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  • Movie clapboard with film around it

    Saturdays, Nov 02, 2024 - Dec 07, 2024
    2:00pm
    120 minutes

    2 sessions remaining

    Don your best costume and come watch a family-friendly movie in English on the projector!​ Bring a friend, some snacks, a sleeping bag or lawn chair! ​Movie starts at 2pm​

    *Note: Available seating is on straight chairs, or on floor cushions.​

    Oct 5 – Princess Costume: Tangled (PG)​

    Nov 2 – Superhero Costume: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (PG)​

    Dec 7 – Animal Costume: Zootopia (G)​

  • poster for Taxi Driver

    Monday Nov 04, 2024 at 6:00pm
    150 minutes

    Every Monday evening we put the spotlight on a director's work, giving us a chance to explore their oeuvre, revisit movies we've played on Tuesdays, and just....watch some good movies. This month's pick is Martin Scorsese.

    Join us for a free screening of Taxi Driver as part of our Monday Director Spotlight Series. The film was released in 1976. The screening will take place in our auditorium, starts at 6:00PM and is free to attend.

    Note: The film is intended for a mature audience. 114 minutes. In English with subtitles.

  • poster for The Night of the 12th

    Tuesday Nov 05, 2024 at 6:00pm
    150 minutes

    Join us for a free screening of The Night of the 12th as part of our Unknown Killer movie theme for November. The film was directed by Dominik Moll and was released in 2022. The screening will take place in our auditorium, starts at 6:00PM and is free to attend.

    Note: The film is intended for a mature audience. 114 minutes. In French with English subtitles.

  • Wednesday Nov 06, 2024 at 6:00pm
    150 minutes

    MARVEL MOVIE MADNESS

    Join us for a free screening of “The Black Widow” at the Blackburn Hamlet Branch. The film was directed by Cate Shortland and released in 2021.

    Note: This film is intended for a mature audience (PG-13). 133 minutes. In English.

    Natasha Romanoff confronts the darker parts of her ledger when a dangerous conspiracy with ties to her past arises.

  • poster for Escape from L.A.

    Wednesday Nov 06, 2024 at 6:30pm
    150 minutes

    Ottawa Bad Movie Nights and Ottawa Public Library present a screening of Escape from L.A. (1996).

    Please join us from 6:30pm to 8:30pm, at the OPL's Main Branch Auditorium. The event will also feature other bad movie items like trailers and serials.

    The event is free to attend. In English.

    Note: This film is intended for a mature audience. Viewer discretion is advised.

  • Thursday Nov 07, 2024 at 1:30pm
    135 minutes

    Join us for a screening of the NFB documentary - A Return to Memory.

    When Canada entered World War II, the National Film Board suddenly had an urgent new mission—and hundreds of women stepped forward, helping to create Canadian cinema as we now know it.

    Presentation courtesy of the National Film Board.

    1 hour and 58 minutes. English.

  • Thursdays, Nov 07, 2024 - Apr 24, 2025
    6:00pm
    150 minutes

    24 sessions remaining

    Tous les jeudis dans l'auditorium de la succursale Centrale à 18h ! Et c'est gratuit ! 

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  • PA movie days

    Fridays, Nov 08, 2024 - Nov 29, 2024
    2:00pm
    120 minutes

    2 sessions remaining

    Come join us for an afternoon movie ! 

    Drop in 

    Friday, September 27    2:00 pm – 4:00 pm​

    Friday, October 11        2:00 pm – 4:00 pm ​

    Friday, November 8      2:00 pm – 4:00 pm   ​

    Friday, November 29     2:00 pm – 4:00 pm​

  • Friday Nov 08, 2024 at 4:00pm
    120 minutes

    Come watch a FREE screening of fun, family-friendly movies every Friday this fall at the Blackburn Hamlet branch! Bring your own water bottle. Costumes are always welcome!  

    Moana (2017) - 107 mins - PG

    A mythic adventure set around 2,000 years ago across a series of islands in the South Pacific. The film follows the journey of a spirited teenager named Moana as she meets the once-mighty demi-god Maui, and together they traverse the open ocean, encountering enormous fiery creatures and impossible odds.

    Le film sera visionné en anglais / Movie will be shown in English 

  • A fim strip with a movie projector and tickets surround the title "Silly Saturday Screenings."

    Saturdays, Nov 09, 2024 - Dec 21, 2024
    10:30am
    60 minutes

    4 sessions remaining

    Join us on the second and third Saturday of the month. We'll show a family film or series of short videos for your entertainment. Light snacks and covered drinks are welcome.  Family program.  Drop-In.

    Saturdays, September 14; October 12, 19; November 9, 16; December 14,  21