Wednesday, October 7, 2026 · 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Community Room — 56 Dedham St., Dover, MA
Join us as we watch "The Librarians" and discuss censorship as part of our Banned Book Week celebrations. The Librarians (2025) "Librarians emerge as first responders in the fight for democracy and our First Amendment Rights. As they well know, controlling the flow of ideas means control over communities. In Texas, the Krause List targets 850 books focused on race and LGBTQIA+ stories – triggering sweeping book bans across the U.S. at an unprecedented rate. As tensions escalate, librarians connect the dots from heated school and library board meetings nationwide to lay bare the underpinnings of a large-scale coordinated extremist movement fueling the censorship efforts. Despite facing harassment, threats, and laws aimed at criminalizing their work – the librarians’ rallying cry for freedom to read is a chilling cautionary tale." This program is generously supported by the Friends of the Dover Town Library.