Showing of The Librarians in Omaha Oct 9th 6:30 PM
Courtney Pentland
During Banned Books Week, there will be a showing of the film, The Librarians at Film Streams in Omaha at the Downtown location. October 9th at 6:30 PM.
This film is presented as a Community Collaboration with The Write Stuff and Omaha Public Library during Banned Books Week (Oct 5-11). Stay after the film for an engaging panel discussion with details to be announced!
Film Information
As an unprecedented wave of book banning is sparked in Texas, Florida, and beyond, librarians under siege join forces 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.
As tensions escalate, librarians connect the dots from heated school and library board meetings nationwide to lay bare the underpinnings of a large-scale coordinated extremist movement 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.
"A gripping story of what is at stake when curiosity and thinking are endangered... It introduces viewers to the everyday and increasingly vital heroes pushing back." –Variety