Crescent Theater: The Librarians
Date/Time
Date(s) - November 15, 2025
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Location
Crescent Theater
Categories
“A different type of superhero movie.” – @HollywoodReporter From Academy Award nominee and Peabody winner @KASnyderFilms, the new feature documentary @TheLibrariansFilm 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.
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.
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