Documentary Screening: The Librarians In-Person
LOCATION: Wentz Science Center, Stevenson Hall
Join Oesterle Library and the North Central College community for a screening of the 2025 documentary The Librarians. Light refreshments will be served. There will be time after the film to talk about the film with other attendees.
Seats are limited and free registration is required.
About the film (from the film website):
Librarians emerge as first responders in the fight for democracy and our First Amendment Rights. As they well know, controlling the flow of ideas means control over communities.
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 extremism 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.
Organized by Oesterle Library, Shimer Great Books School, Department of Communication & Media Studies, and the Center for Social Impact
- Date:
- Thursday, February 26, 2026
- Time:
- 5:30pm - 8:00pm
- Time Zone:
- Central Time - US & Canada (change)
- Audience:
- Faculty Public Staff Students
- Categories:
- Campus Partners Library Programming
Outreach & Engagement Librarian
rdstrang@noctrl.edu
