Join RILA and SLRI for a screening of "The Librarians" at The Jane Pickens Theater and Event Center, 49 Touro Street, Newport on Tuesday November 18, 2025 at 6 pm. Tickets are $15.00.

The film starts at 6 pm and runs for 92 minutes. It is a documentary that follows the experiences of librarians in Texas, Florida, and other states who find themselves on the frontlines as defenders of Intellectual Freedom.

While you are purchasing your movie snacks, please visit our Library Advocacy table in the theater lobby where you can sign a petition supporting the “RI School Libraries Act”. If passed by the RI State Legislature, this will require a full-time certified and degreed librarian in each public school in RI.

After the film, join RILA and SLRI librarians for a brief discussion about RI libraries and how we are fighting for Intellectual Freedom in our state.