IN-PERSON EVENT
Join us for a community screening of 
Free for All: The Public Library. 
A talkback follows with its executive producers 
Stanley Nelson
 and 
Dominique Bravo
.
6 PM: Doors Open
6:30 PM: Screening & Talkback
ABOUT THE FILM
Free for All: The Public Library
 is a documentary for all library lovers. It tells the story of the quiet revolutionaries who made a simple idea 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.
Presented in celebration of Schomburg Center’s Centennial!
Free for All
 
: The Public Library
 will air on 
PBS's series Independent Lens
 on Tuesday, April 29. Check your local listings. 
Watch the Trailer
ABOUT THE FILMMAKERS
Dawn Logsdon
Dawn Logsdon produced, directed, and edited 
Faubourg Tremé: The Untold Story of Black New Orleans
, and co-directed 
Big Joy: The Adventures of James Broughton
. Her editing credits include J
acques Pepin: The Art of Craft
, T
he Weather Underground
, 
Paragraph 175
, 
The Castro
, 
The Vanishing Line
, and 
Have You Heard From Johannesburg
 among other projects.
Lucie Faulknor
Lucie Faulknor is an arts management and documentary film professional. Founder at Serendipity Films, LLC, she produced the award-winning documentary 
Faubourg Tremé: The Untold Story of Black New Orleans
. Lucie has worked with SFJAZZ, City Arts & Lectures, Dublin Fringe Festival, and more. She holds a Master of Nonprofit Administration.
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS
Stanley Nelson
Stanley Nelson is an Emmy Award-winning filmmaker, MacArthur Fellow, and member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. President Obama awarded him the National Humanities Medal. Nelson has directed and produced numerous films, including the just released 
We Want the Funk!, Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution, 
and 
Jonestown: The Life and Death of People’s Temple.
Dominique Bravo
Dominique Bravo is a lawyer and advocate representing and advising community and arts organizations and artists. Dominique previously served as the Associate Director of the Center on Race, Law and Justice at Fordham Law School; as General Counsel of the Roosevelt Institute; and, as General Counsel of the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists before its merger with the Screen Actors Guild. Bravo has produced 
Dori Previn: On My Way to There, On My Way to Where, CRIMINAL,
 an animated musical documentary for 
The New Yorker
, and in production, 
Steal This Story Please!
, about Amy Goodman of Democracy Now!.
FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
FIRST COME, FIRST SEATED 
Events are free and open to all, but due to space constraints registration is requested. Registered guests are given priority check-in 15 to 30 minutes before start time. After the event starts all registered seats are released regardless of registration, so we recommend that you arrive early. We generally overbook to ensure a full house.
ACCESSIBILITY | 
Live captioning is available for streaming programs. ASL interpretation and real-time (CART) captioning available upon request. Please submit your request at least two weeks in advance by emailing accessibility@nypl.org.
PRESS
 | Please send all press inquiries (photo, video, interviews, audio-recording, etc) at least 24-hours before the day of the program to Leah Drayton at leahdrayton@nypl.org. Please note that professional video recordings are prohibited without expressed consent.
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