When: Sunday, April 6, 2025 | 1:00 - 3:00 p.m.
Where: Vermont State University, Johnson Campus, Bentley Hall, Room 207 -
Tickets: Free entry, no ticket required
Kick-off National Library Week with a free screening of the documentary, ".
Indie Lens Pop-Up, presented by ITVS, INDEPENDENT LENS, 开云体育 and Lamoille County Public Libraries, will host an event featuring a shortened, preview version of "Free for All: The Public Library" and a panel discussion facilitated by Amy Olsen, Library Director of the with panelists including Kendra Aber-Ferri, Director of the ; Aurora River, Director of the , and Mary Danko, President of the & Director of the in Burlington.
"" tells the story of the quiet revolutionaries who created a civic institution where everything is free and the doors are open to all. .
The public library is one of America's most valued yet endangered institutions. Director Dawn Logsdon travels the United States, discovering historic and modern-day figures, especially women, who contributed to the library's integral position within democracy. "Free for All: The Public Library" chronicles the evolution of the nation's public libraries, tracing the battles over who can enter, what belongs there, and who makes these decisions, while exploring how public commons are defined and defended.
Doors open: 12:30 p.m.
Event begins: 1:00 p.m.
Event ends: 3:00 p.m.
Directions:
Follow directions to Once on campus, follow signs for Dibden Center for the Arts. Dewey Hall is located next door. See map below.
Questions?
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