Free for All: The Public Library Film Screening

Sat, May 3 2025
12:00 pm – 1:30 pm
New Lots, Auditorium

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Come join us in a film screening and discussion of “Free for All: The Public Library" (youtube.com/watch?v=OD45tDYf6qU), which tells the story of the quiet revolutionaries who created a civic institution where everything is free and the doors are open to all.

 

The public library is one of America’s most valued yet endangered institutions.  Director Dawn Logsdon travels the United States, discovering historic and modern-day figures, especially women, who contributed to the library’s integral position within democracy. “Free for All: The Public Library” chronicles the evolution of the nation’s public libraries, tracing the battles over who can enter, what belongs there, and who makes these decisions, while exploring how public commons are defined and defended.

 

Light refreshments will be served, while supplies last.  RSVP not required but appreciated!

 

Want to screen an Independent Lens film?  Learn more at https://itvs.org/impact/indie-lens-pop-up-partnering-with-communities-making-real-impact/

 

 

 

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