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Seattle Public Library screens documentary about rise in book banning efforts

The Seattle Public Library is screening a documentary about the rise in efforts to ban books. The documentary, called The Librarians, covers a rise in organized efforts to censor books on race and LGBTQ topics.

The screening will be held Thursday, Dec. 11, from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Central Library’s Level 1 Microsoft Auditorium.

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Freddy Monares has covered politics, housing inequalities and Native American communities for a newspaper and a public radio station in Montana. He grew up in East Los Angeles, California, and moved to Missoula, Montana, in 2015 with the goal of growing in his career. Get in touch at fmonares@knkx.org.