Texas, Llano County features prominently in ‘The Librarians’ documentary on book bans

Texas, Llano County features prominently in ‘The Librarians’ documentary on book bans

The film premiered at Sundance, screened at SXSW and won the Grand Jury Prize at the Dallas International Film Festival. Now it’ll be available to all on PBS.

INDEPENDENT LENS: The Librarians

Librarians examine how library collection standards are shaping their communities.(INDEPENDENT LENS)Premieres Monday, Feb. 9, 2026 at 10 p.m on KPBS TV / Stream with KPBS+The award-winning documentary, “The Librarians,” offers a gripping, human look at the escalating wave of book bans unfolding across the United States. The film follows a courageous network of besieged librarians as they unite to examine how book restriction policies are shaping…