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Banned Books Week @bannedbooksweek.bsky.social · 17h

That’s a wrap. Thank you for fighting censorship with us! Let's keep this momentum going until we gather again October 4-10, 2026, because every week is #BannedBooksWeek and we are stronger TOGETHER!

#CensorshipIsSo1984

Save the date: The next Banned Books Week will be October 4-10, 2026! Thank you for fighting censorship with us! Censorship is so 1984. Read for Your Rights. BannedBooksWeek.org Bluesky and Facebook: @BannedBooksWeek Instagram: @banned_books_week

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Unite Against Book Bans @uabookbans.bsky.social · 1d

It's #LetFreedomReadDay! Take at least ONE action today to defend the freedom to read. When we all #UniteAgainstBookBans, we can make a difference. All you need is 5 minutes to make an impact! #BannedBooksWeek

🧵 Check out the thread below or UniteAgainstBookBans.org/LFRD/ for some ideas 👇

The freedom to read is under attack. Let's do something about it. Let Freedom Read Day. Banned Books Week. UniteAgainstBookBans.org/LFRD/ Unite Against Book Bans.

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Little Free Library @littlefreelibrary.bsky.social · 1d

It's #LetFreedomReadDay! The freedom to read is under attack — what are you doing about it? All you need is 5 minutes to make an impact!

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Banned Books Week @bannedbooksweek.bsky.social · 1d

Our libraries and library workers need our support. Volunteer and organize for them and for our rights!

We're stronger TOGETHER.

#CensorshipIsSo1984 #BannedBooksWeek

If you have an hour or more: Volunteer at your local library. Start organizing! If you have 30 minutes: Write a letter to your local officials or to local media. Make a plan to attend your local school board, library board, or city council meeting. bit.ly/LetFreedomReadDay

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Banned Books Week @bannedbooksweek.bsky.social · 1d

Your elected officials need to know book banners don't speak for everyone - or even the majority! Many censorship fights are happening at board and city council meetings.

We're stronger TOGETHER.

#CensorshipIsSo1984 #BannedBooksWeek

If you have 30 minutes: Write a letter to your local officials or to local media. Make a plan to attend your local school board, library board, or city council meeting. bit.ly/LetFreedomReadDay

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Banned Books Week @bannedbooksweek.bsky.social · 1d

Circulation and sales matter! You have the ppower to get books in the hands of people who need them - donate banned books to your local
@littlefreelibrary.bsky.social

We're stronger TOGETHER.

#CensorshipIsSo1984 #BannedBooksWeek

If you have 15 minutes: Check out a Challenged Book From Your Library Buy a banned book or help others access them by donating to a little free libraryCheck out a Challenged Book From Your Library. Buy a banned book or help others access them by donating to a Little Free Library. bit.ly/LetFreedomReadDay

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Banned Books Week @bannedbooksweek.bsky.social · 1d

Don't let censors be the only voice in the room. Support the orgs leading the fight. Join @uabookbans.bsky.social to stay informed.

We're stronger TOGETHER.

#CensorshipIsSo1984 #BannedBooksWeek

If you have 5 minutes: Call a Decision Maker. Support an Organization Fighting Censorship. Join the Unite Against Book Bans Campaign. bit.ly/LetFreedomReadDay

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Banned Books Week @bannedbooksweek.bsky.social · 1d

5 minutes. That's all it takes to start fighting book bans.

It's #LetFreedomReadDay. We're asking you to do at least one thing today to fight censorship. Then keep doing it!

bit.ly/LetFreedomReadDay

We're stronger TOGETHER.

#CensorshipIsSo1984 #BannedBooksWeek

The freedom to read is under attack. Let's do something about it. bit.ly/LetFreedomReadDay

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Banned Books Week @bannedbooksweek.bsky.social · 2d

“Americans are curious, inquisitive, learning, and enriching themselves…”

Banned Books Week honorary chair @georgetakei.bsky.social knows we need the right to read to understand each other.

Full interview: youtu.be/Gm4-SOEwEYk

#BannedBooksWeek #CensorshipIsSo1984

w/@topshelfcomix.bsky.social

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PEN America @penamerica.bsky.social · 3d

Book banners say they are only targeting pornography and books with no literary merit.

Since 2021, works by more than a dozen #NobelPrizeForLiterature-winning authors have been banned in U.S. school districts.

https://pen.org/nobel-prize-winners-banned/ #BannedBooksWeek

These Authors Won the Nobel Prize for Literature, but Their Books Have Been Banned in Districts Across the Country

For countless U.S. schoolchildren, works by more than a dozen Nobel-winning authors have been banned and removed from shelves.

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Macmillan Children's School & Library Marketing @mackidssl.bsky.social · 4d

We believe that every person, of every age, of every race, of every gender, no matter who they love, or where they live, should have access to books that reflect and expand their worldview. #UniteAgainstBookBans #BannedBooksWeek

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Sage @sagepub.com · 3d

For #BannedBooksWeek, find highlights from our “Banned Books from the Big Chair” booth at this year's @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social conference.

Read more details in our articles from @bannedbooksweek.bsky.social and @uabookbans.bsky.social on our Academic Freedom hub: www.sagepub.com/our-initiati...

Banned Books Week from The Big Chair at ALA 2025

YouTube video by Sage

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Zinn Education Project @zinnedproject.bsky.social · 11d

Join #BannedBooksWeek and prepare for the #AmericanRevolution250 by participating in the @ncacensorship.bsky.social read-ins of historical fiction "Chains" by @halseanderson.bsky.social

Host an event or find one near you. Read: www.righttoreadnight.com

www.zinnedproject.org/materials/ch...

Chains

Book — Historical fiction. By Laurie Halse Anderson. 2010. 336 pages. Historical fiction based on the life of an enslaved teenager during the Revolutionary War.

www.zinnedproject.org

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ALA Public Policy & Advocacy @librarypolicy.bsky.social · 3d

Thank you Rep. @raskin.house.gov for your resolution on the House floor recognizing #BannedBooksWeek!

We're grateful for the support of library champions in Congress who are showing up for libraries, library workers, and intellectual freedom.

Full resolution: raskin.house.gov/_cache/files...

Resolution: Expressing concern about the spreading problem of book
banning and the proliferation of threats to freedom of
expression in the United States.
Whereas the overwhelming majority of voters in the United
States oppose book bans;
Whereas an overwhelming majority of voters in the United
States support educators teaching about the civil rights
movement, the history and experiences of Native Americans, enslaved Africans, immigrants facing discrimination, and the ongoing effects of racism;
Whereas an overwhelming majority of Americans are confident that their community’s public schools select appropriate books for students to read;

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American Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social · 3d

What does it really mean when a book is banned?
ALA's Office for Intellectual Freedom breaks down the difference between challenges, restrictions, and bans—and how we’re fighting censorship every day.
Join the fight: UniteAgainstBookBans.org
Donate to ALA: ilovelibraries.org/1984
#BannedBooksWeek

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Banned Books Week @bannedbooksweek.bsky.social · 3d

TODAY: Don't miss an afternoon of programs with our friends at Booklist, including a panel with @ashleyhopeperez.bsky.social @kellyyang.bsky.social @jarrettdapier.bsky.social 😍

Booklist Publications @ala-booklist.bsky.social · 4d

📆Registration is free! Join us & @oif.bsky.social tomorrow (10/9) for a multi-session workshop with resources to help libraries prepare for and combat book challenges. Stay tuned for our author panel feat. @jarrettdapier.bsky.social, @kellyyang.bsky.social, & #AshleyHopePérez! RSVP: bit.ly/3KlmknK

Promotional graphic for upcoming Booklist and OIF workshop: READ ON: TOOLS TO HELP YOU PREPARE FOR AND RESPOND TO BOOK CHALLENGES happening Thursday, October 9 at 11 a.m. PT / 2 p.m. ET.

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American Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social · 4d

Today at 3:00 pm CT.
Find inspiration and ideas for your own advocacy from the students on the front lines of the fight against censorship.
bit.ly/YouthFightingBookBans
#BannedBooksWeek

Banned Books Week @bannedbooksweek.bsky.social · 5d

TOMORROW: Join #BannedBooksWeek youth honorary chair Iris Mogul & student advocates from around the country for a conversation about how young people can fight book bans! 10/8, 3pmCT

bit.ly/YouthFightingBookBans

#BannedBooksWeek #CensorshipIsSo1984

w/ @ncacensorship.bsky.social

A fight for our rights: Youth fighting book bans. A conversation with student leaders moderated by Banned Books Week youth honorary chair Iris Mogul. October 8, 2025, 3:00 p.m. CT. Register: bit.ly/YouthFightingBookBans

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Banned Books Week @bannedbooksweek.bsky.social · 5d

"I believe in kids. I believe that this influx of book bannings that are happening over the last couple of years will only encourage kids to be better, honestly."

Tiffany D Jackson on the power of young people.

youtu.be/kPANuBnILMQ?...

w/@sagepub.com

#BannedBooksWeek #CensorshipIsSo1984

BBW 2025 from The Big Chair - Author, Tiffany Jackson

YouTube video by Banned Books Week

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Booklist Publications @ala-booklist.bsky.social · 6d

It's #BannedBooksWeek. @ala-booklist.bsky.social & @oif.bsky.social have a free workshop on Thur. 10/9 full of resources to help combat book challenges. Registration is free: bit.ly/3KlmknK

Stay tuned for our book panel feat. @jarrettdapier.bsky.social, @kellyyang.bsky.social, & Ashley Hope Pérez!

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Banned Books Week @bannedbooksweek.bsky.social · 5d

TOMORROW: Join #BannedBooksWeek youth honorary chair Iris Mogul & student advocates from around the country for a conversation about how young people can fight book bans! 10/8, 3pmCT

bit.ly/YouthFightingBookBans

#BannedBooksWeek #CensorshipIsSo1984

w/ @ncacensorship.bsky.social

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Little Free Library @littlefreelibrary.bsky.social · 5d

The Eleanor Roosevelt Center in partnership with PEN America, presents the 2025 Banned Book Awards! ervk.org/banned-books

The ceremony will celebrate authors and activists who are bravely fighting for the right to have their incredible stories heard.

Poster for The Eleanor Roosevelt Banned Book Awards event on October 11 at The Bardavon, featuring authors and speakers like Margaret Atwood.

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ALA Intellectual Freedom Round Table @ifrt-ala.bsky.social · 5d

What's Your Freedom to Read Advocate Personality?
Take the Quiz here:
quiz.tryinteract.com#/68d400f64d6...

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PEN America @penamerica.bsky.social · 5d

What is YOUR favorite banned book?

Here are a few of the answers we heard from attendees at this year's @bkbookfest.bsky.social.

Leave a comment to tell us yours.

#BannedBooksWeek #FreeTheBooks #CensorshipIsSo1984

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Little Free Library @littlefreelibrary.bsky.social · 5d

"I’m promoting banned/challenged books for the whole month of October. I have a post it note inside each book explaining why it has come under scrutiny. I think it deserves more than a week to be recognized." -Pam S.

Join us in celebrating the freedom of expression: https://lflib.org/bbw

Bookshelves wrapped in yellow caution tape with signs labeling sections as challenged or banned adult, children's, graphic novels, picture, and YA books.

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PEN America @penamerica.bsky.social · 5d

This #BannedBooksWeek, PEN America is joining forces with more than 30 groups Standing Together for the Freedom to Read.

Together, we call for the end to the authoritarian tactic of banning books.

Learn more—and take the pledge to stand together against book bans at: act.pen.org/a/standing-t...

I Stand with PEN America Against Book Bans and Censorship

We must all fight against the forces that are attacking our fundamental freedoms – including our freedom to read.

act.pen.org

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