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Join us for free movies and popcorn on select Fridays at the Dr. James Carlson Library location. Movies start at 1 p.m. Adults must accompany children age 9 and younger.
Dates:
Friday, Sept. 11: Project Hail Mary (PG-13)
Friday, Oct. 9: The Sheep Detectives (PG)
Friday, Nov. 13: Michael (PG-13)
Friday, Dec. 11: Toy Story 5 (PG)
Join us for screenings of documentaries featuring influential artists and genres in rock and roll. Movies will be screened at the Dr. James Carlson Library location. A short discussion will follow each film. Free popcorn. Contact Lori West at lwest@fargolibrary.org for more information.
These films are part of the 2026 One Book One Community reading program.
Dates and titles in the series:
Saturday, Oct. 10 – Dr. James Carlson Library at 10 a.m.
Title: How They Got Over: Gospel Quartets and the Road to Rock & Roll (2020) 86 minutes
How They Got Over celebrates the spirit of gospel performers and how they helped usher in a musical revolution that changed the world forever.
Saturday, Oct. 17 – Dr. James Carlson Library at 10 a.m.
Title: Fanny: The Right to Rock (2021) 96 minutes
The untold story of a Filipina American garage band that morphed into the ferocious rock group Fanny, who almost became the female Beatles.
Saturday, Oct. 24 – Dr. James Carlson Library at 10 a.m.
Title: Fargo Rocks (2006) 87 minutes
Fargo Rocks chronicles the rich rock and roll history of the Fargo-Moorhead area from the late 1950s up to the 2000s.
To mark America’s 250th birthday, local film critic Matt Olien hosts four films that take place, or deal with, the early days of our nation.
A short discussion and Q and A will follow each film. Movies are screened on Saturdays at 2 p.m. at the downtown Main Library. Adults must accompany children age 9 and younger. Free popcorn, too.
Dates and titles:
Saturday, Nov. 7: The Last of the Mohicans (1992, rated R)
Saturday, Nov. 14: 1776 (1972, rated PG)
Saturday, Nov. 28: Young Mr. Lincoln (1939, not rated)
Saturday, Dec. 5: National Treasure (2004, rated PG)