Tag: movies

Binge-Worthy Books: Read the Series Before You Watch It!

Dive into the epic book series that inspired your favorite movies and TV shows (or ones that are just begging to be adapted). Discover the stories that started it all, perfect for your next binge-reading session.

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Adapted for TV

  • Shadow And Bone by Leigh Bardugo – now an original series on Netflix
  • One Of Us Is Lying by Karen McManus – now an original series on Peacock
  • Heartstopper by Alice Oseman – now an original series on Netflix
  • The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han – now streaming on Prime Video
  • Looking For Alaska by John Green – now an original series on Hulu
  • Simon vs the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertall – adapted for TV and Film
  • Anne Of Green Gables by Kathleen Olmstead – now a Netflix original series

Adapted for Film

  • The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas- now a major motion picture
  • To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before by Jenny Han – now a Netflix original movie
  • Dumplin by Julie Murphy – now a Netflix original movie
  • The Fault In Our Stars by John Green – now a major motion picture
  • The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins – now a major motion picture
  • Turtles All The Way Down – now a HBOMax original film

Midweek Matinee – Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)

Join OFPL in-person at the Main Library every Wednesday at 3:00 PM for weekly film screenings of award-winning, classics, documentaries, newly released, and specially selected films.

Octavia Fellin Public Library
115 West Hill Ave.

March 29th at 3:00 PM

everything everywhere all at once (Women’s Her-story month)

2022 | R | 2 hrs. 19 mins.
A middle-aged Chinese immigrant is swept up into an insane adventure in which she alone can save existence by exploring other universes and connecting with the lives she could have led.

Email bmartin@gallupnm.gov or call (505) 863-1291 for more information.

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Kidz Cinema – Mask (1985)

Join us in person at the Children & Youth Library every Saturday at 2:00 PM for weekly family-oriented film screenings.

Octavia Fellin Children & Youth Library
200 West Aztec Ave.

March 11th at 2:00 PM

Wonder

1985 | PG-13 | 2 hrs.
A teenager with a massive facial skull deformity and biker gang mother attempt to live as normal a life as possible under the circumstances.

Email pneilson@gallupnm.gov or call (505) 863-1291 for more information.

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Midweek Matinee – The Woman King (2022)

Join OFPL in-person at the Main Library every Wednesday at 3:00 PM for weekly film screenings of award-winning, classics, documentaries, newly released, and specially selected films.

Octavia Fellin Public Library
115 West Hill Ave.

March 22nd at 3:00 PM

The Woman King (Women’s Her-story month)

2022 | PG-13 | 2 hrs. 15 mins.
A historical epic inspired by true events that took place in The Kingdom of Dahomey, one of the most powerful states of Africa in the 18th and 19th centuries.

Email bmartin@gallupnm.gov or call (505) 863-1291 for more information.

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Kidz Cinema – Wonder (2017)

Join us in person at the Children & Youth Library every Saturday at 2:00 PM for weekly family-oriented film screenings.

Octavia Fellin Children & Youth Library
200 West Aztec Ave.

March 11th at 2:00 PM

Wonder

2017 | PG | 1 hr. 53 mins.
Based on the New York Times bestseller, this movie tells the incredibly inspiring and heartwarming story of August Pullman, a boy with facial differences who enters the fifth grade, attending a mainstream elementary school for the first time.

Email pneilson@gallupnm.gov or call (505) 863-1291 for more information.

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Midweek Matinee – Where the Crawdads Sing (2022)

Join OFPL in-person at the Main Library every Wednesday at 3:00 PM for weekly film screenings of award-winning, classics, documentaries, newly released, and specially selected films.

Octavia Fellin Public Library
115 West Hill Ave.

March 15th at 3:00 PM

Where the Crawdads Sing (Women’s Her-story month)

2022 | PG-13 | 2 hrs. 5 mins.
A woman who raised herself in the marshes of the Deep South becomes a suspect in the murder of a man with whom she was once involved.

Email bmartin@gallupnm.gov or call (505) 863-1291 for more information.

OFPL does not own the rights to this video. Courtesy of YouTube.

Kidz Cinema – Dolphin Tale (2011)

Join us in person at the Children & Youth Library every Saturday at 2:00 PM for weekly family-oriented film screenings.

Octavia Fellin Children & Youth Library
200 West Aztec Ave.

March 11th at 2:00 PM

Dolphin tale

2011 | PG | 1 hr. 53 mins.
A story centered on the friendship between a boy and a dolphin whose tail was lost in a crab trap.

Email pneilson@gallupnm.gov or call (505) 863-1291 for more information.

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Midweek Matinee – Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022)

Join OFPL in-person at the Main Library every Wednesday at 3:00 PM for weekly film screenings of award-winning, classics, documentaries, newly released, and specially selected films.

Octavia Fellin Public Library
115 West Hill Ave.

March 8th at 3:00 PM

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (Women’s Her-story month)

2022 | PG-13 | 2 hrs. 41 mins.
The people of Wakanda fight to protect their home from intervening world powers as they mourn the death of King T’Challa.

Email bmartin@gallupnm.gov or call (505) 863-1291 for more information.

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Kidz Cinema – Finding Nemo (2003)

Join us in person at the Children & Youth Library every Saturday at 2:00 PM for weekly family-oriented film screenings.

Octavia Fellin Children & Youth Library
200 West Aztec Ave.

March 4th at 2:00 PM

Finding Nemo

2003 | G | 1 hr. 40 mins.
After his son is captured in the Great Barrier Reef and taken to Sydney, a timid clown fish sets out on a journey to bring him home.

Email pneilson@gallupnm.gov or call (505) 863-1291 for more information.

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Dr. Seuss Day Celebration

Join OFPL in-person at the Children & Youth Library on March 2nd for activities celebrating Dr. Seuss!

Octavia Fellin Children & Youth Library
200 West Aztec Ave.

March 2nd
10:00 AM to 5:00 PM

Email bmartin@gallupnm.gov or call (505) 863-1291 for more information.

Schedule of Events:

10:00 AM to 5:00 PM

Dr. Seuss prop craft and photo booth

12:00 PM to 1:00 PM

Closed for cleaning and sanitation

2:00 AM to 4:00 PM

Cat-in-the-Hat-themed healthy snack

4:00 AM to 5:00 PM

Dr. Seuss-inspired finger painting