The Librarians

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Tammy K @RT30208608 Mar 19 As a high school Social Studies teacher, I empathize with the people in this movie. We must protect the right to read and learn about ideas, topics, events, and people of all kinds. Perhaps the ones we most need to protect are the ones that make us uncomfortable. We have the right to limit what our own children are exposed to, but we absolutely do not have the right to put those same restrictions on other people's children. I thank God my parents allowed me the freedom to read a wide range of books growing up. I thank God for the libraries and the librarians who opened my world and provided those books. See more Agnes R @TheHikingBookworms Feb 10 An incredibly important documentary. It is incredibly sad. Mind blowing. Emotional. Scary. Moving. Motivating. Hopeful. I streamed it FREE on YouTube via PBS. Please watch it. It's relevant even if you dislike reading and/or books. You think you know, but you probably seriously don't know what's been going on. I'm close to my libraries. I know they've been under scrutiny and fire. But I did not know the extremes certain political groups and individuals have gone to. This isn't recent. It's been building. And it is ongoing. See more William K. @Koolbill Feb 5 Fabulous with a scary and timely message. See more lizzy Jan 20 This film highlights the clear and present danger we face in the USA right now. "That Librarian" and all the librarians that hold books as a guiding light for the rest of the world are my heroes. The vitriol that has been directed toward these courageous folks is reprehensible and needs more daylight to shine on it. We must learn from history in order NOT to repeat it. See more Maria J @miajjohns Jan 17 As a Canadian, this film was eye-opening in understanding the censorship and the framing of important social issues as ‘threats’ to children's innocence. Very impactful film. See more spoko s @spoko Jan 16 It’s framed as a hero story, and the librarians are certainly that—steadily absorbing hostility while doing grinding, essential work. But the film doesn’t go much deeper. I wanted something more: a challenge to my own position, or more serious investigation of the opposition. The stakes are clear, but the scope feels narrow. There are hints of ulterior motives behind book bans, for example, but those threads go unpursued. One standout moment—Amanda Jones talking with her father—offers real tension and nuance, but it’s rare. More of that would have helped. Frankly, even as propaganda, the film doesn’t land especially hard. After all they’ve endured, the payoff seems to be a few local board wins and some camaraderie at ALA. What impact have they had? What comes next? Anything? See more Read all reviews

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