBS series Independent Lens and PBS' P.O.V. award-winning independent non-fiction films. This series of popular PBS films is made possible through a partnership with Arizona Public Media.
- Sunday, November 22, 2009
- 2:00pm - 3:30pm
- Valencia Branch Library
Today's Now Showing at your Library film:
Here's your chance to watch and discuss the film Between the Folds by Vanessa Gould at a Community Cinema screening event.
Think origami is just paper planes and cranes? Meet a determined group of theoretical scientists and fine artists who have abandoned careers and scoffed at graduate degrees to forge new lives as modern-day paper folders. Together they reinterpret the world in paper, creating a wild mix of sensibilities towards art, science, creativity and meaning.
Get a sneak peek of Between the Folds on YouTube.
Additional information:
This one hour free screening will be followed by a folding demonstration presented by M Craig of the Tucson Origami Club. Door prizes will be given to the first 10 people attending the screening. This event is in partnership with Arizona Public Media and Community Cinema which features films from the Emmy Award-winning PBS series Independent Lens. For more information call 791-4010.
- Wednesday, December 9, 2009
- 6:00pm - 7:45pm
- Joel D. Valdez Main Library
Today's Now Showing at your Library film:
Here's your chance to watch and discuss the film Young@Heart by Stephen Walker at a Community Cinema screening event.
Get ready to rock with the most entertaining golden oldies you will ever meet in the senior citizen's choir Young@Heart. With a show only weeks away, they must learn a slate of new songs ranging from James Brown to Coldplay. The chorus' director leads them through tough rehearsals, proving that rock and roll can be hard work––especially if you're hard of hearing! Climaxing in a triumphant performance, their inspiring story celebrates the unbreakable bonds of friendship and the life-affirming power of music.
Get a sneak peek of Young@Heart on YouTube.
Additional information:
This one hour free screening will be followed by a half hour moderated discussion. Door prizes will be given to the first 10 people attending the screening. Seating is limited to 35 people on a first come, first serve basis. This event is in partnership with Arizona Public Media and Community Cinema which features films from the Emmy Award-winning PBS series Independent Lens. For more information call 791-4010.
- Thursday, December 10, 2009
- 9:00am - 11:00am
- Quincie Douglas Branch Library
Today's Now Showing at your Library film:
Here's your chance to watch and discuss the film Young@Heart by Stephen Walker at a Community Cinema screening event.
Get ready to rock with the most entertaining golden oldies you will ever meet in the senior citizen's choir Young@Heart. With a show only weeks away, they must learn a slate of new songs ranging from James Brown to Coldplay. The chorus' director leads them through tough rehearsals, proving that rock and roll can be hard work––especially if you're hard of hearing! Climaxing in a triumphant performance, their inspiring story celebrates the unbreakable bonds of friendship and the life-affirming power of music.
Get a sneak peek of Young@Heart on YouTube.
Additional information:
This one hour free screening will be followed by a half hour moderated discussion. Door prizes will be given to the first 10 people attending the screening. This event is in partnership with Arizona Public Media and Community Cinema which features films from the Emmy Award-winning PBS series Independent Lens. For more information call 791-4010.
- Friday, December 11, 2009
- 4:00pm - 5:30pm
- Miller-Golf Links Branch Library
Today's Now Showing at your Library film:
Here's your chance to watch and discuss the film Young@Heart by Stephen Walker at a Community Cinema screening event.
Get ready to rock with the most entertaining golden oldies you will ever meet in the senior citizen's choir Young@Heart. With a show only weeks away, they must learn a slate of new songs ranging from James Brown to Coldplay. The chorus' director leads them through tough rehearsals, proving that rock and roll can be hard work––especially if you're hard of hearing! Climaxing in a triumphant performance, their inspiring story celebrates the unbreakable bonds of friendship and the life-affirming power of music.
Get a sneak peek of Young@Heart on YouTube.
Additional information:
This one hour free screening will be followed by a half hour moderated discussion. Door prizes will be given to the first 10 people attending the screening. This event is in partnership with Arizona Public Media and Community Cinema which features films from the Emmy Award-winning PBS series Independent Lens. For more information call 791-4010.
- Sunday, December 20, 2009
- 2:00pm - 3:30pm
- Valencia Branch Library
Today's Now Showing at your Library film:
Here's your chance to watch and discuss the film Young@Heart by Stephen Walker at a Community Cinema screening event.
Get ready to rock with the most entertaining golden oldies you will ever meet in the senior citizen's choir Young@Heart. With a show only weeks away, they must learn a slate of new songs ranging from James Brown to Coldplay. The chorus' director leads them through tough rehearsals, proving that rock and roll can be hard work––especially if you're hard of hearing! Climaxing in a triumphant performance, their inspiring story celebrates the unbreakable bonds of friendship and the life-affirming power of music.
Get a sneak peek of Young@Heart on YouTube.
Additional information:
This one hour free screening will be followed by a half hour moderated discussion. Door prizes will be given to the first 10 people attending the screening. This event is in partnership with Arizona Public Media and Community Cinema which features films from the Emmy Award-winning PBS series Independent Lens. For more information call 791-4010.
- Wednesday, January 13, 2010
- 6:00pm - 7:45pm
- Joel D. Valdez Main Library
Today's Now Showing at your Library film:
Here's your chance to watch and discuss the film Garbage Dreams by Mai Iskander at a Community Cinema screening event.
Filmed over four years, Garbage Dreams follows three teenage boys born into the trash trade and growing up in the world's largest garbage village, a ghetto located on the outskirts of Cairo.
Additional information:
This one hour free screening will be followed by a half hour moderated discussion. Door prizes will be given to the first 10 people attending the screening. This event is in partnership with Arizona Public Media and Community Cinema which features films from the Emmy Award-winning PBS series Independent Lens. For more information call 791-4010.
- Thursday, January 14, 2010
- 9:00am - 11:00am
- Quincie Douglas Branch Library
Today's Now Showing at your Library film:
Here's your chance to watch and discuss the film Garbage Dreams by Mai Iskander at a Community Cinema screening event.
Filmed over four years, Garbage Dreams follows three teenage boys born into the trash trade and growing up in the world's largest garbage village, a ghetto located on the outskirts of Cairo.
Additional information:
This one hour free screening will be followed by a half hour moderated discussion. Door prizes will be given to the first 10 people attending the screening. This event is in partnership with Arizona Public Media and Community Cinema which features films from the Emmy Award-winning PBS series Independent Lens. For more information call 791-4010.
- Friday, January 15, 2010
- 4:00pm - 5:30pm
- Miller-Golf Links Branch Library
Today's Now Showing at your Library film:
Here's your chance to watch and discuss the film Garbage Dreams by Mai Iskander at a Community Cinema screening event.
Filmed over four years, Garbage Dreams follows three teenage boys born into the trash trade and growing up in the world's largest garbage village, a ghetto located on the outskirts of Cairo.
Additional information:
This one hour free screening will be followed by a half hour moderated discussion. Door prizes will be given to the first 10 people attending the screening. This event is in partnership with Arizona Public Media and Community Cinema which features films from the Emmy Award-winning PBS series Independent Lens. For more information call 791-4010.
- Sunday, January 24, 2010
- 2:00pm - 3:30pm
- Valencia Branch Library
Today's Now Showing at your Library film:
Here's your chance to watch and discuss the film Garbage Dreams by Mai Iskander at a Community Cinema screening event.
Filmed over four years, Garbage Dreams follows three teenage boys born into the trash trade and growing up in the world's largest garbage village, a ghetto located on the outskirts of Cairo.
Additional information:
This one hour free screening will be followed by a half hour moderated discussion. Door prizes will be given to the first 10 people attending the screening. This event is in partnership with Arizona Public Media and Community Cinema which features films from the Emmy Award-winning PBS series Independent Lens. For more information call 791-4010.
- Wednesday, February 10, 2010
- 6:00pm - 7:45pm
- Joel D. Valdez Main Library
Today's Now Showing at your Library film:
Here's your chance to watch and discuss the film The Eyes of Me by Keith Maitland at a Community Cinema screening event.
How do you see yourself, when you can't see at all? At the Texas School for the Blind students juggle all the usual pressures of high school along with the added struggles of growing up blind. Spend a dynamic year with four blind teens learning how to fit in and live independently. Forced to confront the world without sight, they share their inner-visions of the outer world. Ultimately, you cannot understand their perceptions without challenging your own.
Additional information:
This one hour free screening will be followed by a half hour moderated discussion. This event is in partnership with Arizona Public Media and Community Cinema which features films from the Emmy Award-winning PBS series Independent Lens. For more information call 791-4010.
- Thursday, February 11, 2010
- 9:00am - 11:00am
- Quincie Douglas Branch Library
Today's Now Showing at your Library film:
Here's your chance to watch and discuss the film The Eyes of Me by Keith Maitland at a Community Cinema screening event.
How do you see yourself, when you can't see at all? At the Texas School for the Blind students juggle all the usual pressures of high school along with the added struggles of growing up blind. Spend a dynamic year with four blind teens learning how to fit in and live independently. Forced to confront the world without sight, they share their inner-visions of the outer world. Ultimately, you cannot understand their perceptions without challenging your own.
Additional information:
This one hour free screening will be followed by a half hour moderated discussion. This event is in partnership with Arizona Public Media and Community Cinema which features films from the Emmy Award-winning PBS series Independent Lens. For more information call 791-4010.
- Friday, February 19, 2010
- 4:00pm - 5:30pm
- Miller-Golf Links Branch Library
Today's Now Showing at your Library film:
Here's your chance to watch and discuss the film The Eyes of Me by Keith Maitland at a Community Cinema screening event.
How do you see yourself, when you can't see at all? At the Texas School for the Blind students juggle all the usual pressures of high school along with the added struggles of growing up blind. Spend a dynamic year with four blind teens learning how to fit in and live independently. Forced to confront the world without sight, they share their inner-visions of the outer world. Ultimately, you cannot understand their perceptions without challenging your own.
Additional information:
This one hour free screening will be followed by a half hour moderated discussion. This event is in partnership with Arizona Public Media and Community Cinema which features films from the Emmy Award-winning PBS series Independent Lens. For more information call 791-4010.
- Sunday, February 21, 2010
- 2:00pm - 3:30pm
- Valencia Branch Library
Today's Now Showing at your Library film:
Here's your chance to watch and discuss the film The Eyes of Me by Keith Maitland at a Community Cinema screening event.
How do you see yourself, when you can't see at all? At the Texas School for the Blind students juggle all the usual pressures of high school along with the added struggles of growing up blind. Spend a dynamic year with four blind teens learning how to fit in and live independently. Forced to confront the world without sight, they share their inner-visions of the outer world. Ultimately, you cannot understand their perceptions without challenging your own.
Additional information:
This one hour free screening will be followed by a half hour moderated discussion. This event is in partnership with Arizona Public Media and Community Cinema which features films from the Emmy Award-winning PBS series Independent Lens. For more information call 791-4010.
- Wednesday, March 10, 2010
- 6:00pm - 7:45pm
- Joel D. Valdez Main Library
Today's Now Showing at your Library film:
Here's your chance to watch and discuss the film Dirt! The Movie by Bill Benenson and Gene Rosow at a Community Cinema screening event.
It's under our feet and under our fingernails, but what is it? And how did it get there? Inspired by William Bryant Logan's acclaimed book Dirt: The Ecstatic Skin of the Earth, find out how industrial farming, mining and urban development have led us toward cataclysmic droughts, starvation, floods and climate change. Dirt is a part of everything we eat, drink and breathe. Which is why we should stop treating it like, well…dirt.
Additional information:
This one hour free screening will be followed by a half hour moderated discussion. This event is in partnership with Arizona Public Media and Community Cinema which features films from the Emmy Award-winning PBS series Independent Lens. For more information call 791-4010.
- Thursday, March 11, 2010
- 9:00am - 11:00am
- Quincie Douglas Branch Library
Today's Now Showing at your Library film:
Here's your chance to watch and discuss the film Dirt! The Movie by Bill Benenson and Gene Rosow at a Community Cinema screening event.
It's under our feet and under our fingernails, but what is it? And how did it get there? Inspired by William Bryant Logan's acclaimed book Dirt: The Ecstatic Skin of the Earth, find out how industrial farming, mining and urban development have led us toward cataclysmic droughts, starvation, floods and climate change. Dirt is a part of everything we eat, drink and breathe. Which is why we should stop treating it like, well…dirt.
Additional information:
This one hour free screening will be followed by a half hour moderated discussion. This event is in partnership with Arizona Public Media and Community Cinema which features films from the Emmy Award-winning PBS series Independent Lens. For more information call 791-4010.
- Sunday, March 14, 2010
- 2:00pm - 3:30pm
- Valencia Branch Library
Today's Now Showing at your Library film:
Here's your chance to watch and discuss the film Dirt! The Movie by Bill Benenson and Gene Rosow at a Community Cinema screening event.
It's under our feet and under our fingernails, but what is it? And how did it get there? Inspired by William Bryant Logan's acclaimed book Dirt: The Ecstatic Skin of the Earth, find out how industrial farming, mining and urban development have led us toward cataclysmic droughts, starvation, floods and climate change. Dirt is a part of everything we eat, drink and breathe. Which is why we should stop treating it like, well…dirt.
Additional information:
This one hour free screening will be followed by a half hour moderated discussion. This event is in partnership with Arizona Public Media and Community Cinema which features films from the Emmy Award-winning PBS series Independent Lens. For more information call 791-4010.
- Friday, March 19, 2010
- 4:00pm - 5:30pm
- Miller-Golf Links Branch Library
Today's Now Showing at your Library film:
Here's your chance to watch and discuss the film Dirt! The Movie by Bill Benenson and Gene Rosow at a Community Cinema screening event.
It's under our feet and under our fingernails, but what is it? And how did it get there? Inspired by William Bryant Logan's acclaimed book Dirt: The Ecstatic Skin of the Earth, find out how industrial farming, mining and urban development have led us toward cataclysmic droughts, starvation, floods and climate change. Dirt is a part of everything we eat, drink and breathe. Which is why we should stop treating it like, well…dirt.
Additional information:
This one hour free screening will be followed by a half hour moderated discussion. This event is in partnership with Arizona Public Media and Community Cinema which features films from the Emmy Award-winning PBS series Independent Lens. For more information call 791-4010.
- Friday, April 9, 2010
- 9:00am - 11:00am
- Quincie Douglas Branch Library
Today's Now Showing at your Library film:
Here's your chance to watch and discuss the film The Horse Boy by Michel Orion Scott at a Community Cinema screening event.
How far would you travel to heal someone you love? For one Texas couple, it means a spiritual journey halfway around the world to Mongolia. When their son is diagnosed with autism, they seek the best treatments but nothing works… Until they discover their son's connection to horses and the effect it has on him. Part travel adventure and shamanic quest, this is the story of how one family found a gateway into understanding their son's life.
Additional information:
This one hour free screening will be followed by a half hour moderated discussion. This event is in partnership with Arizona Public Media and Community Cinema which features films from the Emmy Award-winning PBS series Independent Lens. For more information call 791-4010.
- Wednesday, April 14, 2010
- 6:00pm - 7:45pm
- Joel D. Valdez Main Library
Today's Now Showing at your Library film:
Here's your chance to watch and discuss the film The Horse Boy by Michel Orion Scott at a Community Cinema screening event.
How far would you travel to heal someone you love? For one Texas couple, it means a spiritual journey halfway around the world to Mongolia. When their son is diagnosed with autism, they seek the best treatments but nothing works… Until they discover their son's connection to horses and the effect it has on him. Part travel adventure and shamanic quest, this is the story of how one family found a gateway into understanding their son's life.
Additional information:
This one hour free screening will be followed by a half hour moderated discussion. This event is in partnership with Arizona Public Media and Community Cinema which features films from the Emmy Award-winning PBS series Independent Lens. For more information call 791-4010.
- Friday, April 16, 2010
- 4:00pm - 5:30pm
- Miller-Golf Links Branch Library
Today's Now Showing at your Library film:
Here's your chance to watch and discuss the film The Horse Boy by Michel Orion Scott at a Community Cinema screening event.
How far would you travel to heal someone you love? For one Texas couple, it means a spiritual journey halfway around the world to Mongolia. When their son is diagnosed with autism, they seek the best treatments but nothing works… Until they discover their son's connection to horses and the effect it has on him. Part travel adventure and shamanic quest, this is the story of how one family found a gateway into understanding their son's life.
Additional information:
This one hour free screening will be followed by a half hour moderated discussion. This event is in partnership with Arizona Public Media and Community Cinema which features films from the Emmy Award-winning PBS series Independent Lens. For more information call 791-4010.
- Sunday, April 18, 2010
- 2:00pm - 3:30pm
- Valencia Branch Library
Today's Now Showing at your Library film:
Here's your chance to watch and discuss the film The Horse Boy by Michel Orion Scott at a Community Cinema screening event.
How far would you travel to heal someone you love? For one Texas couple, it means a spiritual journey halfway around the world to Mongolia. When their son is diagnosed with autism, they seek the best treatments but nothing works… Until they discover their son's connection to horses and the effect it has on him. Part travel adventure and shamanic quest, this is the story of how one family found a gateway into understanding their son's life.
Additional information:
This one hour free screening will be followed by a half hour moderated discussion. This event is in partnership with Arizona Public Media and Community Cinema which features films from the Emmy Award-winning PBS series Independent Lens. For more information call 791-4010.
- Wednesday, May 12, 2010
- 6:00pm - 7:45pm
- Joel D. Valdez Main Library
Today's Now Showing at your Library film:
Here's your chance to watch and discuss the film A Village Called Versailles by S. Leo Chiang at a Community Cinema screening event.
Welcome to Versailles, New Orleans—home to the densest ethnic Vietnamese population outside of Vietnam. For over 30 years, its residents lived a quiet existence on the edge of New Orleans. But then came Hurricane Katrina, the immense garbage piles and the shocking discovery of a toxic landfill planned in their neighborhood. Watch as they fight back, turning a devastating disaster into a catalyst for change and a chance to build a better future.
Additional information:
This one hour free screening will be followed by a half hour moderated discussion. This event is in partnership with Arizona Public Media and Community Cinema which features films from the Emmy Award-winning PBS series Independent Lens. For more information call 791-4010.
- Thursday, May 13, 2010
- 9:00am - 11:00am
- Quincie Douglas Branch Library
Today's Now Showing at your Library film:
Here's your chance to watch and discuss the film A Village Called Versailles by S. Leo Chiang at a Community Cinema screening event.
Welcome to Versailles, New Orleans—home to the densest ethnic Vietnamese population outside of Vietnam. For over 30 years, its residents lived a quiet existence on the edge of New Orleans. But then came Hurricane Katrina, the immense garbage piles and the shocking discovery of a toxic landfill planned in their neighborhood. Watch as they fight back, turning a devastating disaster into a catalyst for change and a chance to build a better future.
Additional information:
This one hour free screening will be followed by a half hour moderated discussion. This event is in partnership with Arizona Public Media and Community Cinema which features films from the Emmy Award-winning PBS series Independent Lens. For more information call 791-4010.
- Sunday, May 16, 2010
- 2:00pm - 3:30pm
- Valencia Branch Library
Today's Now Showing at your Library film:
Here's your chance to watch and discuss the film A Village Called Versailles by S. Leo Chiang at a Community Cinema screening event.
Welcome to Versailles, New Orleans—home to the densest ethnic Vietnamese population outside of Vietnam. For over 30 years, its residents lived a quiet existence on the edge of New Orleans. But then came Hurricane Katrina, the immense garbage piles and the shocking discovery of a toxic landfill planned in their neighborhood. Watch as they fight back, turning a devastating disaster into a catalyst for change and a chance to build a better future.
Additional information:
This one hour free screening will be followed by a half hour moderated discussion. This event is in partnership with Arizona Public Media and Community Cinema which features films from the Emmy Award-winning PBS series Independent Lens. For more information call 791-4010.
- Friday, May 21, 2010
- 4:00pm - 5:30pm
- Miller-Golf Links Branch Library
Today's Now Showing at your Library film:
Here's your chance to watch and discuss the film A Village Called Versailles by S. Leo Chiang at a Community Cinema screening event.
Welcome to Versailles, New Orleans—home to the densest ethnic Vietnamese population outside of Vietnam. For over 30 years, its residents lived a quiet existence on the edge of New Orleans. But then came Hurricane Katrina, the immense garbage piles and the shocking discovery of a toxic landfill planned in their neighborhood. Watch as they fight back, turning a devastating disaster into a catalyst for change and a chance to build a better future.
Additional information:
This one hour free screening will be followed by a half hour moderated discussion. This event is in partnership with Arizona Public Media and Community Cinema which features films from the Emmy Award-winning PBS series Independent Lens. For more information call 791-4010.