Latah County Library District: The Librarians

Friday, October 10
Panel Discussion at 6 PM
Film Screening at 7 PM

The Latah County Library District presents a free screening of acclaimed documentary THE LIBRARIANS. The film will be preceded by a panel discussion of book banning and other topics in librarianship, consisting of local and out-of-county librarians.

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 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. Hosted by Latah County Library District. 

Rated: Not Rated | 1 hr 32 min | Tickets: Free