SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – Indie Lens Pop-Up presents “The Librarians,” a powerful look at the quiet heroes battling against book banning in America at the next South Lake Tahoe Library program on Tuesday, February 24 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
There will be a free screening of the 86-minute movie followed by a discussion, all hosted by the Friends of the Library.
Indie Lens Pop-Up, presented by ITVS, INDEPENDENT LENS, and Friends of the Library will host a special screening of “The Librarians,” followed by a Q & A with our local librarians. The documentary follows a courageous network of besieged librarians as they unite to examine how book restriction policies are shaping library collections.
From Oscar-nominated Director and Producer Kim A. Snyder and Executive Producer Sarah Jessica Parker, “The Librarians” takes viewers from Texas to Florida and beyond, where local libraries have become unexpected battlegrounds in a national struggle over parental control, intellectual freedom, and democracy itself. Sparked by the controversial “Krause List” in Texas, which targets 850 books centered on race and LGBTQIA+ stories, the film takes a deep investigative dive into the escalating movement against book banning. The film captures the courage and resilience of the everyday heroes, librarians, as well as concerned parents and students flanking them, who have become first responders in the fight for the freedom to read, standing defiantly against censorship at all costs.
The South Lake Tahoe Library is located at 1000 Rufus Allen Blvd.
