As we approach the half way point of the year, here’s a list of all the movies and television shows based on hit books coming later in 2025 or 2026. What are you most excited for?

Coming in 2025

How To Train Your Dragon based on the book by Cressida Cowell

I Know What You Did Last Summer based on the book by Lois Duncan

The Bad Guys based on the book by Aaron Blabey

The Summer I Turned Pretty based on We’ll always Have Summer by Jenny Han

The Running Man based on the book by Stephen King

Forever based on the book by Judy Blume

Wicked based on the book by Gregory Maguire

Verity based on the book by Colleen Hoover

The Hunting Wives based on the book by May Cobb

The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman

People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry

Kill Your Darlings based on the book by Peter Swanson

My Oxford Year based on the book by Julia Whelan

The Long Walk based on the book by Stephen King

Regretting You based on the book by Colleen Hoover

Hamnet based on the book by Maggie O’Farrell

The Housemaid based on the book by Freida McFadden

The Woman in Cabin 10 based on the book by Ruth Ware

The Whisper Man based on the book by Alex North

Coming in 2026

Wuthering Heights basedon the classic novel by Emily Bronte

Reminders of Him based on the book by Colleen Hoover

Project Hail Mary based on the book by Andy Weir

The Odyssey based on the epic poem by Homer

Sunrise on the Reaping based on the book by Suzanne Collins

Dune: Messiah based on the book by Frank Herbert

More Adaptations Coming Soon

Grapes of Wrath based on the book by John Steinbeck

Deep Cuts based on the book by Holly Brickley

Little House on the Prarie based on the book by Laura Ingalls Wilder

Five Star Weekend based on the book by Elin Hildebrand

Margo’s Got Money Troubles based on the book by Rufi Thorpe

Lucky based on the book by Marissa Stapley

Cujo based on the book by Stephen King

Carrie based on the book by Stephen King

We Were Liars based on the book by E. Lockhart

The Last Mrs. Parrish based on the book by Liv Constaine

Starting on Monday August 31st, the 81st Street Library will be closed as we begin final preparations for the Main Library's Grand Opening on September 9th. The NB Recreation and Library as well as The Guttenberg Resource Center will remain open. If you have any questions about picking up items on hold, please call the library at 201-869-4715.

On Saturday, September 12th at the Main Library is our Health and Wellness Fair! The Health Fair will be held from 10 AM to 2 PM. There will be free shuttle service to the Health Fair. If you have any questions, please call the library.