While the Department of Film continues its evaluation and inspection of this historic 16mm collection, the Circulating Film Library will remain temporarily closed. Please check back in 2025.
About
Established in 1935 to collect films that illustrate the historic and artistic development of motion pictures and to establish the medium as a major art form, the Circulating Library initially included a circulating collection available at reasonable rates to colleges, museums, and other educational institutions. This has since been expanded to include regional and international film festivals, Museum exhibitions, and other film organizations that can still screen 16mm film.
This current iteration of CIRC has only 16mm prints for rental. There are no longer any DVD’s, Files nor Sales of the Circulating Film Library. If you are interested in film loans from the permanent collection please go here: Film Preservation.