Events › Film Screening: The Public (2018)

Join us for a screening of The Public.

A librarian helps a group of homeless people take refuge from a brutal winter night by staging a sit-in at the free public library. A misunderstanding causes his noble act to wrongly escalate into a hostage situation with a political candidate and a TV reporter stoking the drama for their own agendas.

© Universal Pictures -- 122 minutes -- PG-13

This film screening accompanies the exhibit Evicted: A Closer Look at America's Housing Struggles and Crisis now on display on the 5th floor of Harold Washington Library Center through June 15.

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Accessibility
English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing will be available for this screening.