Documentary Screening & Panel Discussion: The Librarians

Screening of The Librarians, a documentary about librarians who have emerged 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.

A panel discussion, to be moderated by John Breunig, Editorial Page Editor of Hearst Connecticut Media Group, will follow the screening. Panelists include Erin Dummeyer, director of the Mark Twain Library; Colleen DeVeer, executive producer of The Librarians; and Alice Knapp, CEO of the Ferguson Library.

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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 White Christian Nationalism 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.

Co-sponsored by the Friends of Ferguson Library's Freedom to Read Committee.