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Special Screening and Discussion on Book Banning and Free Expression: THE LIBRARIANS
Thursday, October 23 at 7 PM, the Rosendale Theatre will host a powerful and timely event focused on book banning and freedom of expression.
This Thursday, October 23rd at 7:00 PM, the Rosendale Theatre will host a powerful and timely event focused on book banning and freedom of expression. The evening will feature a screening of THE LIBRARIANS, a compelling new documentary from acclaimed director Kim A. Snyder, exploring the growing movement against censorship in schools and libraries.
- Thursday, October 23 | 7:00 PM
- Rosendale Theatre, 408 Main Street, Rosendale
- THE LIBRARIANS | NR | Documentary | 1 Hour 28 Minutes
- BUY TICKETS : $10.00 General Admission/$6.00 Rosendale Theatre Members
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.
After the film there will be a Q&A with filmmaker Kim A. Snyder, Rebekkah Smith Aldrich, Executive Director, Mid-Hudson Library System, and Katie Scott-Childress, Library Director for the Rosendale Library .
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About Us
Mid-Hudson Library System (MHLS) is a cooperative public library system chartered by the New York State Board of Regents and overseen by the New York State Education Department via the Division of Library Development (DLD). MHLS is dedicated to working together with sixty-six (66) member libraries in the Mid-Hudson region to strengthen local library services while saving local tax dollars. MHLS is a “Book Haven” system – guaranteeing that any title appearing on the American Library Association’s annual “Most Challenged Books” list is accessible to every library cardholder in the system. For more information, visit www.midhudson.org or follow the library system on Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn.
