Indie Lens Pop-Up Screening: The Librarians
Kellogg-Hubbard Library in partnership with the Vermont Department of Libraries presents an Indie Lens Pop-Up Screening of The Librarians. The film will screen twice at the Savoy Theater in Montpelier, and each screening will be followed by a panel discussion and audience Q&A with State Librarian and Commissioner of Libraries Catherine Delneo, U-32’s Teacher-Librarian Meg Allison, and KHL Director of Library Services Carolyn Picazio.
Showtimes: 4:30PM and 7PM*
*While these free screenings are currently sold out, seats may become available at the door if ticket holders choose not to attend.
From Oscar-nominated Director and Producer Kim A. Snyder (“Death By Numbers,” “Newtown,” “Us Kids”) and Executive Producer Sarah Jessica Parker, “The Librarians” takes viewers from Texas to Florida and beyond, where local libraries have become unexpected battlegrounds in a national struggle over parental control, intellectual freedom, and democracy itself. Sparked by the controversial “Krause List” in Texas, which targets 850 books centered on race and LGBTQIA+ stories, the film takes a deep investigative dive into the escalating movement against book banning. The film captures the courage and resilience of the everyday heroes, librarians, as well as concerned parents and students flanking them, who have become first responders in the fight for the freedom to read, standing defiantly against censorship at all costs.
