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

West Lafayette Public Library
Maple Room
208 W Columbia St.
West Lafayette, IN 47906

Free and open to the public

Join WBAA and WFYI Live for an Indie Lens Pop-Up screening of Free for All: The Public Library on Saturday, March 29 at 2 p.m. at West Lafayette Public Library. This screening is an exclusive first look at the documentary ahead of its premiere on WFYI on April 29.

The event will include a showing of Free for All as well as WFYI News’ Read or Restrict documentary followed by a community driven conversation. This screening is free and open to the public. Pre-registration is not required, but appreciated.

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.