Plot Summary

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.

Movie Details

Original Title
Free for All: The Public Library
Status
released
Original Language
en

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Cast

Laurie Anderson as Self

Laurie Anderson

Self

Deborah Caldwell-Stone as Self

Deborah Caldwell-Stone

Self

Malkia Cyril as Self

Malkia Cyril

Self

Lolis Eric Elie as Self

Lolis Eric Elie

Self

Sylvia Flowers as Self

Sylvia Flowers

Self

Geraldine Edwards Hollis as Self

Geraldine Edwards Hollis

Self

Crosby Kemper as Self

Crosby Kemper

Self

JoNell Kennedy as Self

JoNell Kennedy

Self

Jill Lepore as Self

Jill Lepore

Self

David Nasaw as Self

David Nasaw

Self

John Palfrey as Self

John Palfrey

Self

Abigail Van Slyck as Self

Abigail Van Slyck

Self

Ethelene Whitmire as Self

Ethelene Whitmire

Self

Production Companies

Serendipity Films