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DESCRIPTION:"THE LIBRARIANS" \n\nAward Winning Documentary and Call to Action for Free 
 Speech & Democracy\n\nLibrarians 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.\n\nIn 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. \n\nDespite facing harassment, 
 threats, and laws aimed at criminalizing their work – the librarians’ 
 rallying cry for freedom to read is a chilling cautionary tale.\n\nWINNER: 
 Best Documentary Feature Film Jury Award at Sarasota Film Festival 
 \nWINNER: Best Documentary Feature Film Jury Award at Dallas International 
 Film Festival  Sundance 2025 World Premiere\n\n\nSCREENINGS in SF BAY 
 AREA\n\nRoxie Theater, San Francisco, CA \n\nTickets: 
 https://roxie.com/film/the-librarians/\n(For Sold Out screenings, there 
 will be a Rush Line for those to wish to try for possible no-show 
 seats)\n\nThursday, December 4, 2025 3:40 PM @ Big Roxie\n\nFriday, 
 December 5, 2025 SOLD OUT\n\n12/5 Q&A with Panelists - Director/Producer 
 Kim A. Snyder; Film Participant Audrey Wilson-Youngblood; Librarian/Host, 
 PBS Reading Rainbow Mychal Threets; Author (Also an Octopus)/Founding 
 Member, Authors Against Book Bans Maggie Tokuda-Hall Moderator - Marke 
 Bieschke, publisher and culture editor, 48 Hills; Author (Queer: The 
 Ultimate LGBT Guide for Teens)	\nONLY RUSH TICKETS AVAILABLE FOR 12/5/2025; 
 other dates online tickets still available\n\nTuesday, December 9, 2025 
 SOLD OUT\n\nWednesday, December 10, 2025 8:35 PM @ Little Roxie\n\n\nRialto 
 Sebastopol\n\nTuesday, December 9 at 6:30pm\n\ntickets: 
 https://rialtocinemas.com/now-playing/the-librarians-seb/\n\nQ&A with 
 Director/Producer Kim A Snyder and Producer Janique L Robillard\n\n\nRialto 
 Elmwood, Berkeley, CA: Benefit Screening for The Oakland Literacy 
 Coalition\n\nThursday, January 15 at 6pm\n\nPanel discussion with Oakland 
 school library leaders: \nDeborah Gibbons, OUSD District 
 Teacher-Librarian\nSamia Khattab, Franklin Elementary 
 Teacher-Librarian\nLiz Grewal, Oakland Tech High School Teacher-Librarian 
 \nModerated by Lola Dvorak, School Library Partnership Coordinator and 
 Peralta Elementary Library Technician\n\n\nCALL TO ACTION\n\nMore than a 
 documentary.  Screenings are a call to action.\n\nThe Librarians aims to 
 provide resources, support and tools that connect organizations with and 
 creates bridges for libraries under fire and like-minded librarians and 
 that are fighting the good fight—to protect and uphold our constitutional 
 freedoms and civil liberties which are under attack—freedom of knowledge 
 access, the freedom to learn and enrich one's self, and the fight against 
 the weaponization of language to censor and silence literary voices and to 
 stifle the freedom of expression which we hold so dear. \n\nGO HERE: 
 https://thelibrariansfilm.com/resources/\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2025/12/02/18881956.php
SUMMARY:"The Librarians": Film on Dangers of Book Bans - Doc Screenings SF Bay Area w/ Film Makers
LOCATION:Find screenings here: https://thelibrariansfilm.com/screenings/\n\nTrailer: 
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ykll4MWltsQ
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2025/12/02/18881956.php
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