BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.4.8//EN TZID:America/Los_Angeles X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1634@meaningfulmovies.org DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260224T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260224T210000 DTSTAMP:20260220T143016Z URL:https://meaningfulmovies.org/events/the-librarians-2/ SUMMARY:THE LIBRARIANS DESCRIPTION:Please join MM Bellevue for our online screening of the documen tary\, The Librarians\, created by award winning director and producer Ki m Snyder.  When lawmakers seek to review a list of books\, librarians fin d themselves on the forefront of a battle about restrictions on library co ntent.  Fearless librarians across the U.S. unite to stand against standa rds that restrict topics and content about issues including race and LGBTQ IA+.  As Librarians well know\, controlling the flow of ideas means contr olling communities.  The Librarians examines what these restrictions migh t mean for education and public life.\nAmendment Rights. As they well know \, controlling the flow of ideas means control over communities.\nIn Texas \, the Krause List targets 850 books focused on race and LGBTQIA+ stories – triggering sweeping book bans across the U.S. at an unprecedented rate . As tensions escalate\, librarians connect the dots from heated school an d library board meetings nationwide to lay bare the underpinnings of extre mism fueling the censorship efforts. Despite facing harassment\, threats\, and laws aimed at criminalizing their work – librarians rallying the cr y for freedom to read is a chilling cautionary tale.\nFollowing The Librar ians we will hear from Brenda Sparks\, a collection librarian for the King County Library System.  She has worked on numerous book awards and progr ams for the American Library Association and presentations about libraries \, intellectual freedom and publishing. Please join us immediately after t he film to learn about our local library system.\n\nThis powerful film is 88 minutes long so come prepared with snacks and a drink.  Thanks to PBS\ , this film is available for screening as part of the Independent Lens ser ies.\n\n \;\nJoin Us by Clicking On this Zoom Link: \nZOOM LINK: ht tps://us02web.zoom.us/j/87929718047?pwd=NmwvcmdqdnZEYWJiS0t3ODRZWFhKQT09\n  \;\n\nWe need your help! Are you interested in becoming a Meaningful Movies Bellevue volunteer? Please contact Lynn at lynn.roesch@gmail.com  to help us choose films and assist at screenings to find out what is inv olved.\n\n- Please Support Meaningful Movies Bellevue! -\n\nMeaningful Mov ies Bellevue never charges admission for these screenings\, but we incur c onsiderable expenses each month to obtain and present these films at no co st. We depend on your support and ask that you please consider making a ta x-deductible donation today: https://tinyurl.com/MMBellevue (https://tinyu rl.com/MMBellevue)\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://meaningfulmovies.org/wp-content/uploads/ 2026/02/IMG_1662.jpeg CATEGORIES:Bellevue,Online Event LOCATION:Online Event - Pacific Standard Time\, Online\, Event\, see event description for link\, United States GEO:47.21403;-120.169573 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Online\, Event\, see event description for link\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Online Ev ent - Pacific Standard Time:geo:47.21403,-120.169573 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20251102T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR