Preview the new documentary "Free for All: The Public Library" and join a special conversation on public libraries with City Librarian Michael Lambert and former City Librarian Luis Herrera. Filmmakers Dawn Logsdon and Lucie Faulknor will also introduce the film.
"Free for All: The Public Library" 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.
After the film, stay for an onstage panel with Michael Lambert, Luis Herrera and KQED Senior Editor Rachael Myrow on San Francisco Public Library's vision for an equitable, connected and vibrant city.
Michael Lambert is the City Librarian for the City and County of San Francisco. During his tenure, the San Francisco Public Library (SFPL) was named the 2018 National Library of the Year by Library Journal. Lambert has championed increased and equitable access to libraries through expanded hours and a fine-free library system. Lambert serves on the Children and Families First Commission, and the City's Committee on Information Technology. He is the first Asian American to lead the San Francisco Public Library. He currently serves as the President of the Public Library Association (PLA).
Luis Herrera served as City Librarian for the San Francisco Public Library for 13 years, where he led a transformative $200 million capital improvement program, completing the renovation of 16 neighborhood branches and constructing eight new libraries. Under his leadership, SFPL was named Library Journal's Library of the Year in 2018. Before his tenure in San Francisco, he directed the Pasadena Public Library and held leadership roles in the San Diego and Long Beach Public Library Systems.
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"Free for All: The Public Library" 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.
After the film, stay for an onstage panel with Michael Lambert, Luis Herrera and KQED Senior Editor Rachael Myrow on San Francisco Public Library's vision for an equitable, connected and vibrant city.
Michael Lambert is the City Librarian for the City and County of San Francisco. During his tenure, the San Francisco Public Library (SFPL) was named the 2018 National Library of the Year by Library Journal. Lambert has championed increased and equitable access to libraries through expanded hours and a fine-free library system. Lambert serves on the Children and Families First Commission, and the City's Committee on Information Technology. He is the first Asian American to lead the San Francisco Public Library. He currently serves as the President of the Public Library Association (PLA).
Luis Herrera served as City Librarian for the San Francisco Public Library for 13 years, where he led a transformative $200 million capital improvement program, completing the renovation of 16 neighborhood branches and constructing eight new libraries. Under his leadership, SFPL was named Library Journal's Library of the Year in 2018. Before his tenure in San Francisco, he directed the Pasadena Public Library and held leadership roles in the San Diego and Long Beach Public Library Systems.
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Presented by San Francisco Public Library
Preview the new documentary "Free for All: The Public Library" and join a special conversation on public libraries with City Librarian Michael Lambert and former City Librarian Luis Herrera. Filmmakers Dawn Logsdon and Lucie Faulknor will also introduce the film.
"Free for All: The Public Library" 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.
After the film, stay for an onstage panel with Michael Lambert, Luis Herrera and KQED Senior Editor Rachael Myrow on San Francisco Public Library's vision for an equitable, connected and vibrant city.
Michael Lambert is the City Librarian for the City and County of San Francisco. During his tenure, the San Francisco Public Library (SFPL) was named the 2018 National Library of the Year by Library Journal. Lambert has championed increased and equitable access to libraries through expanded hours and a fine-free library system. Lambert serves on the Children and Families First Commission, and the City's Committee on Information Technology. He is the first Asian American to lead the San Francisco Public Library. He currently serves as the President of the Public Library Association (PLA).
Luis Herrera served as City Librarian for the San Francisco Public Library for 13 years, where he led a transformative $200 million capital improvement program, completing the renovation of 16 neighborhood branches and constructing eight new libraries. Under his leadership, SFPL was named Library Journal's Library of the Year in 2018. Before his tenure in San Francisco, he directed the Pasadena Public Library and held leadership roles in the San Diego and Long Beach Public Library Systems.
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"Free for All: The Public Library" 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.
After the film, stay for an onstage panel with Michael Lambert, Luis Herrera and KQED Senior Editor Rachael Myrow on San Francisco Public Library's vision for an equitable, connected and vibrant city.
Michael Lambert is the City Librarian for the City and County of San Francisco. During his tenure, the San Francisco Public Library (SFPL) was named the 2018 National Library of the Year by Library Journal. Lambert has championed increased and equitable access to libraries through expanded hours and a fine-free library system. Lambert serves on the Children and Families First Commission, and the City's Committee on Information Technology. He is the first Asian American to lead the San Francisco Public Library. He currently serves as the President of the Public Library Association (PLA).
Luis Herrera served as City Librarian for the San Francisco Public Library for 13 years, where he led a transformative $200 million capital improvement program, completing the renovation of 16 neighborhood branches and constructing eight new libraries. Under his leadership, SFPL was named Library Journal's Library of the Year in 2018. Before his tenure in San Francisco, he directed the Pasadena Public Library and held leadership roles in the San Diego and Long Beach Public Library Systems.
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