A panel Q&A with local librarians will follow the film:
Gretchen Hachmeister, Executive Director, The Hotchkiss Library of Sharon - Moderator
Rhiannon Leo-Jameson, Director, NorthEast-Millerton Library
Kristin McClune, Library Media Specialist, Coxsackie-Athens Central School District, Pre-K-4th Grade
Meg Sher, Executive Director, David M. Hunt Library
Director: Kim Snyder
Producers: Kim A. Snyder, Janique L. Robillard, Maria Cuomo Cole, Jana Edelbaum
Cast: Carolyn Foote
Filmmaker information
Librarians 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. 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.
1hr 32mins/NR
>Tickets: $18 / Superstar Members $16
Promotional Partner: Oblong Books