Free for All: The Public Library Indie Lens Pop-Up

Indianapolis Public Library - Central Library
Clowes Auditorium
40 E St Clair St.
Indianapolis, IN 46204

Free and open to the public, pre-registration is recommended.

Join WFYI Live for an Indie Lens Pop-Up screening of Free for All: The Public Library on Saturday, February 1 at 1 p.m. at Indianapolis Public Library’s Central Library. This screening is an exclusive first look at the documentary ahead of its premiere on WFYI on April 29, 2025.

The event will include a showing of Free for All as well as a 10-minute version of WFYI News’ Read or Restrict documentary followed by a Q&A with Indianapolis Public Library’s Chief Public Services Officer John Helling and WFYI Investigative Education Reporter Lee V. Gaines. This screening is free and open to the public, but pre-registration is recommended.

About The Free for All: The Public Library
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.

About Read or Restrict
Conservative activists and parents have put pressure on local schools and library boards to remove certain books from their collections. Many of the targeted titles feature LGBTQ and other minority characters, beloved by young adult readers who want to see themselves reflected in literature. Critics of these titles label them as obscene or inappropriate for kids. But who gets to decide?

This event is part of the Indie Lens Pop-Up community series which brings people together for film screenings and community-driven conversations.