Gateway Film Center and Columbus Metropolitan Library offers FREE movies with the beloved series, From Book to Film.
Head to Gateway Film Center for FREE family-friendly movies every weekend from Memorial Day to Labor Day.
As part of the film center’s ongoing efforts to improve the central Ohio community, From Book to Film’s mission is to encourage children to read while also providing an opportunity to watch these favorite family films on the big screen to foster a love of literacy and film.
You’ll get free movie admission by showing your Columbus Metropolitan Library card! Regular ticket prices apply without a library card, so if you don’t have a library card, register for FREE now!
2026 From Book to Film Movie Schedule
Screenings are on Saturdays at 1:30pm and Sundays at 11am.
Free tickets are available to pick up at the Film Center with your library card (up to 4 tickets per card). Additional tickets may be purchased for $5.
May 23-24: Jurassic Park, 1993 4K Restoration
May 30-31: Where the Wild Things Are (2009)
June 6-7: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971) 4K Restoration
June 13-14: The Wiz (1978) 4K Restoration
June 20-21: Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase (2019)
June 27-28: FernGully: The Last Rainforest (1992) 4K Restoration
July 4-5: Howl’s Moving Castle (2004) 4K Restoration
July 11-12: Matilda (1996) 4K Restoration
July 18-19: The Iron Giant (1999)
July 25-26: Labyrinth (1986) 4K Restoration
August 1-2: Essential American Voices – Passing (2021)
August 8-9: Essential American Voices – The Color Purple (1985) 4K Restoration
August 15-16: Essential American Voices – American Fiction (2023)
August 22-23: Essential American Voices – Devil in a Blue Dress (1995) 4K Restoration
August 29-30: Essential American Voices – Nickel Boys (2024)
Get more from your library card! Earn free books and other prizes with these Summer Reading Programs!
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