Defending the Right to Read: The Librarians

Friday, Feb. 27, 2026
6:30pm to 8:30pm

Garneau Theatre

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Organized by: Edmonton Public Library

Feb.
27

What's the most important celebration in February? No, it's not Valentine's Day... it's Freedom to Read Week! Every year, libraries and partners around Canada spend the last week of February honouring our country's strong traditions of free expression and free inquiry. Here at Edmonton Public Library we're passionate about Intellectual Freedom and we can't imagine a world without it.

We're also passionate about our partnerships, which is why we're incredibly excited to be partnering with Metro Cinema on a special event during Freedom to Read Week. On Friday, Feb 27th, Metro Cinema and Edmonton Public Library will be showing Kim A. Snyder's 2025 acclaimed documentary The Librarians, which follows a group of librarians in the United States uniting to combat book banning amid unprecedented censorship in Texas, Florida, and beyond.

Garneau Theatre

8712 109 Street NW
Edmonton, AB, T6G 1E9