Documentary Film Screening
and conversation with director Kim A. Snyder

Across the U.S., librarians are on the front lines of a growing battle over access to information. As book bans and censorship efforts surge in states like Texas and Florida, libraries have become contested spaces in the fight for democracy and First Amendment rights.

The Lafayette Library and Learning Center Foundation is proud to present The Librarian, a powerful documentary that follows librarians as they navigate harassment, laws targeting their work, and the rising tide of extremism driving censorship movements. Through their stories, the film reveals how defending the freedom to read has become both an act of resistance and a reaffirmation of our shared commitment to knowledge, equity, and community.

Join us for a screening and conversation that invites the community to explore the vital role libraries play in preserving access to ideas — and what’s at stake when that access is threatened.

This program is made possible in part thanks to support from Nancy Yuan-Chi Yang in memory of Dr. Chin Ming Yang, and our Program Sponsors Orchard Nursery and Friends of the Lafayette Library. Thank you to the Claremont Hotel for their in-kind donation.

The Librarians

Lafayette Library and Learning Center Foundation presents