The Public (2019)

During a brutal cold snap, homeless patrons of Cincinnati's public library refuse to leave at closing time, and a librarian finds himself in a standoff with police and politicians. Emilio Estevez wrote, directed and stars. This is the movie for anyone who knows that a modern public library is as much a shelter, a social service and a warm room as a place for books. It is heavy-handed in places, but it takes the daily work of a library seriously in a way few movies do.