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Join us for a screening of this surprise hit documentary film, followed by a conversation and Q&A with a panel of local librarians, including:- Alicia Abdul of Albany High School,
- Roger Green of the Albany Public Library Foundation, and
- Amanda Lowe of the University at Albany Libraries.
NO TICKETS REQUIRED
Visit: https://www.nyswritersinstitute.org/thelibrarians for more information.
The film profiles librarians across America as they face and combat book-banning — defending intellectual freedom on democracy’s frontlines amid unprecedented censorship in Texas, Florida, and beyond.
"The Librarians"
Screening followed by panel discussion
7 p.m. Friday, February 20
Page Hall, UAlbany Downtown Campus
135 Western Avenue
Albany NY 12203
Free and open to the public
The New York Times said, “From its superb opening-credits sequence paying tribute to card catalogs of yore to its sharp selection of vintage clips and intimate reportage, 'The Librarians' is as well-crafted as it is profoundly alarming.”
Watch the trailer: https://www.nyswritersinstitute.org/thelibrarians
Cosponsored by the Capital District Library Council (CDLC)
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135 Western Avenue Albany NY 12203, 135 Western Ave, Albany, NY 12203-1011, United States
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