Up Next
Back to Show
Watch Preview
Independent Lens
Free For All: The Public Library
Season 26
Episode 16
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.
- Airdates
- Thursday May 1, 6:30 AM PDT on PBS SoCal WORLD
- Saturday May 3, 9:00 AM PDT on PBS SoCal WORLD
- Saturday May 3, 11:00 PM PDT on PBS SoCal Plus
- Sunday May 11, 10:00 PM PDT on PBS SoCal Encore
- Tuesday May 13, 4:00 AM PDT on PBS SoCal Encore
- Tuesday May 13, 10:00 AM PDT on PBS SoCal Encore
- Tuesday May 13, 4:00 PM PDT on PBS SoCal Encore
Support Provided By
Season
Unlock with PBS Passport
1:23:30
A public housing community in Miami becomes ground zero for climate gentrification.
Unlock with PBS Passport
1:23:49
In Palm Springs, a Black neighborhood fights to remove a divisive wall of trees.
Unlock with PBS Passport
54:42
As the trial concludes, the people of Victoria, Texas, grapple with shocking revelations.
Unlock with PBS Passport
54:12
The town of Victoria’s support for the Muslim community wanes as rebuilding efforts stall.
Unlock with PBS Passport
54:41
A Texas town is thrown into the national spotlight when a local mosque erupts in flames.
55:43
Muslim chaplains advocate for equality in the military.
Unlock with PBS Passport
1:25:42
A collaboration changes the course of forensic science and international human rights.
Unlock with PBS Passport
1:25:23
Conservative beliefs have defined them. Now they’re championing their LGBTQ+ children.
Unlock with PBS Passport
1:25:49
A woman’s journey to heal from childhood sexual abuse and confront generational trauma.
Unlock with PBS Passport
1:24:59
What happens when a filmmaker helps his half brother search for his missing mother?
Unlock with PBS Passport
54:42
Three people with ALS confront complex choices in this intimate exploration.
1:24:52
Rollercoaster story of Chol Soo Lee, a Korean immigrant wrongfully convicted of murder.