Madison Public Library offers a wide selection of film screenings at many of our locations, and has a large collection of DVDs and Blu-Ray DVDs in our catalog.
You can check out physical DVDs and Blu-Rays, as well as DVD players from any library location or you can place holds online using LINKcat.
We also invite you to explore our online video streaming service, Kanopy, which offers more than 30,000 titles free with your library card.
Browse below for upcoming events, including:
- Film & Documentary Screenings
- Anime Club
- Family Movie Nights
- Wisconsin Film Festival Partnership
- And more
Upcoming Events
Hawthorne Library
- Jul24-Community Room
- Jul25-Community Room
- Jul31-Community Room
- Aug01-Community Room
- Aug07-Community Room
- Aug08-Community Room
- Aug14-Community Room
- Aug15-Community Room
Pinney Library
- Jul25-Community Room B
- Aug08-Community Room B
Sequoya Library
- Jul29-Meeting Rooms A and B Combined
Lists
Lists of all new additions to our LINKcat catalog are posted monthly - click ‘Don’t Miss Lists’ on the blue banner.
Lists include: Feature DVDs, Feature Blu-Rays, Special Interest DVDs and Blu-Rays (‘Special Interest’ means TV shows, Documentaries, How- to & Instructional )
Racial Equity Resources/Films
Recommendations for films, short videos, and content to use for trainings or self-growth. DVDs and web videos listed are primarily from Recommended Resource lists from community groups working for Racial Equity, with some additional recommendations from Librarians.
Tools Librarians Recommend
Rotten Tomatoes
reviews and lists
IMDB (Internet Movie Database)
reviews, release dates, movie trailers
Common Sense Media
parents' and librarians' guide to what's in movies - positive role models, positive messages, drinking/drugs/smoking, sex, violence, swearing, consumerism
reviews by staff and site visitors- suggested age for each film/tv show
Metacritic
aggregator of fim, tv, video game reviews
Indian Country Today
searchable site for of recommended Native films, weekly general newsletter delivers Culture and News categories to your inbox- including periodic reviews and lists of films and TV shows
Black Film
latest updates in Black film, TV, and entertainment news
recommended: social media channels for updates -site has many pop-up ads
Film Features
Cinesthesia 2025
Central Library's monthly film series, Cinesthesia, takes place on Wednesday nights from 6-8:30pm
Posted by Liz on Dec 22, 2024
Pinney Library Friday Night Flicks
Pinney Library is offering free movie nights on Friday nights throughout the spring.
Posted by Liz on Aug 5, 2024
First Friday Films at Lakeview Library
The first Friday of every month is movie night at Lakeview Library! Come enjoy a film.
Posted by Liz on Jul 16, 2024
Watch the Best of Video Poetry 2024
Watch a curated selection of the the best video poems featured in the first four years of the Midwest Video Poetry Fest at Hawthorne Library on Saturday, April 27. This event is held in partnership with Arts + Literature Laboratory as a celebration of poetry during Poetry Month.
Posted by Liz on Mar 6, 2024
Penguin Party | Fiesta De Pingüinos
Join a Penguin Party at Goodman South Madison Library in January to try the FieldDay Virtual Reality game Waddle about Antarctic penguins while enjoying fun crafts for the whole family
Posted by Liz on Jan 2, 2024