.African American Policy Forum is sharing banned books & engaging voters on their Books Unbanned tour. Help get out the vote! Join a tour stop. Use our voting checklist to ensure you & other advocates who care about the right to read are #VoteReady : UniteAgainstBookBans.org/vote #UniteAgainstBookBans

🔨 Want tools and tips on how to fight book bans in your community? Check out our #UniteAgainstBookBans Action Toolkit: UniteAgainstBookBans.org/toolkit We've put together a candidate questionnaire, template resolution, sample social media tools, and more to help you get started.

JIFP's comprehensive documentation of book challenges and other #intellectualfreedom issues by Eric Stroshane is now available open access. #bookbanning
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Is your city on the map? If so, don't miss the African American Policy Forum #BooksUnbanned tour.

At each stop, there is a get out the vote campaign, a give away of banned books, and Dr. Kimberlé W. Crenshaw gives a talk. #TeachTruth

See schedule and more here: booksunbanned.org

'I would have given anything to read a book with a character that felt what I felt. Asked the questions I couldn't ask, and learned the lessons I needed to learn.' #UniteAgainstBookBans

Candlewick Press is proud to join American Library Association and UniteAgainstBookBans to protect everyone’s right to
read. Join us today: UniteAgainstBookBans.org. #UniteAgainstBookBans

Yes, join #UniteAgainstBookBans aaannnddd...

#Vote !

The #RightToRead is on midterm ballots & we need #KidLit to help write the happy ending of this election story by #voting & inspiring at least #3ToVote for candidates that support freedom in reading.

#BookTheVote #KidLit Votes

In case you missed it, AAPF's Kimberlé Crenshaw joined Jonathan Capehart this morning on The Sunday Show with Jonathan Capehart.

Book Unbanned: From Freedom Riders to Freedom Readers is in Washington DC and Northern VA today!

Hunterdon voters: Ask candidates — from BOE on up — whether they signed the #UniteAgainstBookBans pledge. Large majorities of Americans on both sides of the aisle oppose censorship. The pledge shows a candidate’s support for the right to read #FReadom uniteagainstbookbans.org/pledge/

'Would your community be better without your library? Because this is what is at stake.'— Great opinion piece from Michigan Library Association's Scott Duimstra, Dillon Geshel, and Deborah Mikula #FReadom #UniteAgainstBookBans

We want to know how your banned books week went!

What did you read, or what books were added to your reading list?

Did you set up a banned books week display? Drop a picture, we would love to see it!

#BBW #BannedBooksWeek

New from ALA OIF: this resource, written by library privacy experts and based on input and guidance from a wide cross-section of stakeholders, gives library workers the tools needed to create and be advocates for privacy-protecting practices and policies. bit.ly/3TiiLxE

Many #LGBTQ students feel unsafe at school. But when schools offer relevant books, they encounter less bullying: UniteAgainstBookBans.org/#white-paper

Help LGBTQ youth feel safe and seen. Fight to keep books on shelves, and go purple on #SpiritDay 10/20: glaad.org/spiritday GLAAD

✋ Our elected officials should support the freedom to read and oppose book banning. Where do your candidates for office stand on this issue? Ask them to take the #UniteAgainstBookBans candidate pledge: UniteAgainstBookBans.org/pledge/

We're excited to announce that ALA will offer two Travel Grants for underemployed library workers from underrepresented groups looking to attend #LibLearnX23 . Applications are being accepted through November 4, 2022. Learn more. bit.ly/3STbxQW

What’s your banned book read? If you need any inspiration, Chicago Public Library's got you covered with some recommendations: bit.ly/3yp46Jf

#ReadBannedBooks #FreedomtoRead #BookSanctuary

#NationalFriendsofLibrariesWeek is around the corner--we're celebrating #libraryfriends with a free webinar, resources, a chance for Friends to get $250, + more. Use #nfolw22 , #friendsofthelibrary , & #libraryfriends in your own posts and we'll repost! ala.org/united/nfolw

Our latest roundup of news on book challenges and bans occurring across the U.S. includes reports from Michigan, Maryland, Arkansas, and Maine, and thoughts on the threat to public education caused by book banning. bit.ly/3Vn3ZYt