Film Series
We recommend wearing a mask when attending in-person programs.
Please visit our calendar to see the online and in-person events we offer.
Biopic Film: Becoming Astrid (Swedish & Danish, 123 minutes, Not Rated)
March 27 at 6:30 PM Becoming Astrid (Swedish & Danish, 123 minutes, Not Rated) Depicts the early years of Swedish author Astrid Lindgren, the world’s third most-translated children’s writer, who’s credited for more than 100 books, including “Pippi Longstocking.” Drop in.
Biopic Film: Pride of the Yankees (128 minutes, Rated PG)
Monday, April 24 at 6:30 PM Pride of the Yankees (128 minutes, Rated PG) This classic film features the life of baseball legend Lou Gehrig, who faces a crippling disease at the height of his success. Starring Gary Cooper and Babe Ruth. Drop in.
Biopic Film: Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (109 mins, Rated PG)
Monday, May 22 at 6:30 PM After a jaded magazine writer is assigned a profile of Fred Rogers, he overcomes his skepticism, learning about empathy, kindness, and decency from America’s most beloved neighbor. Drop in.
International Language Collection
Books
Check out our NEW adult international book collection in the library behind the lower information desk. There you can find fiction and non-fiction titles in eleven languages: French, German, Hindi, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin Chinese, Persian, Spanish, Tamil, Telugu and Vietnamese. This collection is intended to better meet the needs of patrons that make up Northville’s growing, diverse cultural community and has plans to grow over the years.
In addition to the new adult collection, the library also features an international collection for kids, featuring books and DVDs in over 20 languages.
Audio/Visual
The library has hundreds of CDs featuring music from around the world in our adult music CD collection. There are also over a thousand DVDs in the foreign film collection in over 70 different languages.
Digital/Downloadable
Overdrive/Libby
- E-BOOKS in Chinese, French, German, Japanese, Spanish
- E-AUDIOBOOKS in Chinese, French, German, Spanish
- MAGAZINES in Chinese, French, German, Korean, Japanese, Spanish
- MOVIES/TELEVISION in Chinese, French, German, Hindi, Persian
- E-BOOKS in French, German, Spanish, Hindi, Japanese, Vietnamese
- E-AUDIOBOOKS in Chinese, French, German, Hindi, Japanese, Persian, Tamil, Vietnamese
- MUSIC in Chinese, French, German, Hindi, Japanese, Korean, Persian, Tamil, Telugu, Vietnamese
- MOVIES/TELEVISION in Chinese, French, German, Hindi, Japanese, Korean, Persian, Vietnamese
- COMICS in French
ComicsPLUS – E-comicbooks in Chinese, French, Korean and Spanish
Freegal – Music featuring many different artists from outside of the U.S.A.
Kanopy – Foreign Films from around the world