Free for All: The Public Library

A documentary explores public libraries' journey from their free-access origins in the 1800s to today's challenges amid culture wars and funding cuts. Premieres on INDEPENDENT LENS April 29,... Read allA documentary explores public libraries' journey from their free-access origins in the 1800s to today's challenges amid culture wars and funding cuts. Premieres on INDEPENDENT LENS April 29, 2025.A documentary explores public libraries' journey from their free-access origins in the 1800s to today's challenges amid culture wars and funding cuts. Premieres on INDEPENDENT LENS April 29, 2025.