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1/01   New Year's Day     Watch an inspiring film like Apollo 13 (PG), Forrest Gump (PG-13), Life Is Beautiful (PG-13) or October Sky (PG) and write New Year’s resolutions.    1/08   Stephen Hawkings’ Birthday     Watch Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (G) and research the wonders of space and science.    1/08   Elvis Presley’s Birthday     Groove with the King! Show Jailhouse Rock (NR) or Viva Las Vegas (NR).   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 (G), The Many Adventures Of Winnie The Pooh (G), The Tigger Movie (G) or Pooh’s Heffalump Movie (G) and read a corresponding book.    1/27   Lewis Carroll’s Birthday     Enjoy Alice In Wonderland (G), Disney’s wonderful adaptation of Carroll’s children’s book.    1/30   Lloyd Alexander’s Birthday     Watch The Black Cauldron (PG), based on Alexander’s “The Chronicles Of Prydain.”    1/30   Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Birthday     Watch Annie (PG) and discuss what FDR achieved.

Black History Month     Watch Malcolm X (PG-13), Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner (G) Guess Who (PG-13), Roots (NR) and discuss discrimination.    2/02   Groundhog Day     Watch Groundhog Day (PG). For children, draw pictures of an early spring or six more weeks of winter.       Super Bowl     Show The Longest Yard (PG-13), The Waterboy (PG-13), Little Giants (PG) or Rudy (PG) and have a party.    2/06   Babe Ruth’s Birthday     Watch The Babe (PG), Field Of Dreams (PG), The Bad News Bears (PG-13), The Rookie (G), The Natural (G) or A League Of Their Own (PG) and discuss how baseball became the “national pastime.”    2/07   Charles Dickens’ Birthday     Watch David Copperfield (NR), A Tale Of Two Cities (PG) or Oliver (G).    2/08   Jules Verne’s Birthday     Show Around The World In 80 Days (G/PG).    2/14   Valentine’s Day     Create a romance novel book display and watch Blast from the Past (PG-13), The Wedding Singer (PG-13), The Notebook (PG-13), Ella Enchanted (PG), The Perfect Man (PG), 50 First Dates (PG-13), Bewitched (PG-13), The Princess Diaries 2 (G), Titanic (PG-13) or Sleepless In Seatle (PG) 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 (PG), The American President (PG-13) or Dave (PG-13). Research current and former Presidents.       Oscar® Week     Host a red carpet event and watch a previous Best Picture such as Gone With The Wind (G), Driving Miss Daisy (PG), Chicago (PG-13) or Schindler’s List (R). Or watch a previous Best Foreign Language Film like The Sea Inside (PG-13). 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 (G), A Cinderella Story (PG), Snow White (G), The Wonderful World Of The Brother’s Grimm (1962/Not Rated) or The Brother’s Grimm (PG-13).

Women’s History Month     Watch Amelia Earhart, The Final Flight (NR), Evita (PG), Veronica Guerin (PG-13), The Hours (PG-13) or Erin Brockovitch (R). Create a bulletin board honoring local and historical women of influence.       March Madness     Go basketball bonkers with Hoosiers (PG), Space Jam (PG) or Coach Carter (PG-13).    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 (PG) or Dr. Seuss’ How The Grinch Stole Christmas (PG).    3/17   St. Patrick’s Day     Watch Darby O’Gill And The Little People (G), Paulie (PG), Shrek 2 (PG) or Far And Away (PG-13) and draw pictures of leprechauns, shamrocks or anything green.    3/14   Albert Einstein’s Birthday     Show Young Einstein (PG) or movies about inventors, such as Jimmy Neutron (G), Real Genius (PG) or My Science Project (PG).

4/01   April Fool’s Day     Watch Freaky Friday (PG), Anger Management (PG-13) or Mean Girls (PG-13) 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 (G).       Holocaust Day     Remember Holocaust victims and show Shine (PG-13), Schindler’s List (R) or Hanna’s War (PG-13).       Easter     Show Easter Parade (NR) or a religious film such as The Passion Of The Christ (R), The Ten Commandments (NR) or Jesus Christ Superstar (PG-13).   4/22   Earth Day     Watch Sacred Planet (G), Brother Bear (G), Erin Brockovitch (R), Free Willy (PG), Born Free (PG) or A Far Off Place (PG) 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 (1968, PG-13), Much Ado About Nothing (PG-13), Romeo & Juliet (1968, PG), Macbeth (NR/R), Othello (R) and Shakespeare In Love (R).    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.

Asian-Pacific American Month     Heaven And Earth (R), The Joy Luck Club (R), Seven Years In Tibet (PG-13), Snow Falling On Cedars (PG-13), Memoirs Of A Geisha (PG-13).       Deaf Awareness Week     Watch The Miracle Worker (NR) 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 (PG) or La Bamba (PG-13).       Mother’s Day     Watch The Incredibles (PG), Little Women (PG), Freaky Friday (PG), The Brady Bunch Movie (PG-13) or Swiss Family Robinson (G) 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 (NR), The Miracle Worker (NR), Funny Girl (G), Music Of The Heart (PG), Selena (PG), Bonnie & Clyde (PG) or Ali (R). Encourage patrons to check out corresponding biographies.    5/22   Arthur Conan Doyle’s Birthday     Read his famous books, have a murder mystery or detective night and show Young Sherlock Holmes (PG-13) or The Private Life Of Sherlock Holmes (PG).       Memorial Day     Watch Saving Private Ryan (R), Midway (G), Black Hawk Down (R), The Green Berets (G), MacArthur (PG) or Pearl Harbor (PG-13) 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 Second Hand Lions (PG), Spider-Man (PG-13), Batman Begins (PG-13), Catwoman (PG-13), Pokémon Heroes (G), Hellboy (PG-13) or Superman (PG).

Summer Reading     Get kids excited about reading with movies that match your theme. For ““Get a Clue" and "You Never Know” summer reading programs, show National Treasure (PG), Spy Kids 3-D - Game Over (PG), Holes (PG), Toy Story 2 (G) or Finding Nemo, (G). Learn more about our Summer Reading program here.    6/12   Anne Frank’s Birthday     Show Anne Frank Remembered (PG) and maybe other films related to the Holocaust, such as Life Is Beautiful (PG-13), Schindler’s List (R) and Swing Kids (PG-13).    6/13   Flag Day     Celebrate this country by making American flags and watching patriotic movies.    6/18   Chris Van Allsburg’s Birthday     Show movies based on his beloved books, such as Jumanji (PG), The Polar Express (G) or Zathura (PG).       Father’s Day     Watch Father Of The Bride (PG), Daddy Day Care (PG), Swiss Family Robinson (G), Finding Nemo (G), What A Girl Wants (PG), Sleepless In Seatle (PG), Three Men And A Little Lady (PG) or Three Men And A Baby (PG), while making father’s day cards or writing a story about your family.       Summer Camps     Show Hoot (PG), National Treasure (PG), Pirates Of The Caribbean (PG-13), Snow Dogs (PG) or any fun movie when it’s raining or too hot to play outside.

7/04   Independence Day     Watch National Treasure (PG), Born On The Fourth Of July (R), Johnny Tremain (G), Seventeen Seventy-Six (G) or The Patriot (R) 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 (G), Stuart Little (PG) and The Trumpet Of The Swan (G).    7/21   Ernest Hemingway’s Birthday     Show For Whom the Bell Tolls (NR) or To Have And Have Not (NR) and compare the books and movies.       Parent’s Day     Watch Freaky Friday (PG), Daddy Day Care (PG), Swiss Family Robinson (G), The Incredibles (PG), Father Of The Bride (PG), Raising Helen (PG) or Spanglish (PG-13) 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 (G).    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 (PG).

Summer Vacation     Take a break from the heat with a fun action movie. Consider Sahara (PG-13), The Incredibles (PG), Batman Begins (PG-13), Pirates Of The Caribbean (PG-13), Flightplan (PG-13) or another favorite.    8/7   Sister’s Day     Make cards for siblings, sorority sisters or close friends while watching “sister” movies such as Sisterhood Of The Traveling Pants (PG), Divine Secrets Of The Ya-Ya Sisterhood (PG-13), The Parent Trap (G/PG), New York Minute (PG) or White Christmas (NR).    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 (PG-13), The Hours (PG-13) or Veronica Guerin (R). Or, use our movie search by genre to find “women’s awareness” movies.       Back to School     Have a Family Movie Night and show Pleasantville (PG-13), Back To School (PG-13), Dead Poet’s Society (PG), Grease (PG), Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (PG-13), With Honors (PG-13), School Ties (PG-13) or School Of Rock (PG-13).

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

Diversity Awareness Month     Show I am Sam (PG-13), American History X (R), The Blackboard Jungle (NR), Benny And Joon (PG), The Color Purple (PG-13), Life Is Beautiful (PG-13) or The Joy Luck Club (R) to spark discussions about diversity.       Columbus Day     1492: Conquest Of Paradise (PG-13) or Christopher Columbus: The Discovery (PG-13).       Teen Read Week     Show a movie based on a book, such as Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire (PG), The Perfect Score (PG-13), Sisterhood Of The Traveling Pants (PG), Fahrenheit 451 (NR), Emma (PG), Seabiscuit (PG-13), The Bourne Supremacy (PG-13) or Mean Girls (PG-13). Hold a book discussion group with snacks.       World Series     Get everyone excited about baseball by showing For Love Of The Game (PG-13), Cobb (R), The Babe (PG), Field Of Dreams (PG), The Bad News Bears (PG-13), The Rookie (G), The Natural (G) or A League Of Their Own (PG).    10/31   Halloween     Wear costumes, eat candy, read scary books and watch The Mask (PG-13), The Haunted Mansion (PG), Hocus Pocus (PG), The Ring (PG-13), Monsters, Inc. (G), The Mummy (PG-13), Scooby Doo (PG), Van Helsing (PG-13), Clue (PG) or Murder On The Orient Express (PG).

American Indian Heritage Month     Show a movie such as Pocahontas (G), Dances With Wolves (PG-13), Windtalkers (R), Apache (NR), Geronimo: An American Legend (PG-13) or Thunderheart (R).       Aviation History Month     Watch The Aviator (PG-13), October Sky (PG), The Rocketeer (PG), Fly Away Home (PG), Air Force One (R). 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 (R), All The President’s Men (PG), Dave (PG-13), JFK (R), Nixon (R), or Head Of State (PG-13).    11/11   Veterans’ Day     Show a war movie such as The Green Berets (G), Pearl Harbor (PG-13), Good Morning Vietnam (R) or Black Hawk Down (R) and make cards for Veterans or visit a Veteran’s hospital.    11/13   Robert Louis Stevenson’s Birthday     Show Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (NR), Treasure Island (NR) or Treasure Planet (PG).    11/18   Mickey Mouse’s Birthday     Watch Mickey’s Birthday (G) or any Mickey Mouse cartoon and draw pictures of the famous mouse.       Thanksgiving     Watch Pocahontas (G), Plymouth Adventure (NR) or Home For The Holidays (PG-13), Planes, Trains And Automobiles (R) and make pilgrim hats.    11/24   Frances Hodgson Burnett’s Birthday     Watch The Secret Garden (G).    11/25   Charles Schulz’s Birthday     Watch Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown (G).    11/29   Louisa May Alcott’s Birthday     Watch Little Women (PG) 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 (PG).    11/30   Mark Twain’s Birthday     Celebrate Samuel Clemens by showing The Adventures Of Huck Finn (PG), Tom Sawyer (G/PG), A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur’s Court (NR), The Prince And The Pauper (G) or Tom And Huck (PG).    11/30   Lucy Maud Montgomery’s Birthday     Read her wonderful books and show Anne Of Green Gables (1934, NR).

12/5   Walt Disney’s Birthday     Watch Disney films such as Beauty And The Beast (G) and Aladdin (G) and have children color the Walt Disney® activity sheets available in our Customer Log-in area.    12/10   Emily Dickinson’s Birthday     Read poetry, write poetry and watch a poetic movie, such as Dead Poet’s Society (PG), Poetic Justice (R), or a rap music movie like 8 Mile (R).    12/16   Jane Austen’s Birthday     Watch Pride And Prejudice (NR), Emma (PG), Mansfield Park (PG-13), Sense And Sensibility (PG) or Clueless (PG-13) and have a book talk.       Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa     Watch a holiday film such as Elf (PG), The Santa Clause 2 (G), Babes In Toyland (NR), A Christmas Carol (NR), Jack Frost (PG), 8 Crazy Nights (PG-13) or Dr. Seuss’ How The Grinch Stole Christmas (PG). 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   Rudyard Kipling’s birthday     Show The Jungle Book (PG), The Jungle Book: Mowgli’s Story (G) or The Jungle Book 2 (G).