The Librarians
Hosted by The Librarians
Virtual
When
Feb 7, 5:00 PM EST
Price
$15.00 USD per person
Available in
UM, US, CA
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First Amendment Under Fire: Watch Party and Live Discussion
Missed our last Right To Read rally? Join us for another online screening and conversation featuring members of our film team, trailblazing free speech leaders, and grassroots organizers fighting to defend intellectual freedom so you can be ready to activate your community members once the film is available across the U.S. on PBS Independent Lens starting February 9.
Speakers will include Academy Award nominated and Peabody Award winning Director/Producer Kim A Snyder; former Llano County Librarian and film participant, Suzette Baker; plaintiff in landmark Island Trees School District v. Pico (1982) Supreme Court Case, Steven Pico; Chairman of Intellectual Freedom Task Force, Penguin Random House, Skip Dye; National youth organizer and co-founder of Seat, Cameron Samuels; and more.
Additional speakers being announced soon, so stay tuned and get your tickets today!
Event Participants
Emerson Sykes
ACLU Senior Staff Attorney
Kim A Snyder
Director and Producer
Suzette Baker
Librarian and Film Participant
Steven Pico
Plaintiff, Island Trees vs. Pico
Skip Dye - Penguin Random House
SVP of Digital Strategy
Cameron Samuels
Co-Founder of SEAT
About the film
As an unprecedented wave of book banning is sparked in Texas, Florida, and beyond, librarians under siege join forces as unlikely defenders fighting for intellectual freedom on the front lines of democracy.
Genre
Documentary
Released
2025
Director
Kim A Snyder
Producer
Janique L Robillard, Jana Edelbaum, Maria Cuomo Cole, Kim A Snyder, Cynthia Kane