Join us on Weds., May 29th at 12:30 p.m. CT on our Facebook page for the live discussion of Khaled Hosseini's #TheKiteRunner , the May pick for ALA NBC Banned Book Club. ALA President Emily Drabinski will be on hand to lead the discussion!
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Read the 5/24/24 @oif #IntellectualFreedom News for the latest links to news highlights, censorship (long list), #1stAmendment /free speech/civil liberties, legislation, social media, Around the Web, American Library Association & more. #FreedomToRead #StopCensorship #IFRT oif.ala.org/intellectual-f…

Are you a high school student who cares about the freedom to read and has a passion for change?

Apply for National Coalition Against Censorship's 2024-2025 Student Advocates for Speech Leadership program by June 3: uniteagainstbookbans.org/apply-by-june-… #UniteAgainstBookBans

Read the 5/24/24 @oif #IntellectualFreedom News for the latest links to news highlights, censorship, #1stAmendment /free speech/civil liberties, legislation, social media, Around the Web, American Library Association & more. #FreedomToRead #StopCensorship #IFRT oif.ala.org/intellectual-f…

#FreePeopleReadFreely : Growing resistance to book banning signals diminished public support for censorship, an op-ed from ALA Past President and Rutgers School of Communication and Information Professor Nancy Kranich laprogressive.com/law-and-justic…

The campaign to ban books and censor teaching is still going strong, and - to no one's surprise - is avowedly targeting swing states for the pres. election. apnews.com/article/moms-f…

In order to comply with House Bill 710, passed in Idaho this year, the 1024 sq. ft. Donnelly Public Library will no longer allow anyone under 18 to visit unless accompanied by a parent.
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2024 IFRT Award Honorees! Congrats to Gerald Hodges Chapter Relations Award: Pennsylvania School Librarians Association PSLA_News John Phillip Immroth Award: Librarian Matthew Good; and Eli M. Oboler Award: The Washington Post reporter Hannah Natanson ala.org/news/2024/05/a…

Read the 5/10/24 @oif #IntellectualFreedom News for the latest links to news highlights, censorship, #1stAmendment /free speech/civil liberties, legislation, social media, Around the Web, American Library Association & more. #FreedomToRead #StopCensorship #IFRT oif.ala.org/intellectual-f…

Upcoming webinar 5/20!
Want to learn about new resources, data, communication & organizing tactics, & other info that can support your work in the fight against censorship?

Register for Challenging Book Bans in Critical Times today: ala-events.zoom.us/webinar/regist… #UniteAgainstBookBans

Not just school libraries: public libraries are also facing attacks over LGBTQ+ literature and books about sexual health. Read more: pen.org/book-banners-t…

Read the 5/3/24 @oif #IntellectualFreedom News for the latest links to news highlights, censorship, #1stAmendment /free speech/civil liberties, legislation, social media, Around the Web, American Library Association & more. #FreedomToRead #StopCensorship #IFRT oif.ala.org/intellectual-f…

The Freedom to Read Foundation Freedom to Read Foundation, Iowa Library Association, and American Association of School Librarians AASL joined to submit an Amicus Brief Supporting Students, Publishers, and Authors Challenging Iowa Book Ban Legislation. #UniteAgainstBookBans ftrf.org/page/Litigation

📣 Want to raise awareness about the unprecedented rise in book bans across the US? Host a banned book reading, teach-in, or meeting on the #FreedomToLearn National Day of Action on 5/3 & rally your community to #UniteAgainstBookBans . Info: freedomtolearn.net African American Policy Forum

A federal judge has ruled that two authors and a student can pursue First Amendment claims against the Escambia County School Board over the removal of the children’s book “And Tango Makes Three” from library shelves.

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On April 25, the NY Commissioner of Ed issued an opinion upholding decision of Clyde-Savannah Central School District Board of Education to retain 5 challenged books in the school library’s collection. #UniteAgainstBookBans #IFRT Read more: ALA OIF blog: oif.ala.org/ny-commissione…

Read the 4/26/24 @oif #IntellectualFreedom News for the latest links to news highlights, censorship (long list), #1stAmendment /free speech/civil liberties, legislation, social media, Around the Web, American Library Association & more. #FreedomToRead #StopCensorship #IFRT oif.ala.org/intellectual-f…

.American Library Association announced launch #IntellectualFreedom Helpline program. Over nxt two years, 10 pilot program sites will operate a confidential reporting system to connect those experiencing censorship attempts w/professional support/referral to ALA OIF Apply at oif.ala.org/ala-launches-i…

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