Lucie Faulknor
@lafternews.bsky.social
Doc filmmaker, arts advocate. Now streaming on PBS' Independent Lens "Free for All : The Public Library." Check it out!
https://www.freeforallfilms.org
https://www.freeforallfilms.org
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Woo hoo! "Free for All: The Public Library" won a Webby Gold Anthem Award celebrating the film's impact with ITVS' Indie Lens Pop-Up! The Anthem Award is the largest and most comprehensive social impact award with over 2,300 submissions from 44 countries!
Here's why...
Here's why...
November 21, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Woo hoo! "Free for All: The Public Library" won a Webby Gold Anthem Award celebrating the film's impact with ITVS' Indie Lens Pop-Up! The Anthem Award is the largest and most comprehensive social impact award with over 2,300 submissions from 44 countries!
Here's why...
Here's why...
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It is genuinely incredible to me how much evidence there is to support investing in the public good and how much animus there is to do this simple, effective thing.
November 18, 2025 at 3:00 AM
It is genuinely incredible to me how much evidence there is to support investing in the public good and how much animus there is to do this simple, effective thing.
Interesting and illuminating article.
America’s billionaires pledged to give away their fortunes 15 years ago. How’s that going? sfstandard.com/2025/07/30/g...
America’s billionaires pledged to give away their fortunes 15 years ago. How’s that going? sfstandard.com/2025/07/30/g...
America's billionaires promised to give away their money 15 years ago. How's that going? - The San Francisco Standard
Only one local bigwig is even close to giving away half their wealth.
sfstandard.com
August 1, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Interesting and illuminating article.
America’s billionaires pledged to give away their fortunes 15 years ago. How’s that going? sfstandard.com/2025/07/30/g...
America’s billionaires pledged to give away their fortunes 15 years ago. How’s that going? sfstandard.com/2025/07/30/g...
Become a member of your local public media. Only $60/yr. A better deal than any other streamer. #Public = for the people
Today, President Trump signed a bill into law that will eliminate $1.1B of federal funding for public media. This devastating act tipped the threat against journalism in America into a crisis.
Millions depend on the NPR Network. Now, we’re counting on you.
Donate here: n.pr/458sOhq
Millions depend on the NPR Network. Now, we’re counting on you.
Donate here: n.pr/458sOhq
July 24, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Become a member of your local public media. Only $60/yr. A better deal than any other streamer. #Public = for the people
Please help me spread the word.
"Free for All: The Public Library," is on PBS Independent Lens through July 29th. FREE to watch for everyone in the US (and her territories & on military bases). Watch it on your TV's PBS app or on the PBS YouTube channel.
#booksky
www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7tR...
"Free for All: The Public Library," is on PBS Independent Lens through July 29th. FREE to watch for everyone in the US (and her territories & on military bases). Watch it on your TV's PBS app or on the PBS YouTube channel.
#booksky
www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7tR...
How the Public Library Became an American Civic Institution | Full Documentary | Independent Lens
YouTube video by PBS
www.youtube.com
July 10, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Please help me spread the word.
"Free for All: The Public Library," is on PBS Independent Lens through July 29th. FREE to watch for everyone in the US (and her territories & on military bases). Watch it on your TV's PBS app or on the PBS YouTube channel.
#booksky
www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7tR...
"Free for All: The Public Library," is on PBS Independent Lens through July 29th. FREE to watch for everyone in the US (and her territories & on military bases). Watch it on your TV's PBS app or on the PBS YouTube channel.
#booksky
www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7tR...
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No money for Medicaid or SNAP or museums or schools or sidewalks or gun violence prevention or art or libraries.
Always money for war.
Always money for war.
June 22, 2025 at 4:26 PM
No money for Medicaid or SNAP or museums or schools or sidewalks or gun violence prevention or art or libraries.
Always money for war.
Always money for war.
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I'm also sick of calling congress but please do it this time:
🔥🚨🔥 The House could put the Big Bullshit Bill on the floor as soon as *tomorrow* (Weds) after tonight's final 1am committee meeting.
It's crunch time. Flood the phones.
⚡️📞⚡️ Info, numbers, and call scripts @ 5calls.org
It's crunch time. Flood the phones.
⚡️📞⚡️ Info, numbers, and call scripts @ 5calls.org
May 20, 2025 at 11:16 PM
I'm also sick of calling congress but please do it this time:
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The comment period for this ends in 3 DAYS. Please leave a comment telling them EVERYONE should be able to get covid boosters.
www.regulations.gov/commenton/FD...
www.regulations.gov/commenton/FD...
May 20, 2025 at 6:13 PM
The comment period for this ends in 3 DAYS. Please leave a comment telling them EVERYONE should be able to get covid boosters.
www.regulations.gov/commenton/FD...
www.regulations.gov/commenton/FD...
Exactly. Where are our priorities!
I'll bet that the coins found on sidewalks or in sofa cushions each year in the US exceed the NEH budget.
"The NEH’s entire budget is about $200 million — less than what the Department of Defense spends every six hours. And yet its reach touches towns that rarely see federal investment in education and culture."
May 17, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Exactly. Where are our priorities!
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Wanna reduce crime?
Open more libraries.
"we find within the nearby proximity of the library; there is a substantial reduction in frequency of burglaries, vandalism, robberies, fraud, and assaults."
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Open more libraries.
"we find within the nearby proximity of the library; there is a substantial reduction in frequency of burglaries, vandalism, robberies, fraud, and assaults."
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Do public libraries help mitigate crime? Evidence from Kansas City, MO - Journal of Cultural Economics
We examine the relationship between public libraries and local crime rates. Previous studies have looked at different factors that could account for changes in crime, but few have focused on cultural ...
link.springer.com
May 12, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Wanna reduce crime?
Open more libraries.
"we find within the nearby proximity of the library; there is a substantial reduction in frequency of burglaries, vandalism, robberies, fraud, and assaults."
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Open more libraries.
"we find within the nearby proximity of the library; there is a substantial reduction in frequency of burglaries, vandalism, robberies, fraud, and assaults."
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Filmmakers Dawn Logsdon and Lucie Faulknor join host Phil Morehart to talk about their new @pbs.org documentary, Free for All: The Public Library — a love letter to America’s libraries — available starting today via Independent Lens.
ilovelibraries.org/article/how-...
ilovelibraries.org/article/how-...
April 29, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Filmmakers Dawn Logsdon and Lucie Faulknor join host Phil Morehart to talk about their new @pbs.org documentary, Free for All: The Public Library — a love letter to America’s libraries — available starting today via Independent Lens.
ilovelibraries.org/article/how-...
ilovelibraries.org/article/how-...
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If you haven't yet seen it, I highly recommend the PBS documentary "Free for All" on the public library. “Public libraries bring people together, in ways that few other places seem to do anymore.” #Library #Reading #BookSky www.pbs.org/video/free-f...
Independent Lens | Free For All: The Public Library | Season 26 | Episode 16
How public libraries shaped a nation and remain a beloved sanctuary for Americans today.
www.pbs.org
April 29, 2025 at 11:53 PM
If you haven't yet seen it, I highly recommend the PBS documentary "Free for All" on the public library. “Public libraries bring people together, in ways that few other places seem to do anymore.” #Library #Reading #BookSky www.pbs.org/video/free-f...
I made it in the hometown newspaper! Please watch on PBS Independent Lens starting April 29. Check your local lustings Spread the word, I’d appreciate it. 🙏
#bookthreads #librarythreads
#bookthreads #librarythreads
‘Free for All’ documentary highlights libraries’ cultural legacy amid rising censorship and funding threats
San Francisco filmmakers Dawn Logsdon and Lucie Faulknor underscore the crucial role of public libraries while celebrating their history and enduring impact.
datebook.sfchronicle.com
April 27, 2025 at 2:28 PM
I made it in the hometown newspaper! Please watch on PBS Independent Lens starting April 29. Check your local lustings Spread the word, I’d appreciate it. 🙏
#bookthreads #librarythreads
#bookthreads #librarythreads
"And then they came for me...." This administration is gutting all of OUR public programs that we pay for with our taxes that we, the people, own! Fight for Public parks, public education, public health, Institute for Museum & Library Services (IMLS), NEH, NPR, and PBS!
Breaking News: The White House is said to be planning to ask Congress to rescind $1.1 billion in federal funding from public media, including NPR and PBS.
White House to Ask Congress to Rescind Funding From NPR and PBS
The Trump administration plans to ask Congress to rescind $1.1 billion in federal funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which provides some funding for public media in the United States...
www.nytimes.com
April 14, 2025 at 11:18 PM
"And then they came for me...." This administration is gutting all of OUR public programs that we pay for with our taxes that we, the people, own! Fight for Public parks, public education, public health, Institute for Museum & Library Services (IMLS), NEH, NPR, and PBS!
We made the TV Guide Highlights!
#librarysky
#librarysky
April 12, 2025 at 4:16 PM
We made the TV Guide Highlights!
#librarysky
#librarysky
It is National Library Worker Day. Come down to the MLK, Jr. Downtown DC Public Library TONIGHT! Thank a librarian and then sit down to watch the upcoming IndieLensPBS film “Free for All” and participate in a community conversation with the filmmakers. Please share.
#booksky #librarysky
#booksky #librarysky
Events - DC Public Library
dclibrary.libnet.info
April 8, 2025 at 6:26 PM
It is National Library Worker Day. Come down to the MLK, Jr. Downtown DC Public Library TONIGHT! Thank a librarian and then sit down to watch the upcoming IndieLensPBS film “Free for All” and participate in a community conversation with the filmmakers. Please share.
#booksky #librarysky
#booksky #librarysky
IMLS staff were placed on administrative leave following an Executive Order, which eliminated federal funding for libraries and museums. Time to call my reps! www.everylibrary.org/statement_im... via @everylibrary.bsky.social
Statement on IMLS Staff Administrative Leave
IMLS is responsible for distributing Federal Funding for libraries.
This action will interrupt IMLS's vital, congressionally funded work. We cannot allow IMLS to be dismantled by executive action.
www.everylibrary.org
April 1, 2025 at 3:51 PM
IMLS staff were placed on administrative leave following an Executive Order, which eliminated federal funding for libraries and museums. Time to call my reps! www.everylibrary.org/statement_im... via @everylibrary.bsky.social
Please sign this petition...The National Archives safeguards our collective history, protects the public's right to know, and ensures transparency and accountability in government. action.everylibrary.org/nationalarch... follow @everylibrary.bsky.social to support libraries.
PETITION: Tell Trump, Hands Off the National Archives!
The National Archives safeguards our collective history, protects the public's right to know, and ensures transparency and accountability in government.
action.everylibrary.org
February 21, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Please sign this petition...The National Archives safeguards our collective history, protects the public's right to know, and ensures transparency and accountability in government. action.everylibrary.org/nationalarch... follow @everylibrary.bsky.social to support libraries.
We can't let up!
Members of the military are fighting for our freedoms abroad, yet those same freedoms are being eroded in their children's schools at home. action.everylibrary.org/students_of_... via @everylibrary.bsky.social
Members of the military are fighting for our freedoms abroad, yet those same freedoms are being eroded in their children's schools at home. action.everylibrary.org/students_of_... via @everylibrary.bsky.social
Students of Military Parents Deserve the Freedom to Read
While fighting abroad, their children's freedoms are being eroded at home.
action.everylibrary.org
February 13, 2025 at 10:27 PM
We can't let up!
Members of the military are fighting for our freedoms abroad, yet those same freedoms are being eroded in their children's schools at home. action.everylibrary.org/students_of_... via @everylibrary.bsky.social
Members of the military are fighting for our freedoms abroad, yet those same freedoms are being eroded in their children's schools at home. action.everylibrary.org/students_of_... via @everylibrary.bsky.social
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Senate Democrats are considering voting NO or delaying every Trump nominee as retaliation for his overreach on ending USAID.
Smash the RT if you SUPPORT this plan. ZERO votes from Democrats!!
Smash the RT if you SUPPORT this plan. ZERO votes from Democrats!!
February 5, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Senate Democrats are considering voting NO or delaying every Trump nominee as retaliation for his overreach on ending USAID.
Smash the RT if you SUPPORT this plan. ZERO votes from Democrats!!
Smash the RT if you SUPPORT this plan. ZERO votes from Democrats!!
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Celebrating Black History Month a day early.
The indomitable Shirley Chisholm speaking truths to all women across America.
Listen up ladies as many still need to heed her wise words from so long ago.
The indomitable Shirley Chisholm speaking truths to all women across America.
Listen up ladies as many still need to heed her wise words from so long ago.
January 31, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Celebrating Black History Month a day early.
The indomitable Shirley Chisholm speaking truths to all women across America.
Listen up ladies as many still need to heed her wise words from so long ago.
The indomitable Shirley Chisholm speaking truths to all women across America.
Listen up ladies as many still need to heed her wise words from so long ago.
The administration says it will conduct a comprehensive review of grant recipients' political and social ideology before resuming any funding. www.everylibrary.org/statement_om... via @everylibrary.bsky.social
#booksky
#booksky
STATEMENT: Trump Freezes All Grant Funding to Libraries, Archives, and Museums
While this "pause" will negatively impact millions of Americans, it will also considerably impact libraries.
www.everylibrary.org
January 29, 2025 at 12:47 AM
The administration says it will conduct a comprehensive review of grant recipients' political and social ideology before resuming any funding. www.everylibrary.org/statement_om... via @everylibrary.bsky.social
#booksky
#booksky
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Today is for honoring Dr. Martin Luther King💙
a poster that says there is something about love that builds and 's creative
ALT: a poster that says there is something about love that builds and 's creative
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January 20, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Today is for honoring Dr. Martin Luther King💙