The Librarians

Published on April 20, 2026

Harvard Kennedy School
Taubman 520 - Nye BC
79 JFK St.
Cambridge
Mon., Apr. 20, 2026, 5 – 7:30 p.m.

Movie poster for documentary The Librarians, 3 silhouettes of figures again backdrop of pages of a book and check out card with

This National Library Week join HKS Library & Research Services, Harvard Law School Library, local library leaders, and Harvard policy experts for an exclusive campus screening and discussion of the new documentary The Librarians.

The film explores the recent wave of book banning across the US and profiles the public librarians defending First Amendment freedoms. As tensions escalate between lawmakers, public leaders, and community members, the librarians excavate the extremist underpinnings fueling censorship efforts. Despite facing harassment, threats, and laws aimed at criminalizing their work, the librarians work tirelessly to ensure intellectual freedom for all members of their communities.

Gazette Classification: Education, Film, Humanities, Social Sciences
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Kennedy School LibraryHarvard Law School Library
Speaker(s): **Christina Sirois**, HKS Librarian and Chief Research Data & Privacy Officer, **Kim Long**, Director, Watertown Free Public Library, **Timothy Patrick McCarthy**, Faculty Chair, LGBTQI+ Human Rights Program, HKS; Lecturer on Education, HGSE
Cost: Free
Ticket Web Link: bit.ly…
Contact Info: Alessandra Seiter,Community Engagement Librarian, HKS,[email protected],617-495-7813,Emily Neill, HLS Beyond, HLSL,[email protected],617-998-0701
Harvard Key Required: Yes
More info: bit.ly…

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