"To Be Destroyed" Screening

In recognition of Banned Books Week, join us for a screening of To Be Destroyed, a short film that follows Dave Eggers as he meets with students and teachers in a school district where his novel The Circle was pulled from shelves. Through footage of heated school board meetings, community rallies and interviews with locals, we learn how these books were designated “to be destroyed."

After the film, a panel of local library directors, Muskegon Museum of Art's Associate Director, as well as special guests, Sam Helmick (President of the American Library Association), and Amber Sheerin (Michigan Library Association) will discuss experiences with book/art challenges and the importance of freedom of speech and expression.

A cash bar will be available before the screening.

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To Be Destroyed is a documentary which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival and was broadcast on MSNBC in August 2024.

This program is part of our Big Read Initiative and has been inspired by this year's selected books: The Circle by Dave Eggers, The Eyes & the Impossible by Dave Eggers, What Can A Citizen Do? by Dave Eggers, and You Hold Me Up, by Monique Gray Smith.

MADL is grateful for the Muskegon Museum of Art for hosting this event and to our library partners, White Lake Community Library, Hackley Public Library, and Fruitport District Library for contributing to the panel discussion.