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Film: "Free For All: The Public Library"

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2025-04-09 17:30:00 2025-04-09 19:30:00 America/New_York Film: "Free For All: The Public Library" 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. ~PBS Surratts-Clinton - Auditorium (150)

Wednesday, April 09
5:30pm - 7:30pm

Add to Calendar 2025-04-09 17:30:00 2025-04-09 19:30:00 America/New_York Film: "Free For All: The Public Library" 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. ~PBS Surratts-Clinton - Auditorium (150)

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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. ~PBS

"Free For All: The Public Library" will premiere on MPT on April 29, 2025  More Info: https://www.pbs.org/independentlens/documentaries/free-for-all/

AGE GROUP: | Teen (13-18 yrs) | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | National Library Week | Love Your Library | Films |

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