Maia Lekow and Christopher King’s “How to Build a Library” may be more aptly titled, “How to Game the System.” This is not meant as derisive, but simply the reality faced as the documentary’s central ...

When was the last time you stepped into a library? Or are you more of an “is there a PDF version?” kind of person? It’s not really your fault, we live in a digital age built on convenience. But it ...

Sundance: Directors Maia Lekow and Christopher King commit to capturing the years-long effort to revive three libraries in Kenya after decades of neglect. Built in 1931 by white settlers, McMillan was ...

Two documentaries premiering at Sundance this weekend are set thousands of miles apart — in Nairobi, Kenya and Texas, respectively – but at the heart of their stories is the same thesis: the ...

The film suggests that building a library is not merely about a building or books; it is about dialogue and citizenship.

Amid a sea of newer buildings that make up Nairobi’s central business district, McMillan Memorial Library, the oldest of its kind in the East African hub, is an outlier. Nestled in the heart of the ...

Maia Lekow and Christopher King's "How to Build a Library" may be more aptly titled, "How to Game the System." This is not meant as derisive, but simply the reality faced as the documentary's central ...