Goldston America 250: Film Series

Description

Join the Chatham Community Library for this Goldston America 250 Film Series, hosted every fourth Tuesday, January-December 2026, 4pm-6pm. America 250's mission is to honor and commemorate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, marking America's Semi quincentennial. The Goldston Library will screen the following documentaries and films:

• Tue, Jan 27, 4pm-6pm The Congress, Ken Burns
• Tue, Fed 24, 4pm-6pm Becoming Fredrick Douglas, Stanley Nelson and Nicole London
• Tue, Mar 24, 4pm-6pm Rachel Carson: The Women Who Launched the Modern Environmental Movement, Michelle Ferrari.
• Tue, April 28, 4pm-6pm Thomas Jefferson: A view from the Mountain, Martin Doblmeier
• Tue, May 26, 4pm-6pm The Address, Ken Burns
• Tue, Jun 23, 4pm-6pm The Brooklyn Bridge, Ken Burns
• Tue, Jul 28, 4pm-6pm The Statue of Liberty, Ken Burns
• Tue, Aug 25, 4pm-6pm American Coup: Wilmington 1898, Yoruba Richen and Brad Lichtenstein
• Tue, Sept 22, 4pm-6pm How it Feels to be Free, Yoruba Richen
• Tue, Oct 27, 4pm-6pm 80 Years Later, Celine Parreñas Shimizu
• Tue, Nov 24, 4pm-6pm Gather, Sanjay Rawal
• Tue, Dec 22, 4pm-6pm Women of the World II: The Untold Stories, Eli Brown

This free, family friendly event is open to the public. No registration is required. The event will take place indoors in the Goldston Library. The Goldston Library is ADA-compliant, including wheelchair-accessible parking, entrances seating, common spaces, walkways, and restrooms. Free parking is available outside the library. Pets are not allowed

This event is part of our Chatham Celebrates America 250 initiative. See more America 250 events.