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‘Free for All: The Public Library’ in Newport, Metaline Falls

NEWPORT - In honor of Banned Books Week, the Pend Oreille County Library District is inviting the community to a free screening of the PBS documentary “Free for All: The Public Library.” It will be showing at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 8 in Newport at the Roxy Theater and at 5 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 10 in Metaline Falls at the Cutter Theater. Refreshments will be available for purchase at the Roxy.

“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.

For more information, call 800-366-3654 to speak with a library staff member or email [email protected]. The library’s full calendar of events can be found on www.pocld.org.

Democrats hold ‘Friend-Raiser’

USK — The Pend Oreille Democrats are hosting an “AppleFest” Friend-Raiser Saturday, Oct. 25 at the Usk Community Center. This annual dinner features live music by Andy Feldman, a silent auction, dessert dash, kids’ activities and lots of good conversation. The menu is pulled pork sliders or vegetarian chili with several kinds of beer available. Doors open at 4 p.m. with dinner served at 5 p.m. A suggested donation of $20 is optional and kids under 12 get in free. Meet your neighbors and find out what you have in common for the good of our community.