As one librarian says in the award-winning documentary The Librarians, "If you can control the library, you can control the community." Join us on October 8th (6-8:30 PM) during Banned Books Week for a screening of The Librarians. Popcorn will be provided. 

Can't make it to this screening? You can view this documentary through our own license to the film (with which our library is able to host public screenings like this one), or through our subscription to Academic Video Online (AVON).

See a description of the film below: 

"Librarians emerge as first responders in the fight for democracy and our First Amendment Rights. As they well know, controlling the flow of ideas means control over communities.
In Texas, the Krause List targets 850 books focused on race and LGBTQia+ stories – triggering sweeping book bans across the U.S. at an unprecedented rate. As tensions escalate, librarians connect the dots from heated school and library board meetings nationwide to lay bare the underpinnings of extremism fueling the censorship efforts. Despite facing harassment, threats, and laws aimed at criminalizing their work – the librarians’ rallying cry for freedom to read is a chilling cautionary tale."