Join us in person only for this celebratory event highlighting Jayne Hoffman's new book, River Falls Public Library: The Legacy of its Founding Mothers. This inspiring history chronicles how local women's organizations championed the creation of the town's public library. Through decades of advocacy, fundraising, and creative solutions, women’s groups—including the Tuesday Club, Home Culture Club, and Improvement League—transformed River Falls' literary landscape. Extensively researched, this book documents how the town's founding mothers created both an institution and a legacy of civic leadership that continues to enrich the community.
Following Jayne's presentation, stay for a screening of the Independent Lens documentary Free for All: The Public Library, tells the story of the quiet revolutionaries who made a simple idea happen. From the pioneering women behind the “Free Library Movement” to today's librarians who service the public despite working in a contentious age of closures and book bans, meet those who created a civic institution where everything is free and the doors are open to all.
Dawn Logsdon produced, directed, and edited Faubourg Tremé: The Untold Story of Black New Orleans, and co-directed Big Joy: The Adventures of James Broughton. Her editing credits include Jacques Pepin: The Art of Craft, The Weather Underground, Paragraph 175, The Castro, The Vanishing Line, and Have You Heard From Johannesburg among others.
Lucie Faulknor
Lucie Faulknor is an arts management and documentary film professional. Founder at Serendipity Films, LLC, she produced the award-winning documentary Faubourg Tremé: The Untold Story of Black New Orleans. Lucie has worked with SFJAZZ, City Arts & Lectures, Dublin Fringe Festival, and more. She holds a Master of Nonprofit Administration.
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