"Librarians need you,” Mary Beth Harrington told library board members, foundation members, and Friends in attendance at a June 30 program at #ALAAC24. “They need you more than ever. americanlibrariesmagazine.org/blogs/the-scoo…

Many people seeking to censor books mischaracterize them w/cherry-picked excerpts to create a false impression about them. #UniteAgainstBookBans book résumés give context about books in their entirety & demonstrate their educational value & significance: bookresumes.uniteagainstbookbans.org

.Hanif Abdurraqib, keynote speaker at the #UniteAgainstBookBans Rally for the Right to Read @ #ALAAC24, shares what censorship means to him: losing the ability to share "the particularized world that is yours & yours alone." Take action against censorship: uniteagainstbookbans.org/vote/

"It is not merely the direct impact on me that is significant but also the principle...I refuse to live in a place where books about LGBTQ+ people, about minorities, or about complex subject matter are demonized." —Kate Lindley awardee @ the #UniteAgainstBookBans Rally @ #ALAAC24

A school district in Florida voted in May to remove a novel, presciently titled, "Ban This Book," from its shelves. The book follows a girl who starts a secret banned-book library after her favorite book is removed from her school library due to a ban. bit.ly/460ixmo

Read the book and join Kalynn Bayron, NY Public Library, and teens across the country for a special virtual discussion of Cinderella Is Dead. #UniteAgainstBookBans eventbrite.com/e/banned-book-…

📖"What it does, it unlocks the ability to dream, it gives kids a sense of identity. Reading sometimes, or most of the time, gives kids a sense of belonging and, more importantly, it gives kids a chance to expand and explore more." rochesterfirst.com/community/comm… #UniteAgainstBookBans

We're just under ONE MONTH away from #NationalVoterRegistrationDay! Is your library ready? Sign up as a partner and host an event in your library on Sep 17: nationalvoterregistrationday.org/2024-partner-s… Use our tools to get your community #ReaderVoterReady: ala.org/advocacy/reade…

🗳️ Do you believe that the freedom to read and learn is essential to a functioning democracy? Take the #UniteAgainstBookBans voter pledge and sign on to be an informed, registered, and ready Freedom to Read voter ⬇️ uniteagainstbookbans.org/vote/ African American Policy Forum Missouri Equity Education Partnership

🌟 The #ALAAC25 Call for Program and Poster Proposals is NOW OPEN! Step into the spotlight & lead groundbreaking sessions, help shape the future of our profession, and establish yourself as a thought leader. 🚀 Learn more. bit.ly/3yOf5iD

More stories like this, please. ♥️ In a small town in Texas, a school librarian turned mayor leads the charge to build the town's very first library. “It’s a dream come true for all of us.” myrgv.com/local-news/202…

Our latest report on book bans happening across the U.S.—and efforts to fight them—includes news from Wisconsin, Iowa, and Nebraska, as well as info on a new lawsuit filed by six major publishers against the state of Florida over book bans. #bannedbooks bit.ly/4g9sHWs

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"A book doesn't have to violate the law to be banned from Brevard County schools, it just has to present an ideology someone doesn't like." — John A. Torres, Florida Today floridatoday.com/story/opinion/… #UniteAgainstBookBans

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Now available in Spanish! #BannedBooksWeek, Censorship by the Numbers, & Top 10 assets: ala.org/bbooks/bannedb…

.Little Free Library® just released an interactive map of US book bans &nearby #LittleFreeLibraries! "our mission is to expand access to books..we hope this map inspires you to provide access to the banned books that are meaningful to you” uniteagainstbookbans.org/lfl-banned-boo… #UniteAgainstBookBans

#BannedBooksWeek is just around the corner! Find social media graphics, lists of challenged books, book challenge data, and more on the ALA website. ala.org/bbooks/bannedb… #FreedBetweenTheLines #FreePeopleReadFreely

We are proud to announce our honorary chair, award-winning filmmaker & advocate AVA DUVERNAY! She is joined by youth honorary chair Julia Garnett. bannedbooksweek.org/filmmaker-ava-… w/ARRAY

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