The PBZ Pestalozzi Library Zurich is the public library in Zurich. With its 14 libraries, it is represented in various city districts. It has a stock of half a million different media to borrow, download or use on site. In addition, more than 500 ...
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Stories of freedom on the big screen: The Librarians
Librarians are speaking out against censorship and defending the right to free access to information.
Since 2021, there has been a massive increase in attempts to remove books from libraries in the US. THE LIBRARIANS profiles librarians, parents and other activists who are fighting back, despite threats, intimidation and, in some places, even criminalisation.
Director: Kim A. Snyder, US 2025, 92 mins, original version with German subtitles
Followed by: a discussion with the writer Usama Al Shahani and the presenter and expert in children’s and young adult literature Claudia Sackl
Tickets: CHF 15, CHF 10 with a PBZ subscription, CHF 5 with a KulturLegi, including a non-alcoholic welcome drink from the RamRam Bar
Part of the PBZ × Let’s Doc series: Stories of freedom on the big screen – five documentaries about people who want a different future.
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Thursday, October 29, 2026
19:30 - 21:30 o'clock
Free admission
PBZ Altstadt
Zähringerstrasse 17
8001 Zürich
