Tinworks Presents a screening of the award-winning documentary The Librarians followed by a post-screening conversation with Director and Producer Kim A Snyder, Executive Producer Alison Benson, and Montana Library Association's Kirk Vreisman; moderated by Montana State Senator Cora Neumann.

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 White Christian Nationalism 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.

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