From Academy Award nominee and Peabody winner KASnyderFilms, the new feature documentary, The Librarians, is a rallying cry for freedom to read. As book banning sweeps across the U.S. at an unprecedented rate, brave librarians emerge as first responders in the fight for democracy and our First Amendment Rights.

As an unprecedented wave of book banning is sparked in Texas, Florida, and beyond, librarians under siege join forces as unlikely defenders fighting for intellectual freedom on the front lines of democracy. 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.

There will be a panel discussion/Q & A immediately following, and you don't want to miss this!  We are thrilled to have the following "Librarians" join us:

Adrienne Pettinelli - Director of the Henrietta Public Library
Emily Clasper - Director of the Rochester Public Library and Monroe County Library System
Ron Kirsop - Director of the OWWL Library System
Annalee Dragon - Director of the New York Library Association
Linda Sue Park - Newberry Award winning author

And our moderator:  Norma Holland!