A Community Collaborations event presented in collaboration with Iowa City Public Library Friends Foundation.

After the film there will be a discussion of the film with Iowa City Public Library Director Anne Mangano and American Library Association (ALA) Office for Intellectual Freedom Deputy Director Sarah Lamdan.

Following this talkback, you’re invited to The Green House for a community gathering and post card writing session to share the positive impact of libraries.

*Please note that these special post-screening features apply only to the January 24th presentation, not the encore screening.*

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.