Derby Neck Library - Banned Books Week Documentary Screening: The Librarians (2025)

Join us on October 6th at 5:00pm for a special screening of the award-winning documentary, The Librarians (2025), as part of our 2026 Banned Books Week offerings. Popcorn and light refreshments will be served!

Registration is not required. This is a free event. Ages 16+

About the Film:

Librarians emerge 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.

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 extremism 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.

For more information about the film, check out their website: https://thelibrariansfilm.com/about/

What is Banned Books Week?

Banned Books Week (October 4-10, 2026) is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read. Typically held during the last week of September, it spotlights current and historical attempts to censor books in libraries and schools. It brings together the entire book community — librarians, booksellers, publishers, journalists, teachers, and readers of all types — in shared support of the freedom to seek and to express ideas, even those some consider unorthodox or unpopular.

More information about Banned Books Week can be found on the American Library Association (ALA) website: https://www.ala.org/bbooks/banned