Free for All: The Public Library

Free for All: The Public Library

Thursday, April 10th, 5:00 P.M.

The Library hosts, in partnership with Independent Lens, the new documentary, “Free for All: The Public Library,” to celebrate National Library Week. The documentary tells the story of the quiet revolutionaries who made a simple idea happen. From the pioneering women behind the Free Library Movement to today’s librarians who service the public despite working in a contentious age of closures and book bans, meet those who created a civic institution where everything is free, and the doors are open to all. Following the screening, Library staff will share information library card sign-up and resources available through the Library. The film is one hour in length. Free for All: The Public Library will premiere on PBS on April 29th.