Bozeman Library

Free for All: The Public Library

Watch a special screening of "Free For All: The Public Library" and learn about the state of Montana libraries from Sarah Widger, president of the Montana Library Association.

Doors open at 6:30 PM.

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.

The film will be followed by a discussion with Montana Library Association president Sarah Widger and Bozeman Library Friends and Foundation executive director Janay Johnson about issues facing Montana libraries.

Filmmakers: Dawn Logsdon (Director, Producer, Editor) and Lucie Faulknor (Co-director, Producer). Total Run Time: 60 minutes.

📚Book Lists — PBS Books has put together a series of book recommendations inspired by the film.

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