If knowledge is power, then libraries must be defended at all costs. That’s the mindset of Nairobi residents Angela Wachuka and Shiro Koinange, longtime friends who have taken it upon themselves to ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

How can one tackle the effects of colonialism on indigenous African people more than half a century after most nations on the continent got their independence? In “How to Build a Library,” directors ...