[Libs-Or] The Librarians (Documentary): Can Vote thru 11/3 & In-Person Screenings

[Diedre Conkling]

I suspect it’s not going to be streaming until after it starts being shown
on PBS, February 9, 2026.
https://www.pbs.org/independentlens/documentaries/the-librarians/


*Diedre Conkling*
*diedre08 at gmail.com* <diedre08 at gmail.com>

“If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change
your attitude.”―Maya Angelou


On Wed, Oct 29, 2025 at 11:58 AM MAURER Jennifer * SLO via Libs-Or <
libs-or at omls.oregon.gov> wrote:

> *Please pardon the cross-posting.*
>
>
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> Hi Folks,
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>
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> FYI about a chance to *vote
> <https://cinemaeyehonors.com/audience-choice-voting/>* for the
> documentary, *The Librarians <https://thelibrariansfilm.com/>*, to win a
> Cinema Eye Honors award. This is what Martha Hickson, a librarian in New
> Jersey, shared about voting: “Your vote can help raise the film's profile
> to activate even more audiences. Vote thru Nov 3rd as many times as you
> like.” (Thanks to Jean Gritter for alerting OASL members to the voting
> option.)
>
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>
> Also, there will be some in-person screenings of the film in Oregon. At
> the Tomorrow Theater in Portland, the *11/7
> <https://tomorrowtheater.org/movies/the-librarians/>* showing is sold
> out, but a second screening is scheduled for *12/18
> <https://tomorrowtheater.org/movies/the-librarians-2/>*. There’s also a
> screening at the Art House in Eugene on *11/16
> <https://www.eugenearthouse.com/movie/the-librarians/>*, although it
> seems that the film may be available longer, from 11/14 - 11/20. More *screenings
> <https://thelibrariansfilm.com/screenings/>* could be added over time.
>
>
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> I saw the film at the AASL conference two weeks ago. Even though I knew
> nearly every story that was told, it was sobering to watch footage of the
> heated school board meetings, to hear in the librarians’ words how the book
> challenge situations have affected them, etc.
>
> I’ve been asked where to stream the film, but I haven’t found it online
> yet. Someone told me it was available in Kanopy, but all I can find is the
> fiction series. I suspect that once it is available to stream, *The
> Librarians website <https://thelibrariansfilm.com/>* will indicate that.
>
> Best,
>
> Jen
>
>
>
> *Jen Maurer, MLS* (she/her)
> School Library Consultant, State Library of Oregon
> jennifer.maurer at slo.oregon.gov | 971-375-3540 |
> https://www.oregon.gov/library/libraries
>
> [image: Logo with this text: State Library of Oregon, Library Support and
> Development Services]
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