New Haven is a pretty easy place to find Italian food and fairs, but what about films? The Institute Library is satisfying that craving this summer with their new film series, “Ciao, Bella!” On Thursday night the second film of the three in the series — 1962’s Mamma Roma, directed by Pier Polo Pasolini — was screened among the stacks of their biography room.

Library member John Hatch had the idea for the series and according to operations manager Eva Geertz, it was one she was happy to help come to fruition. “It’s his baby.” said Geertz, who also said she “got more and more amped up” as they figured out how to get the series going, which included figuring out how to darken the room.