When New Orleans was battening down in the 1960s for the arrival of Hurricane Betsy, Dawn Logsdon’s mother was preparing by getting children’s books from the library to read by candlelight. “From that ...

"Free for All: The Public Library," a new documentary airing on PBS' "Independent Lens" April 29, charts the path of the ...

Indie Lens Pop-Up, presented by ITVS, INDEPENDENT LENS and Waynesboro Public Library will host an event featuring a shortened, preview version of “Free for All: The Public Library.” A discussion with ...

Widespread screening events are expanding the audience for “Free for All: The Public Library,” an Independent Lens documentary that explores the crucial role of American libraries throughout history ...

Those who would censor what children or even adults read demand book banning. Reactionaries have stormed drag queen storytelling events, trying to stop them, including an incident in 2022 when members ...

The new PBS Independent Lens documentary about America's public library system arrives with a very clever, two-edged title: Free for All: The Public Library. The "Free for All" part refers, of course, ...

PBS has been a home for independent documentaries for more than 50 years. But with the closure of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, nonfiction storytellers have to figure out a way forward.