The Librarians at DC/DOX25

What happens when books are banned? Join the DC/DOX festival for the world premiere ofThe Librarians, a powerful documentary on the chilling story of book bans in Texas and the fight against censorship.

The event is part of the 5th annual Teach Truth Day of Action, in partnership with the DC Area Educators for Social Justice. Use the code DCASJ10 for 10% off any screening during the festival. Reserve tickets.

Post-screening conversation with director Kim A. Snyder, producer Maria Cuomo Cole, and film protagonist, librarian Martha Hickson.

More About The Librarians

As an unprecedented wave of book banning, primarily targeting race and LGBTQIA+ issues, spreads across Texas, Florida, and beyond, librarians under siege unite as unlikely defenders, fighting for intellectual freedom on the front lines of democracy.

Academy Award–nominated filmmaker Kim A. Snyder takes us to this unexpected front line, where librarians emerge as first responders in the fight for democracy, free access to information, and our First Amendment rights. As they understand all too well, controlling the flow of ideas means controlling communities.

In Texas, the Krause List targets 850 books focused on race and LGBTQIA+ stories, sparking an unprecedented wave of book bans across the U.S. As tensions escalate, librarians connect the dots from heated school and library board meetings nationwide, revealing the White Christian Nationalism driving censorship efforts. Despite facing harassment, threats, and laws aiming to criminalize their work, these librarians’ rallying cry for the freedom to read stands as a chilling cautionary tale.