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Free for All: The Public Library

Plot: The story of the quiet revolutionaries who made a simple idea of a public library happen. From the pioneering women behind the "Free Library Movement" to today's librarians who service the public despite working in a contentious age of closures and book bans, meet those who created a civic institution where everything is free and the doors are open to all
Release Date: Tuesday, April 29 2025
Released within the last year
Genres: Documentary
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Portrait of Laurie AndersonLaurie Anderson. Laurie Anderson was 77 in Free for All: The Public Library as 'Self'.
Birthday: Thu, Jun 05 1947
Portrait of Deborah Caldwell-StoneDeborah Caldwell-Stone. Deborah Caldwell-Stone was >> in Free for All: The Public Library as 'Self'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Malkia CyrilMalkia Cyril. Malkia Cyril was >> in Free for All: The Public Library as 'Self'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Lolis Eric ElieLolis Eric Elie. Lolis Eric Elie was >> in Free for All: The Public Library as 'Self'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Sylvia FlowersSylvia Flowers. Sylvia Flowers was >> in Free for All: The Public Library as 'Self'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Geraldine Edwards HollisGeraldine Edwards Hollis. Geraldine Edwards Hollis was >> in Free for All: The Public Library as 'Self'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Crosby KemperCrosby Kemper. Crosby Kemper was >> in Free for All: The Public Library as 'Self'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of JoNell KennedyJoNell Kennedy. JoNell Kennedy was >> in Free for All: The Public Library as 'Self'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Jill LeporeJill Lepore. Jill Lepore was >> in Free for All: The Public Library as 'Self'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of David NasawDavid Nasaw. David Nasaw was >> in Free for All: The Public Library as 'Self'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of John PalfreyJohn Palfrey. John Palfrey was >> in Free for All: The Public Library as 'Self'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Abigail Van SlyckAbigail Van Slyck. Abigail Van Slyck was >> in Free for All: The Public Library as 'Self'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Ethelene WhitmireEthelene Whitmire. Ethelene Whitmire was >> in Free for All: The Public Library as 'Self'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday

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Portrait of Dawn LogsdonDawn Logsdon. Dawn Logsdon was >> in Free for All: The Public Library as 'Director, Writer'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Lucie FaulknorLucie Faulknor. Lucie Faulknor was >> in Free for All: The Public Library as 'Producer, Co-Director'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Vicente FrancoVicente Franco. Vicente Franco was >> in Free for All: The Public Library as 'Director of Photography'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Reed HarknessReed Harkness. Reed Harkness was >> in Free for All: The Public Library as 'Director of Photography'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Elizabeth FinlaysonElizabeth Finlayson. Elizabeth Finlayson was >> in Free for All: The Public Library as 'Editor, Writer'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Stanley NelsonStanley Nelson. Stanley Nelson was 69 in Free for All: The Public Library as 'Executive Producer'
Birthday: Thu, Jul 07 1955
Portrait of Marcia SmithMarcia Smith. Marcia Smith was >> in Free for All: The Public Library as 'Executive Producer'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Ellen SchneiderEllen Schneider. Ellen Schneider was >> in Free for All: The Public Library as 'Executive Producer'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Ellie McCutcheonEllie McCutcheon. Ellie McCutcheon was >> in Free for All: The Public Library as 'Associate Producer'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Debra SchaffnerDebra Schaffner. Debra Schaffner was >> in Free for All: The Public Library as 'Editor'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Eric RisherEric Risher. Eric Risher was >> in Free for All: The Public Library as 'Associate Editor'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday