Screening Room

Meet filmmakers, local subject matter experts, and other movie buffs when you attend a film screening and discussion at your library!

Film screening and discussion about America’s most endangered songbird, Florida grasshopper sparrow, with the Duval Audubon Society.

Celebrate our community's creative talent with us at Art Walk, on the first Wednesday of each month in Downtown Jacksonville. This April 1st, the Main Library stays open until 9 p.m. for the festivities. Pick up a Map & Guide to the Main Library on your way in. During your visit, you'll find plenty of public art, a huge vintage map collection, and activities for everyone.

In their 2025 documentary, pro skateboarders Dalton and Kanaan Dern team up with their brother and filmmaker, Destin, for a history of Kona Skatepark.

An eight-part "Conservation Series' with free programs to help residents better understand environmental issues affecting life in Northeast Florida.

Visit LaVilla, Durkeeville, Kingsley Plantation, American Beach and other African American heritage sites in Jacksonville with filmmaker Nola D. Oracle.

Embracing Dyslexia is a documentary film that helps educators and parents better understand dyslexia in order to give students a chance at success.

Jacksonville Public Library has an AMAZING collection of books featuring stories and information written by and about people from varied backgrounds, races, ethnicities, life experiences, and viewpoints. Throughout the month, the Library will highlight books in our collection by and about Asian Americans, Pacific Islanders, and Native Hawaiians including here on our blog, through book displays in your local library, and via reading challenges for all ages on Beanstack.

Watch and discuss an award-winning film on the transformative power of modern graffiti art, set against the resurgence of Hawaiian language and culture.

In the U.S., women are vastly underrepresented in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math) fields, holding under 25% of STEM jobs and a disproportionately low share of STEM undergraduate degrees. Watch the award-winning documentary film series Great Unsung Women in Computing at 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 29, at the Main Library. The screening will be followed by a presentation and Q&A with local engineer and designer, Ania Wilson.