Free for All: The Public Library

Free for All: The Public Library

A film by Dawn Logsdon and Lucie Faulkner

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.

 

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Director

Dawn Logsdon and Lucie Faulkner

Producer

Dawn Logsdon and Lucie Faulkner

Runtime

84 minutes

Rights Represented

Educational

Captions Available

English, Spanish

Language

English

Press

“It’s a very informative, and ultimately very persuasive, documentary about the legacy and importance of the American public library system.”

- NPR

“In the current environment, Free for All feels like an act of advocacy and subversion.”

- KQED

“Free for All’s greatest achievement is showing how this institution, commonly taken for granted and under threat, is an uncommon and essential tool in the development of our history and of our greater human rights.”

- Film Festival Today
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Free for All: The Public Library

How public libraries shaped a nation and remain a beloved sanctuary for Americans today.

 

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