2023 Library Screener Sign up: PBS Books Library Partners & Featured PBS Films

Applications will be reviewed and approved on a rolling-basis. WE STRONGLY ENCOURAGE YOU TO SIGN UP EARLY.

Screenings should be requested at least 3 weeks prior to the event; questions can be directed to 917.721.6910 or hmontilla@pbsbooks.org
SCREENERS AVAILABLE

ICONIC AMERICA (Airdates; Wed, 4/26-5/17 & Tues, 7/12-8/2 at 10pm ET)
SCREENING WINDOW: May 1-September 30, 2023
There will be 2 screeners, each featuring 4 monuments and each will 20 minutes long.

In ICONIC AMERICA, David M. Rubenstein – co-founder of The Carlyle Group, patriotic philanthropist, lifelong student of history, and the series’ host and executive producer – explores American history through a close examination of iconic national symbols: indelible artifacts, places, and archetypes. Rubenstein is on location and in conversation with historical thinkers, community members, and subject matter experts. Together, they dive deeply into each symbol’s history and how its meaning has changed over time, using these symbols as a gateway to understanding America’s past and present. Emmy-Award-winning production company Show of Force is also an executive producer.

The subjects of the series’ eight episodes are: Fenway Park, the Hollywood Sign, the Gadsden Flag, the American Cowboy, the Statue of Liberty, the American Bald Eagle, Stone Mountain, and the Golden Gate Bridge.
SOUTHERN STORYTELLERS (Airdates:  Wed, 7/18, 7/25 and 8/1 @ 10ET)
SCREENING WINDOW: June 19-September 30, 2023 
SOUTHERN STORYTELLERS, a new three-episode series from PBS, Arkansas PBS and award-winning filmmaker Craig Renaud, follows some of the region’s most compelling and influential contemporary creators to the places they call home – the communities that fertilize the stories they tell in books, songs, poems, plays and on screens large and small. SOUTHERN STORYTELLERS traverses the south, from the mountains of Appalachia to the Gulf of Mexico, revealing a vivid patchwork of diverse American stories that celebrate the resilience and joy of Southern people – and the magnitude of gifts from the region’s writers. Our journey across the South builds on themes of American identity, community and culture from the perspectives of creators born and bred in communities across the American South. Contemporary creators include: authors Angie Thomas, Michael Twitty, Jesmyn Ward and David Joy, poets Jericho Brown and Natasha Trethewey, musicians Lyle Lovett, Amanda Shires, Jason Isbell, Adia Victoria, Thao Nguyen and Justin Moore, actress-turned-songwriter Mary Steenburgen, screenwriter/songwriter Billy Bob Thornton and screenwriters Qui Nguyen and Michael Waldron.
 
In addition to the three-part broadcast series, SOUTHERN STORYTELLERS includes a six-part (10-minute episodes) series on PBS Digital Studios – SOUTHERN SOUNDS - that explores the powerful role of place in the lyrics of Southern songwriters.

Question Title

* 1. Library/Organization Information

Local PBS Station Information:
Please provide information to help us connect you with your local PBS station

Question Title

* 2. Local PBS Station:

Question Title

* 3. Has your library partnered with this PBS station before?

Question Title

* 4. Please provide the NAME of your station contact

Question Title

* 5. How did you work together?

Question Title

* 6. Does your area receive the broadcast signal for more than one PBS station/channel?

Question Title

* 7. Please list NAME if you know the other PBS station/channel.

Event

Question Title

* 8. Please propose your desired event (we understand it may change).

Question Title

* 9. My Library is interested in screening (check all that apply)

Question Title

* 10. Event Date(s): (When are you thinking that you'd like to share it?)

Question Title

* 11. Describe your event (briefly):

Question Title

* 12. Total estimated attendance (If you anticipate your audience to be less than 25 people, then we encourage you to consider partnering with another library in your network and/or another organization in order to help maximize your impact.) 

Question Title

* 13. Describe your expected audience(s):

Question Title

* 14. Describe how you will promote your event(s): 

SCREENING MATERIAL

Question Title

* 15. The typical distribution of our screeners is mp4. Are you able to download and use an mp4 file?

EVENT REQUIREMENTS
Libraries must agree to the following:

Question Title

* 16. My library will adhere to all licensing restrictions related to Screener as outlined below: “Screeners are for approved ICONIC AMERICA and SOUTHERN STORYTELLERS  related events ONLY. The material cannot be edited, manipulated, broadcast, posted on a website, shared on social media, streamed, or sold. Duplication and third-party use are prohibited. Also noteworthy: if you are planning to livestream your event, you cannot include ANY of the screener."

Question Title

* 17. My library: 1) will offer a free event (there will be no admission charge), 2) will abide by all licensing restrictions related to the screener as mentioned above, 3) will promote the local broadcast premiere of the film to all our constituents, 4) will complete a program survey, including the total number of people who attended the screening for our records, 5) will distribute a participant survey and share it with station partner / PBS Books.

Question Title

* 18. My library agrees to promote the broadcast of  ICONIC AMERICA and/or SOUTHERN STORYTELLERS by our local PBS Station at our event. (ie announcement at your event, handout, etc) *

Question Title

* 19. My library agrees to distribute evaluations to attendees, report the number of attendees, and participate in an evaluation process.

Question Title

* 20. Would you be interested in applying for a $500 micro grant for Iconic America from WETA, and do you authorize us to email you information about it?

Thank you for your interest in partnering with PBS Books and your application! We look forward to connecting with you soon.

For questions, call 917.721.6910 or email hmontilla@pbsbooks.org

T