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Monthly Calendar Programming Ideas

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January

• 1/01 New Year's Day
  Watch an inspiring film like Apollo 13, Forrest Gump, Life is Beautiful or October Sky and write New Year's resolutions.
• 1/08 Stephen Hawkings' Birthday
  Watch Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius and research the wonders of space and science.
• 1/08 Elvis Presley's Birthday
  Groove with the King! Show Jailhouse Rock or Viva Las Vegas.
• 1/16 Martin Luther King's Birthday Day Observed
  Honor a great American. Use our movie search by genre to search for "Black History" movies.
• 1/18 A.A. Milne's Birthday
  Watch Piglet's Big Movie, The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, The Tigger Movie or Pooh's Heffalump Movie and read a corresponding book.
• 1/27 Lewis Carroll's Birthday
  Enjoy Alice in Wonderland, Disney's wonderful adaptation of Carroll's children's book.
• 1/30 Lloyd Alexander's Birthday
  Watch The Black Cauldron, based on Alexander's "The Chronicles Of Prydain."
• 1/30 Franklin D. Roosevelt's Birthday
  Watch Annie and discuss what FDR achieved.
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February

• Black History Month
  Watch Malcolm X, Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner, Guess Who, Roots and discuss discrimination.
• 2/02 Groundhog Day
  Watch Groundhog Day. For children, draw pictures of an early spring or six more weeks of winter.
• 2/04 Super Bowl
  Show The Longest Yard, The Waterboy, Little Giants or Rudy and have a party.
• 2/06 Babe Ruth’s Birthday
  Watch The Babe, Field of Dreams, The Bad News Bears, The Rookie, The Natural or A League of Their Own and discuss how baseball became the “national pastime.”
• 2/07 Charles Dickens’ Birthday
  Watch David Copperfield, A Tale of Two Cities or Oliver.
• 2/08 Jules Verne’s Birthday
  Show Around the World in 80 Days.
• 2/14 Valentine’s Day
  Create a romance novel book display and watch Blast from the Past, The Wedding Singer, The Notebook, Ella Enchanted, The Perfect Man, 50 First Dates, Bewitched, The Princess Diaries 2, Titanic or Sleepless in Seattle while making valentines.
• 2/15 Susan B. Anthony’s Birthday
  Use our online movie search by genre to find movies under “politics” or “women’s awareness.”
• 2/20 President’s Day
  Watch First Kid, The American President or Dave. Research current and former Presidents.
• Oscar® Week
  Host a red carpet event and watch a previous Best Picture such as Gone with the Wind, Driving Miss Daisy, Chicago or Schindler’s List. Or watch a previous Best Foreign Language Film like The Sea Inside. Serve popcorn and drinks and vote on this year’s best movies.
• 2/24 Wilhelm Grimm’s Birthday
  Have a “fairy tale festival” and show Cinderella, A Cinderella Story, Snow White or The Brother’s Grimm.
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March

• Women’s History Month
  Watch Amelia Earhart, The Final Flight, Evita, Veronica Guerin, The Hours or Erin Brockovitch. Create a bulletin board honoring local and historical women of influence.
• March Madness
  Go basketball bonkers with Hoosiers, Space Jam, The Heart of the Game or Coach Carter.
• 3/02 Dr. Seuss’ Birthday
  Celebrate the birthday of Theodor Seuss Geisel by reading his books and watching Dr. Seuss’ The Cat in the Hat or Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas.
• 3/14 Albert Einstein’s Birthday
  Show Young Einstein or movies about inventors, such as Jimmy Neutron, Real Genius, My Science Project or the Back to the Future series.
• 3/17 St. Patrick’s Day
  Watch Darby O’Gill and the Little People, Paulie, Shrek 2 or Far and Away and draw pictures of leprechauns, shamrocks or anything green.
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April

• 4/01 April Fool’s Day
  Watch Freaky Friday, Anger Management or Mean Girls and discuss your best April Fool’s gags. Tie-in with comedy books.
• 4/01 Anne McCaffrey’s Birthday
  Write creative stories, read books and show science fiction and fantasy movies. For ideas, use our movie search by genre.
• 4/02 Hans Christian Andersen’s birthday
  Show a few of his best fairy tales, including The Little Mermaid and The Snow Queen.
• Holocaust Day
  Remember Holocaust victims and show Shine, Schindler’s List or Hanna’s War.
• Easter
  Show Easter Parade or a religious film such as The Passion of the Christ, The Ten Commandments or Jesus Christ Superstar.
• 4/22 Earth Day
  Watch Sacred Planet, Brother Bear, Erin Brockovich, Free Willy, Born Free or A Far off Place and discuss how everyone can take better care of our planet. Visit a recycling center, plant trees or learn about conservation.
• 4/23 Shakespeare’s Birthday
  Dress up, speak in old English, re-enact his famous plays and watch movies such as Hamlet, Much Ado about Nothing, Romeo & Juliet, Macbeth, Othello, "O" and Shakespeare in Love.
• 4/27 Corretta Scott King’s Birthday
  Honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and use our movie search by genre to look for “Black History” movies.
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May

• Asian-Pacific American Month
  Heaven and Earth, The Joy Luck Club, Seven Years in Tibet, Snow Falling on Cedars, Memoirs of a Geisha.
• Deaf Awareness Week
  Watch The Miracle Worker or show a film with subtitles or closed-captions.
• 5/05 Cinco de Mayo
  Get out the piñata, enjoy some salsa and celebrate with films like Selena or La Bamba.
• Mother’s Day
  Watch The Incredibles, Little Women, Freaky Friday, The Brady Bunch Movie or Swiss Family Robinson while making Mother’s Day cards. Or, hold a Family Movie Night in honor of mom.
• 5/16 Biographer’s Day
  Watch The Adventures of Mark Twain, The Miracle Worker, Funny Girl, Music of the Heart, Selena, Bonnie & Clyde or Ali. Encourage patrons to check out corresponding biographies.
• 5/22 Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Birthday
  Read his famous books, have a murder mystery or detective night and show Young Sherlock Holmes or The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes.
• 5/28 Memorial Day
  Watch Saving Private Ryan, Midway, Black Hawk Down, The Green Berets, MacArthur or Pearl Harbor and honor those who have fought bravely for our country.
• Last Day of School
  Host a cartoon drawing seminar with movies based on comic books, such as Spider-Man, Batman Begins, Unbreakable, Pokémon Heroes or Superman Returns.
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June

• Summer Reading
  Get kids excited about reading with movies that match your theme. For “Paws, Claws, Scales and Tales,” show Stuart Little, Dr. Seuss’ The Cat in the Hat, Cats and Dogs, Lady and the Tramp or Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey.
• 6/12 Anne Frank’s Birthday
  Show Anne Frank Remembered and maybe other films related to the Holocaust, such as Life is Beautiful, Schindler’s List and Swing Kids.
• 6/13 Flag Day
  Celebrate this country by making American flags and watching patriotic movies.
• 6/17 Father’s Day
  Watch Father of the Bride, Daddy Day Care, The Pursuit of Happpyness, Finding Nemo, What a Girl Wants, Sleepless In Seattle, Three Men and a Little Lady or Three Men and a Baby, while making father’s day cards or writing a story about your family.
• 6/18 Chris Van Allsburg’s Birthday
  Show movies based on his beloved books, such as Jumanji, The Polar Express or Zathura.
• Summer Camps
  Show Hoot, National Treasure, Pirates of the Caribbean 2: Dead Man's Chest, Snow Dogs or any fun movie when it’s raining or too hot to play outside.
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July

• 7/04 Independence Day
  Watch National Treasure, Born on the Fourth of July, Johnny Tremain, Seventeen Seventy-Six or The Patriot and make American Flags or hold a ceremony to honor veterans.
• 7/11 E.B. White’s Birthday
  Set up a book display and show Charlotte's Web, Stuart Little and The Trumpet of the Swan.
• 7/21 Ernest Hemingway’s Birthday
  Show For Whom the Bell Tolls or To Have and Have Not and compare the books and movies.
• Parent’s Day
  Watch Freaky Friday, Daddy Day Care, Swiss Family Robinson, The Incredibles, Father of the Bride, Raising Helen or Spanglish while making thank you cards for parents. This is a good time to hold a Family Movie Night or a parents’ night out.
• 7/28 Beatrix Potter’s Birthday
  Read the charming books and watch Peter Rabbit And Tales Of Beatrix Potter.
• 7/31 J.K. Rowling’s Birthday
  Celebrate the world-renowned author with a Harry Potter party complete with readings, costumes, trivia and all the Harry Potter movies.
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August

• Summer Vacation
  Take a break from the heat with a fun action movie. Consider Sahara, The Incredibles, Batman Begins, Pirates of the Caribbean, Flightplan or another favorite.
• 8/07 Sister’s Day
  Make cards for siblings, sorority sisters or close friends while watching “sister” movies such as Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood, The Parent Trap, New York Minute or White Christmas.
• 8/26 Women’s Equality Day
  On August 26, 1920, the 19th Constitutional Amendment gave women the right to vote. Celebrate with a display about suffragettes and movies such as The Color Purple, The Hours or Veronica Guerin. Or, use our movie search by genre to find “women’s awareness” movies.
• Back to School
  Have a Family Movie Night and show Pleasantville, Back To School, Dead Poet’s Society, Grease, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, With Honors, School Ties or School of Rock.
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September

• Hispanic Heritage Month
  Show Selena, In the Time of Butterflies, La Bamba, El Mariachi, Like Water for Chocolate or The Milagro Beanfield War and use the movies as a catalyst for discussion.
• 9/3 Labor Day
  Show movies that discuss working conditions, such as North Country or Newsies.
• 9/8 International Literacy Day
  Watch Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of Rings, Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Hoot, Dr. Seuss’ The Cat in the Hat, Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events, The Bourne Supremacy, Peter Pan or a Harry Potter movie. Encourage patrons to read the books, have an author visit or kick off a literacy program.
• 9/9 Grandparents’ Day
  Watch Heidi and make cards for grandparents, or have a classic film festival with all-time favorites like Breakfast at Tiffany’s, Casablanca or Gone with the Wind.
• 9/13 Roald Dahl’s Birthday
  Watch Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The Witches or James and the Giant Peach and read the corresponding books.
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October

• Diversity Awareness Month
  Show I am Sam, American History X, The Blackboard Jungle, Benny and Joon, The Color Purple, Life is Beautiful or The Joy Luck Club to spark discussions about diversity.
• 10/08 Columbus Day
  1492: Conquest of Paradise or Christopher Columbus: The Discovery.
• Teen Read Week
  Show a movie based on a book, such as Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, The Perfect Score, Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, Fahrenheit 451, Emma, Seabiscuit, The Bourne Supremacy or Mean Girls. Hold a book discussion group with snacks.
• World Series
  Get everyone excited about baseball by showing For Love of the Game, Cobb, The Babe, Field of Dreams, The Bad News Bears, The Rookie, The Natural or A League of Their Own.
• 10/31 Halloween
  Wear costumes, eat candy, read scary books and watch The Mask, The Haunted Mansion, Hocus Pocus, The Ring, Monsters, Inc., The Mummy, Scooby Doo, Monster House, Van Helsing, Clue or Murder on the Orient Express.
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November

• American Indian Heritage Month
  Show a movie such as Pocahontas, Dances with Wolves, Windtalkers, Apache, Geronimo: An American Legend or Thunderheart.
• Aviation History Month
  Watch The Aviator, October Sky, The Rocketeer, Fly Away Home, Air Force One. Have a paper airplane making contest and read about famous aviators.
• Election Day
  Have a voter registration drive, remind people to vote and show “presidential” movies such as Primary Colors, All The President’s Men, Dave, Election, JFK, Nixon or Head of State.
• 11/11 Veterans’ Day
  Show a war movie such as The Green Berets, Pearl Harbor, Good Morning Vietnam or Black Hawk Down and make cards for Veterans or visit a Veteran’s hospital.
• 11/13 Robert Louis Stevenson’s Birthday
  Show Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Treasure Island or Treasure Planet.
• 11/18 Mickey Mouse’s Birthday
  Watch Mickey’s Birthday or any Mickey Mouse cartoon and draw pictures of the famous mouse.
• Thanksgiving
  Watch Pocahontas, Plymouth Adventure or Home for the Holidays, Planes, Trains And Automobiles and make pilgrim hats.
• 11/24 Frances Hodgson Burnett’s Birthday
  Watch The Secret Garden.
• 11/25 Charles Schulz’s Birthday
  Watch Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown.
• 11/29 Louisa May Alcott’s Birthday
  Watch Little Women and have a book talk.
• 11/29 C.S. Lewis’ Birthday
  Create a book display, start a book club and show The Chronicles of Narnia.
• 11/30 Mark Twain’s Birthday
  Celebrate Samuel Clemens by showing The Adventures of Huck Finn, Tom Sawyer, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court, The Prince and The Pauper or Tom and Huck.
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December

• 12/05 Walt Disney's Birthday
  Watch Disney films such as Beauty and the Beast and Aladdin and have children color the Walt Disney® activity sheets available in our Customer Log-in area.
• 12/10 Emily Dickenson's Birthday
  Read poetry, write poetry and watch a poetic movie, such as Dead Poet’s Society, Poetic Justice, Sylvia or a rap music movie like 8 Mile.
• 12/16 Jane Austen's Birthday
  Watch Pride And Prejudice, Emma, Mansfield Park, Sense And Sensibility or Clueless and have a book talk.
• Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa
  Watch a holiday film such as Elf, The Santa Clause 2, Babes in Toyland, A Muppet Christmas Carol, Jack Frost, 8 Crazy Nights, White Christmas, or Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas. Discuss how the ideals of each holiday (such as the Seven Principles of Kwanzaa) are apparent in the film. Enjoy cookies and hot cocoa while making homemade cards or ornaments.
  
• 12/30 Rudyand Kipling’s Birthday
  Show The Jungle Book, The Jungle Book: Mowgli’s Story or The Jungle Book 2.
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