Screening of The Librarians – BOOKED OUT

Join the Royal Irish Academy for a screening of the Emmy-nominated documentary The Librarians, including a short discussion with director Kim A. Snyder. As book bans and censorship challenges grow across the United States, the film follows librarians on the front lines of the fight for intellectual freedom.

‘Enraging, uplifting, and timely, The Librarians is one of the most important films of the year.’ – Irish Examiner

Kim A. Snyder is an Academy Award®-nominated, Emmy® and Peabody Award-winning Director/Producer. Her latest feature, The Librarians, won a 2026 Primetime Emmy® for Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking. Her short, Death By Numbers was nominated for an Oscar in 2025. Snyder’s films include Us Kids, Lessons from a School Shooting, and Newtown.

Audrey Wilson-Youngblood is an educator with over two decades of experience in K-12 and higher education. Throughout her career as a teacher, librarian, and leader, she’s been an advocate for student writers and readers, promoting literacy and the free and open exchange of ideas in library spaces.  With experience in both school and academic libraries, Audrey is pursuing her PhD in Information Science with the goal of becoming a library educator to prepare and mentor the next generation of librarians.

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