Free for All: The Public Library
Hosted by Stillwater County Library
In-person
When
Feb 22, 1:30 PM MST
Where
Ace Stillwater Civic Center
16 Sheep Dip Road, Columbus, MT, 59019
Price
Free Screening
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About the event
Indie Lens, Montana PBS, and Stillwater County Library presents Free for All: The Public LibraryWhat to expect:
1:30 pm – Open seating will be available. The Stillwater County Library Foundation will be selling cash concessions to benefit the Stillwater County Mobile Library.
2:00pm – Showing of Free for All: The Public Library
3:00 pm – Panel Discussion
Before and after the event, participants will have an opportunity to write short responses to the following questions on a sticky note or postcard (to send to someone afterwards): Why do you love your public library? What does your public library mean to you? What would you change at your public library? Sticky notes will be displayed for other patrons to read after the event.
RSVP Requested but not required. https://stillwatercountylibrary.org/event/free-documentary-screening-free-for-all-the-public-library/
About the film
Free for All: The Public Library tells the story of the quiet revolutionaries who made a simple idea happen. From the pioneering women behind the “Free Library Movement” to today's librarians who service the public despite working in a contentious age of closures and book bans, meet those who created a civic institution where everything is free and the doors are open to all.
Genre
Documentary
Released
2025
Director
Dawn Logsdon, Lucie Faulknor
Producer
Dawn Logsdon, Lucie Faulknor
About the space
The Ace Stillwater Civic Center offers ample free parking, accessibility access, and restrooms.
Community Center
Food for sale
Indoor Event
Wheelchair accessible