Abstract animated image of Mount Fuji outlined above red hills and geometric shapes from Robert Breer’s 1974 short film “Fuji.”
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National Film Registry selection anchors ‘Journeys in Motion’ at Coral Gables library

By Coral Gables Gazette staff A train ride past Mount Fuji, an animated rendering of Homer’s “Odyssey” and a meditation on discovery will share the screen Wednesday at the Coral…

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Black-and-white film still from Earth showing an older man lying beside a pile of apples.
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Banned after nine days, Soviet classic ‘Earth’ screens at Coral Gables Library

By Coral Gables Gazette staff Nearly a century after Soviet authorities pulled Earth from release after just nine days, the 1930 Ukrainian silent classic will screen next week at the…

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Two vintage Raggedy Ann and Andy cloth dolls lie side by side against a light background, holding hands.
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Original Raggedy Ann and Andy dolls star in Coral Gables Library celebration

By Coral Gables Gazette staff The most improbable fact about the original Raggedy Ann and Andy dolls is not that they still exist. It is that they have spent the…

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Publicity portrait from The Thin Man featuring actors William Powell and Myrna Loy posed beside Asta the wire-haired fox terrier.
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‘The Thin Man’ brings wit, martinis and murder to Coral Gables Library

By Coral Gables Gazette staff There is a version of The Thin Man that could be described as a mystery — a retired detective and his wealthy wife are drawn…

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Four men in mismatched military costumes stand in a row, each saluting with one hand. From left: a man in a blue military jacket with gold buttons, a man in a tan shirt with gold-braided epaulettes, a man in a white undershirt wearing a small helmet, and a man in a yellow vest wearing round glasses and a false mustache. The background suggests a theatrical or battlefield setting with soft, colorful tones.
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‘Duck Soup’: Coral Gables Library screens the Marx Brothers’ masterwork on April Fool’s Day

By Coral Gables Gazette staff Picture four brothers dressed as soldiers, fighting a war that no one can quite remember starting, in a country whose name — Freedonia, Land of…

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Exterior of the Coral Gables Branch Library with trees and a paved parking area in front, including book drop boxes and parking signs.
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Library overflow parking central to dog park lawsuit

By Coral Gables Gazette staff Until now, the controversy over whether the City of Coral Gables should build a new dog park at 520 University Drive, across the street from the Coral…

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Portrait of Yuri Freeman, a scientist and engineer, smiling while standing in front of laboratory and electronics equipment.
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‘From Sputnik to SpaceX’: A sweeping history of human ambition beyond Earth

By Coral Gables Gazette staff Public libraries serve as civic gateways to curiosity, discovery, and shared memory. On Tuesday, January 13, the Coral Gables Library (3443 Segovia St.) will extend…

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Black-and-white still from the 1946 film The Big Sleep showing Humphrey Bogart seated beside Lauren Bacall during a quiet, tense scene.
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Silver Screen Mornings brings film noir classic ‘The Big Sleep’ to Coral Gables Library

By Coral Gables Gazette staff The shadow-soaked world of classic Hollywood returns to Coral Gables this month as the Coral Gables Library continues its Silver Screen Mornings series with a…

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Black-and-white still from Key Largo showing two actors seated indoors; the woman watches with steady concern while the man leans forward in thought, both dressed in mid-century casual clothing.
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Step into the storm: Coral Gables Library screens Bogart classic ‘Key Largo’

By Coral Gables Gazette staff Classic cinema returns to the Coral Gables Branch Library this week with a screening of Key Largo, the 1948 film noir drama that distilled postwar…

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A smiling Corgi wearing a black witch hat holds a small jack-o’-lantern candy pail in its mouth while surrounded by pumpkins and marigolds outdoors.
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Paws, claws…and costumes: Coral Gables Library launches ‘Howloween’ pet photo contest

By Coral Gables Gazette staff It’s officially spooky season in Coral Gables—and the city’s most charming costume contest isn’t just for kids. The Coral Gables Branch Library is welcoming pet…

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