This film explores the history and impact of public libraries in shaping our lives. Join us for an engaging discussion about the incredible ways the library helps us learn, connect, and grow together.
See how libraries are more than just books!
After watching the movie, we will have activity stations with demos of the library’s memory lab, 3D printer, and storywalk.
Refreshments will be served.
The film, Free for All: The Public Library, tells the story of the quiet revolutionaries who made a simple idea happen – to create a place where anyone can enter and encounter a universe of ideas, free of charge. From the pioneering women behind the “Free Library Movement” to today's librarians who serve the public while navigating a world experiencing library closures and book bans, meet those who created a civic institution where everything is free and the doors are open to all.
Watch the Free for All: The Public Library trailer.
Register to receive reminder texts/emails. Walk-ins Welcome!
Free for All: The Public Library will premiere on MPT on April 29, 2025.
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Hours:
Monday – Thursday: 9 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Friday - Saturday: 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Sunday: 1 - 5 p.m. (Lexington Park Library only)
Friends of the St. Mary’s County Library
St. Mary’s County Library Foundation
