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 extremism 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.
The screening on Saturday, October 17 at 2:15 PM will feature a post-screening Q&A with Cameron Samuels, Co-Founder / Exec Director, Students Engaged in Advancing Texas (Seat)
The screening on Thursday, October 23 at 4 PM will feature a post-screening Q&A with Anne Russey, Co-Director, Texas Freedom to Read and Dorcas Hand, Retired School Librarian.
