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The Librarians Screening & Panel Discussion
January 16 @ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm UTC-6
We’re partnering with Cavalier House Books to host a special viewing of The Librarians at CHB Lafayette at 6 p.m. on Jan. 16!
*The Librarians* is a documentary that follows librarians in Texas, Florida, Louisiana and other states as they fight against book bans alongside concerned community members and young readers. The film features Livingston Parish librarian Amanda Jones, who wrote *That Librarian.* The documentary made its debut in 2025 at Sundance and continued on to SXSW and Full Frame Documentary Film Festival.
Join us at CHB Lafayette to watch this important film that focuses on the fight for books.
Q&A Following the Film!
PANELISTS
Amanda Jones, Librarian and Film Participant
Lynette Mejia, Executive Director, Louisiana Citizens Against Censorship
Moderator: Dayne Sherman, Academic Librarian
Secure your seat through Bon Temps Tix!
Extended Synopsis:
THE LIBRARIANS, which made its world premiere at Sundance and continued on to SXSW and Full Frame Documentary Film Festival, explores the urgent moment we find ourselves in. As an unprecedented wave of book banning is sparked in Texas, Florida, and beyond, librarians under siege join forces as unlikely defenders fighting for intellectual freedom on the front lines of democracy, flanked by concerned community members and young readers. THE LIBRARIANS is a chilling cautionary tale and rallying cry for freedom–told through the personal experiences of librarians under siege and the everyday patriots who join their ranks in defense of the books.
