Key Highlights
- The film, executive produced by Sarah Jessica Parker, will air on Independent Lens, the long-running public television series presented by ITVS.
- It examines the coordinated effort by conservative groups like Moms for Liberty to ban a wide range of books at public schools and public libraries nationwide, and the abuse librarians have received for defending the right of children to access reading material, including books with anti-racist or LGBTQ themes.
- Some right-wing ideologues have gone so far as to accuse librarians of “grooming” kids.
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- Edward Norton On Why Oscar-Shortlisted 'Classroom 4' Brings People To Tears News Harrison Ford & Carol Burnett Among Presenters Set For Golden Globes' 'Golden Eve' Special Honoring Helen Mirren & Sarah Jessica Parker Amanda Jones, one of the librarians who appears in the film, told the New York Times in 2024, “What we’re seeing now is full-scale attacks on people’s characters if they stand up for books.
