The Librarians (2025)★ 7.3/10
- Crime
- Documentary
- Drama
- History
Directed by: Kim A. Snyder
Written by: Leo Munoz, X Gonzalez, Jack Youngelson
Librarians fight against censorship, tracing book bans on race and LGBTQIA+ topics to White Christian Nationalism, while advocating for the freedom to read despite facing threats and legal challenges.
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Suzette BakerSelf
Weston BrownSelfBecky CalzadaSelf
Bette Davis (archiveFootage)Jeffrey DoveSelfCarolyn FooteSelfCourtney GoreSelfLaney HawesSelfMartha HicksonSelfAmanda JonesSelfNancy Jo LambertSelfTerri LesleySelfReviews
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FlemishCatFebruary 28, 2026
FlemishCatFebruary 28, 2026My public library is one of my favourite places to visit, sometimes several times per week. I studied literature, read dozens of books every year, and have great respect for librarians, who are often also social workers these days.
In contrary to the recent PBS film FREE FOR ALL: THE PUBLIC LIBRARY, which focuses on the importance of free public spaces, this documentary, THE LIBRARIANS, focuses mostly on school librarians and the backlash against them and against any kind of progressive books for children and youth by organizations such as Moms for Liberty.
The arguments of Moms for Liberty are infuriating and incomprehensible. There are no pornographic books in school libraries. And I doubt there are many pornographic books in public libraries.
Banning and burning books should stay in the 1930s, not in the 2020s.
Besides my sympathy towards the subjects, I didn't find the documentary as interesting as I thought it would be. It followed a linear structure of talking heads and school board meetings, it's just not a very exciting format.
In contrary to the recent PBS film FREE FOR ALL: THE PUBLIC LIBRARY, which focuses on the importance of free public spaces, this documentary, THE LIBRARIANS, focuses mostly on school librarians and the backlash against them and against any kind of progressive books for children and youth by organizations such as Moms for Liberty.
The arguments of Moms for Liberty are infuriating and incomprehensible. There are no pornographic books in school libraries. And I doubt there are many pornographic books in public libraries.
Banning and burning books should stay in the 1930s, not in the 2020s.
Besides my sympathy towards the subjects, I didn't find the documentary as interesting as I thought it would be. It followed a linear structure of talking heads and school board meetings, it's just not a very exciting format.