**Offsite location - This film will be screened at The Lexington Venue, 1794 Massachusetts Ave, Lexington

Join Cary Library for a screening of The Librarians (2025).

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 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.

Attendance is on a first-come basis.

Presented in partnership with Cary Library Board of Trustees, Cary Library Foundation and the Friends of Cary Library. Special thanks to The Lexington Venue for hosting the screening.

This program is made possible by the generous donors to the Cary Library Foundation.

Film time is 1hr 32mins. 

Directed by Kim A. Snyder and featuring Suzette Baker, Weston Brown, Becky Calzada