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Annie's Foundation
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Just 6 moms from Johnston, Iowa leading the fight against book bans in Iowa and spreading the JOY of reading by handing out free banned books. 11,500 books and counting! anniesfoundation.com
YES- we are open today for office hours! Stop by between noon and two pm and we'll be there to assist you with all of your bookish needs.

#ReadBannedBooks
September 28, 2025 at 3:16 PM
It's important to know who's REALLY behind change in our community.

Annie's Foundation is the real deal. We're just a group of volunteers who saw the need for action and decided to step up. We have no grants, no major funding sources--just small donations from passionate community members.
September 17, 2025 at 12:03 PM
This? This is why they are so scared of books, of public libraries, of public schools.

Read. Read everything "they" don't want you to. We guarantee you'll be a better person because of it.

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𝟭𝟴,𝟬𝟱𝟴 books donated and counting!
#ReadBannedBooks
September 15, 2025 at 12:01 PM
YES- we are open today for office hours! Stop by between noon and two pm and we'll be there to assist you with all of your bookish needs.

#ReadBannedBooks
September 14, 2025 at 4:28 PM
𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐖𝐚𝐫. 𝐅𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞.

𝐃𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐞’𝐬 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧.

Support stories where the villain isn’t just “basic human rights” in animal form.

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𝟏𝟕,𝟎𝟐𝟗 books donated and counting!
#ReadBannedBooks
August 15, 2025 at 12:05 PM
𝑵𝒖𝒓𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝑺𝒄𝒉𝒐𝒐𝒍 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝑵𝒊𝒎𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒔, 𝑷𝒂𝒓𝒕 2:
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐒𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐝𝐧'𝐭 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐢𝐟 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝.

𝐼𝑚𝑎𝑔𝑖𝑛𝑒 ℎ𝑜𝑤 𝑚𝑜𝑟𝑡𝑖𝑓𝑖𝑒𝑑 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑤𝑜𝑢𝑙𝑑 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑏𝑒𝑒𝑛 𝑖𝑓, 𝑎𝑠 𝑎 𝑡𝑒𝑒𝑛, 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑚𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑎𝑛𝑛𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑐𝑒𝑑 𝑡𝑜 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑟𝑒 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑙𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑠ℎ𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑔ℎ𝑡 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑐𝑜𝑢𝑙𝑑𝑛'𝑡 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑑....
August 9, 2025 at 5:43 PM
𝐀 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐍𝐨𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐫 𝐁𝐫𝐨 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐠 (𝑴𝑭𝑨 𝒊𝒏 𝑴𝒂𝒏𝒔𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑭𝒓𝒂𝒈𝒊𝒍𝒆 𝑴𝒂𝒔𝒄𝒖𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚) 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐨𝐦
(𝑂𝑢𝑟 𝑓𝑎𝑣𝑜𝑟𝑖𝑡𝑒 𝑝𝑎𝑡𝑟𝑖𝑜𝑡𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐷𝑒𝑠 𝑀𝑜𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑠 𝐹𝑎𝑟𝑚𝑒𝑟'𝑠 𝑀𝑎𝑟𝑘𝑒𝑡.)

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𝟏𝟕,𝟎𝟐𝟗 books donated and counting!
#ReadBannedBooks
August 3, 2025 at 7:57 PM
𝐍𝐨 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲!

We love you all, but we were up at 5am yesterday to share the JOY of reading at the Des Moines Farmer's Market yesterday, so we're giving ourselves the day off to rest and recover.

Catch you next Sunday!
August 3, 2025 at 4:08 PM
𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐂𝐊 𝐀𝐋𝐄𝐑𝐓!!!

Annie's Foundation has just fully restocked the Little Free Library at the Johnston Public Library. Stop by soon for the best selection! Lots of brand-new picture books and some new and gently used books for middle and high school kids.

We love sharing the 𝐉𝐎𝐘 of reading!
July 30, 2025 at 10:24 PM
YES- we are open today for office hours! Stop by between noon and two pm and we'll be there to assist you with all of your bookish needs.

#ReadBannedBooks
July 27, 2025 at 3:07 PM
You already know that back in March, SF 496, Iowa's book-banning law, was blocked in court, and an injunction was issued, essentially rendering the law null and void for the time being.
July 1, 2025 at 12:03 AM
When the kind folks at Valley Junction Pride approached us and asked if we wanted to sponsor the Drag Story Time, our answer was a no-brainer--YES!

We believe in the power of positive LGBTQ role models for kids. Drag story times expose children to positive role models who are living authentically.
June 29, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Pride is for everyone, and that's why we're giving away books for ALL ages at Valley Junction Pride! We'll be giving away nearly 300 books!

Remember, quantities are limited, so if you see something you want, be sure to stop by our booth early! We will be at Pride from 10-4 on Sunday the 29th.
June 28, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Our work just became more important than ever.

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15,890 books donated and counting!
#Resist
#ReadBannedBooks
June 27, 2025 at 9:03 PM
𝐆𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐓𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐝!!!

Annie's Foundation is bringing over 𝟐𝟕𝟎 banned and challenged books featuring LGBTQ voices and stories to Pride on the Riverfront--and we're giving them all away, 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆!
June 27, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Annie's Foundation is excited to be making our debut at 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐭 in Burlington this Saturday!

Did you know that the West Burlington school district has one of the most extensive book bans in the state?
June 25, 2025 at 9:01 PM
𝐆𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐓𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐝!!!

Last year we gave 486 FREE banned and challenged back to the community at the Juneteenth Neighbor's Day Celebration--do you think you can help us beat that?
June 19, 2025 at 9:02 PM
YES- we are open today for office hours! Stop by between noon and two pm and we'll be there to assist you with all of your bookish needs.

#ReadBannedBooks
June 15, 2025 at 12:56 PM
𝑨𝒏𝒏𝒊𝒆'𝒔 𝑭𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏: 𝑬𝒎𝒃𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑳𝑮𝑩𝑻𝑸 𝑽𝒐𝒊𝒄𝒆𝒔, 𝑶𝒏𝒆 𝑷𝒂𝒈𝒆 𝒂𝒕 𝒂 𝑻𝒊𝒎𝒆.

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June 14, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Of COURSE it's a DCG parent 🫤

𝑨𝒏𝒏𝒊𝒆'𝒔 𝑭𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏: 𝑬𝒎𝒃𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑳𝑮𝑩𝑻𝑸 𝑽𝒐𝒊𝒄𝒆𝒔, 𝑶𝒏𝒆 𝑷𝒂𝒈𝒆 𝒂𝒕 𝒂 𝑻𝒊𝒎𝒆.

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June 12, 2025 at 12:21 PM
𝑨𝒏𝒏𝒊𝒆'𝒔 𝑭𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏: 𝑬𝒎𝒃𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑳𝑮𝑩𝑻𝑸 𝑽𝒐𝒊𝒄𝒆𝒔, 𝑶𝒏𝒆 𝑷𝒂𝒈𝒆 𝒂𝒕 𝒂 𝑻𝒊𝒎𝒆.

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June 10, 2025 at 12:03 PM
𝐐𝐮𝐞𝐞𝐫 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐬 𝐒𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐋𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬.

It really is that simple.

This weekend, Annie's Foundation had the honor and the privilege of giving away 𝟏,𝟏𝟐𝟏 queer books at the Capital City Pride celebration in Des Moines.
June 9, 2025 at 5:39 PM
If you're interested in reading about a crayon's identity crisis, you're in luck! We'll be giving this one away at Valley Junction Pride.

𝑨𝒏𝒏𝒊𝒆'𝒔 𝑭𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏: 𝑬𝒎𝒃𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑳𝑮𝑩𝑻𝑸 𝑽𝒐𝒊𝒄𝒆𝒔, 𝑶𝒏𝒆 𝑷𝒂𝒈𝒆 𝒂𝒕 𝒂 𝑻𝒊𝒎𝒆.
June 8, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Finally, it's time to announce our Adult book titles for the Pride Banned Book Giveaway!

𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲
Six of Crows
Heartbreak Boys
Riley Weaver Needs a Date to the Gaybutante Ball
We All Fall Down

𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲
Queer, There, and Everywhere
Master of One
Just Happy to be Here
June 6, 2025 at 9:01 PM
We'll be giving this one away at Valley Junction Pride--find out for yourself if it tests the moral fabric of our society!

𝑨𝒏𝒏𝒊𝒆'𝒔 𝑭𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏: 𝑬𝒎𝒃𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑳𝑮𝑩𝑻𝑸 𝑽𝒐𝒊𝒄𝒆𝒔, 𝑶𝒏𝒆 𝑷𝒂𝒈𝒆 𝒂𝒕 𝒂 𝑻𝒊𝒎𝒆.

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June 6, 2025 at 12:02 PM