Screening of The Librarians (dir. Kim Snyder, prod. Sarah Jessica Parker), a documentary on the Krause List and its role in fuelling US book bans targeting race and LGBTQIA+ lives. It explores links to White Christian Nationalism and the threats faced by librarians defending the freedom to read. Hosted by UCL Information Studies with CILIP SLG & Library Services Trust.
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27/10/2025
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When:
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Monday 27 October
18:00-20:00
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Where:
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UCL Bloomsbury Campus, SB31 Denys Holland Lecture Theatre in Bentham House
4-8 Endsleigh Gardens
London WC1H 0EG
United Kingdom
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Contact:
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Gareth Evans
Info.SLG@cilip.org.uk
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The Librarians Documentary
You are invited to a screening of The Librarians (the Kim Snyder/Sarah Jessica Parker documentary). This documentary details how the Krause List, which flagged 850 titles centering race and LGBTQIA+ lives, sparked an unprecedented wave of book bans across the U.S. As the pressure mounted, librarians traced the links from combative school and library board meetings to the deeper currents of White Christian Nationalism driving the crackdowns. Confronted with harassment, threats, and even laws seeking to criminalise their work, their collective defence of the freedom to read stands as a stark warning. The screening, sponsored by UCL's Department of Information Studies, the CILIP School Library Group and the Library Services Trust, will be followed by a brief discussion.
It will be held in SB31 Denys Holland Lecture Theatre in Bentham House, 4-8 Endsleigh Gardens, London WC1H 0EG. Bentham House is situated a short distance from Euston Station as well as Kings Cross/St Pancras.
Monday 27 October, UCL Bloomsbury Campus, 6 – 8pm. Free.
All welcome. For more information and registration. Click on the link below:
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