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‘Free for All: The Public Library’ Free Community Screening Events
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April 21, 2025
Indie Lens Pop-Up, presented by ITVS, INDEPENDENT LENS, and WCNY-PBS will host an event featuring a shortened, preview version of “Free for All: The Public Library” and a community discussion. “Free for All: The Public Library” tells the story of the quiet revolutionaries who created a civic institution where everything is free, and the doors are open to all
The public library is one of America’s most valued yet endangered institutions. Director Dawn Logsdon travels the United States, discovering historic and modern-day figures, especially women, who contributed to the library’s integral position within democracy. “Free for All: The Public Library” chronicles the evolution of the nation’s public libraries, tracing the battles over who can enter, what belongs there, and who makes these decisions, while exploring how public commons are defined and defended.
WHAT: FREE preview screenings of “Free for All: The Public Library” with light reception and a community discussion to include topics such as what does public library mean to its patrons and how do we maintain libraries as free resources for the public.
WHO: Presenters: Indie Lens Pop-Up, WCNY-PBS
WHEN: Sunday, April 27 at 5 p.m. at the Manlius Cinema, Manlius & Tuesday, May 20 at 5 p.m. at the Hangar Theatre, Ithaca.
Immediately following the film, WCNY will host an engaging and interactive discussion about how public libraries shaped the country and continue to be a sanctuary for Americans everywhere, despite the threats to funding the civic institution has faced in recent years.
RSVP: katherine.keeney@wcny.org or 315.551.6838
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