Date: Tuesday, November 25, 2025
Showtime: 6:30 pm
Price: Free
Location: Salt Lake City Public Library Nancy Tessman Auditorium
Sponsored by: Texas Freedom to Read Project and Let Utah Read
Post-film panel with Shannon Hale, Utah Author, Representative Sahara Hayes, Laney Hawes, Co-Founder Texas Freedom to Read Project, and Rebekah Cummings, Co-Founder of Let Utah Read and 2024 Candidate for Utah Lt. Governor. Eli McCann, Columnist for the Salt Lake Tribune will moderate.
“The Librarians” offers a rattling look at coordinated efforts to ban books. More importantly, it introduces viewers to the everyday and increasingly vital heroes pushing back: the librarians who sound the alarm to both legislative and grassroots attempts to pull books from school and public libraries.
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 White Christian Nationalism 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.
Seating is limited, so RSVP is required.
Disclaimer: This film is not rated and may not be appropriate for young children. There are adult themes, references to sexual content, and some strong language.
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Screening generously made possible by Penguin Random House
When
November 25, 2025 at 6:30pm - 9pm
Where
Salt Lake City Public Library Main Library Nancy Tessman Auditorium
210 E 400 S
Salt Lake City, UT 84111
United States
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