The Librarians
Monday, December 8 6:30pm (Sold Out)
Q&A to follow with director Kim Snyder!
Benefit Screening for The Oakland Literacy Coalition
Thursday, January 15 6pm
Panel discussion with Oakland school library leaders:
Deborah Gibbons, OUSD District Teacher-Librarian
Samia Khattab, Franklin Elementary Teacher-Librarian
Liz Grewal, Oakland Tech High School Teacher-Librarian
Moderated by Lola Dvorak, School Library Partnership Coordinator and Peralta Elementary Library Technician
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.
= FILM FACTS =
Running Time 92 min
Genre Documentary
MPAA Rating Not Rated
Directed by
Kim A. Snyder
