Banned Books Week
@bannedbooksweek.bsky.social
The official account for Banned Books Week.
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George Takei, Banned Books Week 2025 Honorary Chair
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"Those who ban books want to lock away ideas they fear. But in truth, they are trying to steal our freedom."
#BannedBooksWeek honorary chair @georgetakei.bsky.social encourages all of us to stand up for the freedom to read! #CensorshipIsSo1984
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#BannedBooksWeek honorary chair @georgetakei.bsky.social encourages all of us to stand up for the freedom to read! #CensorshipIsSo1984
youtu.be/qwtzX15AKvQ?...
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New York: Want to take action? Join read-ins in Albany & NYC on 12/8 to demand Governor Hochul sign the Freedom to Read Act! @penamerica.bsky.social @americanbookseller.bsky.social @authorsabb.bsky.social
Registration for Albany: https://bit.ly/4rDo4Kb
#libraryadvocate #freedomtoread
Registration for Albany: https://bit.ly/4rDo4Kb
#libraryadvocate #freedomtoread
December 5, 2025 at 10:09 PM
New York: Want to take action? Join read-ins in Albany & NYC on 12/8 to demand Governor Hochul sign the Freedom to Read Act! @penamerica.bsky.social @americanbookseller.bsky.social @authorsabb.bsky.social
Registration for Albany: https://bit.ly/4rDo4Kb
#libraryadvocate #freedomtoread
Registration for Albany: https://bit.ly/4rDo4Kb
#libraryadvocate #freedomtoread
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NEWS: Libraries WIN in federal court!
A judge in RI issued a permanent injunction stopping the Administration from dismantling the Institute of Museum & Library Services and nullifying all actions taken to do so.
Read the ruling: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... (More to come from ALA)
A judge in RI issued a permanent injunction stopping the Administration from dismantling the Institute of Museum & Library Services and nullifying all actions taken to do so.
Read the ruling: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... (More to come from ALA)
November 21, 2025 at 8:08 PM
NEWS: Libraries WIN in federal court!
A judge in RI issued a permanent injunction stopping the Administration from dismantling the Institute of Museum & Library Services and nullifying all actions taken to do so.
Read the ruling: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... (More to come from ALA)
A judge in RI issued a permanent injunction stopping the Administration from dismantling the Institute of Museum & Library Services and nullifying all actions taken to do so.
Read the ruling: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... (More to come from ALA)
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
#CensorshipIsSo1984
October 12, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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
#CensorshipIsSo1984
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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 👇
🧵 Check out the thread below or UniteAgainstBookBans.org/LFRD/ for some ideas 👇
October 11, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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 👇
🧵 Check out the thread below or UniteAgainstBookBans.org/LFRD/ for some ideas 👇
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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!
October 11, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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!
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
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
October 11, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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
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
“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
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
October 10, 2025 at 2:27 PM
“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
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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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
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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October 9, 2025 at 9:41 PM
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
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
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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
October 8, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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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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...
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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October 9, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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...
Read more details in our articles from @bannedbooksweek.bsky.social and @uabookbans.bsky.social on our Academic Freedom hub: www.sagepub.com/our-initiati...
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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...
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
October 2, 2025 at 3:56 AM
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...
Host an event or find one near you. Read: www.righttoreadnight.com
www.zinnedproject.org/materials/ch...
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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...
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...
October 9, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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...
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...
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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
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
October 9, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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
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
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 😍
📆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
October 9, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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 😍
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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
Find inspiration and ideas for your own advocacy from the students on the front lines of the fight against censorship.
bit.ly/YouthFightingBookBans
#BannedBooksWeek
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
bit.ly/YouthFightingBookBans
#BannedBooksWeek #CensorshipIsSo1984
w/ @ncacensorship.bsky.social
October 8, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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
Find inspiration and ideas for your own advocacy from the students on the front lines of the fight against censorship.
bit.ly/YouthFightingBookBans
#BannedBooksWeek
"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
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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October 7, 2025 at 10:13 PM
"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
Tiffany D Jackson on the power of young people.
youtu.be/kPANuBnILMQ?...
w/@sagepub.com
#BannedBooksWeek #CensorshipIsSo1984
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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!
Stay tuned for our book panel feat. @jarrettdapier.bsky.social, @kellyyang.bsky.social, & Ashley Hope Pérez!
October 6, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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!
Stay tuned for our book panel feat. @jarrettdapier.bsky.social, @kellyyang.bsky.social, & Ashley Hope Pérez!
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
bit.ly/YouthFightingBookBans
#BannedBooksWeek #CensorshipIsSo1984
w/ @ncacensorship.bsky.social
October 7, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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
bit.ly/YouthFightingBookBans
#BannedBooksWeek #CensorshipIsSo1984
w/ @ncacensorship.bsky.social
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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.
The ceremony will celebrate authors and activists who are bravely fighting for the right to have their incredible stories heard.
October 7, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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.
The ceremony will celebrate authors and activists who are bravely fighting for the right to have their incredible stories heard.
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What's Your Freedom to Read Advocate Personality?
Take the Quiz here:
quiz.tryinteract.com#/68d400f64d6...
Take the Quiz here:
quiz.tryinteract.com#/68d400f64d6...
October 7, 2025 at 4:37 PM
What's Your Freedom to Read Advocate Personality?
Take the Quiz here:
quiz.tryinteract.com#/68d400f64d6...
Take the Quiz here:
quiz.tryinteract.com#/68d400f64d6...
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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
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
October 7, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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
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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"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
Join us in celebrating the freedom of expression: https://lflib.org/bbw
October 7, 2025 at 6:50 PM
"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
Join us in celebrating the freedom of expression: https://lflib.org/bbw
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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...
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
October 7, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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...
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...
You still have time to join this program! Learn about peer-support resources from @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social for dealing with cesnorship attempts in libraries.
ala-events.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
#CensorshipIsSo1984 #BannedBooksWeek
ala-events.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
#CensorshipIsSo1984 #BannedBooksWeek
TOMORROW: Join @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social @oif.bsky.social staff to learn about Law for Librarians & Intellectual Freedom Helplines, how these programs provide censorshp support, and other resources for our communities.
ala-events.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
#BannedBooksWeek #CensorshipIsSo1984
ala-events.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
#BannedBooksWeek #CensorshipIsSo1984
October 7, 2025 at 4:23 PM
You still have time to join this program! Learn about peer-support resources from @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social for dealing with cesnorship attempts in libraries.
ala-events.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
#CensorshipIsSo1984 #BannedBooksWeek
ala-events.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
#CensorshipIsSo1984 #BannedBooksWeek
TOMORROW: Join @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social @oif.bsky.social staff to learn about Law for Librarians & Intellectual Freedom Helplines, how these programs provide censorshp support, and other resources for our communities.
ala-events.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
#BannedBooksWeek #CensorshipIsSo1984
ala-events.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
#BannedBooksWeek #CensorshipIsSo1984
October 6, 2025 at 11:49 PM
TOMORROW: Join @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social @oif.bsky.social staff to learn about Law for Librarians & Intellectual Freedom Helplines, how these programs provide censorshp support, and other resources for our communities.
ala-events.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
#BannedBooksWeek #CensorshipIsSo1984
ala-events.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
#BannedBooksWeek #CensorshipIsSo1984