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Widespread screening events are expanding the audience for “Free for All: The Public Library,” an Independent Lens documentary that explores the crucial role of American libraries throughout history ...

When New Orleans was battening down in the 1960s for the arrival of Hurricane Betsy, Dawn Logsdon’s mother was preparing by getting children’s books from the library to read by candlelight. “From that ...

Those who would censor what children or even adults read demand book banning. Reactionaries have stormed drag queen storytelling events, trying to stop them, including an incident in 2022 when members ...

The new PBS Independent Lens documentary about America's public library system arrives with a very clever, two-edged title: Free for All: The Public Library. The "Free for All" part refers, of course, ...

The documentary “Free for All: The Public Library” chronicles the role libraries still play in communities in the digital age, for both informational resources and for community connection. The public ...

Countless histories can be found on library shelves, including histories of libraries themselves. Reading library history can help us not only avoid repeating history but also better understand how ...