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EveryLibrary @everylibrary.bsky.social · Dec 10

Book banners LOVE to say they just want pornography out of school libraries.

They're lying.

And we have the receipts.

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Book Banners Are Lying to Americans!

Don't let them lie to you!

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EveryLibrary @everylibrary.bsky.social · 24m

It's Banned Books Week!

Sign the petition against book bans at www.bookbanpetition.us

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Sign the petition against book bans at www.bookbanpetition.us

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EveryLibrary @everylibrary.bsky.social · 6h

It's Banned Books Week!

Sign the petition against book bans at www.bookbanpetition.us

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EveryLibrary @everylibrary.bsky.social · 9h

Email your legislators to support libraries: speakupforlibraries.us

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EveryLibrary @everylibrary.bsky.social · 9h

Your tax dollars are being wasted by book banners’ ridiculous crusade against allowing parents to choose books for their families.

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Wyoming library director fired amid book dispute wins $700,000 settlement

FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — A former Wyoming library director who was fired amid an uproar over books with sexual content and LGBTQ+ themes that some people complained were inappropriate for youngst…

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Acid Rain @acidrainstorm.bsky.social · 13h

read books, especially the ones that make you uncomfortable, that's how you know you are paying attention and learning

EveryLibrary @everylibrary.bsky.social · 13h

Exposure to a variety of books and viewpoints can bridge divides in fractious times

Why we must fight attempts to undermine our freedom to read • Maine Morning Star

In 1953, at the height of the McCarthyist red scare, the American Library Association and the Association of American Publishers issued a Freedom to Read Statement. The organizations expressed…

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Leza_from_Philly @lolaleza.bsky.social · 13h

Tweets disappear.

Emails get buried.

But a postcard on a desk?

That gets noticed.

action.everylibrary.org/send_a_postc... via @everylibrary.bsky.social & @civicmail.bsky.social

Send a Postcard to Oppose Book Bans!

Tweets disappear. Emails get buried. But a postcard on a desk? That gets noticed.

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pev49.bsky.social @pev49.bsky.social · 12h

Tweets disappear.

Emails get buried.

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That gets noticed.

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Send a Postcard to Oppose Book Bans!

Tweets disappear. Emails get buried. But a postcard on a desk? That gets noticed.

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avocadotoast2010.bsky.social @avocadotoast201.bsky.social · 12h

Tweets disappear.

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But a postcard on a desk?

That gets noticed.

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Send a Postcard to Oppose Book Bans!

Tweets disappear. Emails get buried. But a postcard on a desk? That gets noticed.

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Amanda Diane @addytheadipose.bsky.social · 12h

📚 It’s Banned Books Week. Book bans don’t protect kids — they censor them. Stand with libraries, stand with readers, stand for the #FreedomToRead. ✊ #BannedBooksWeek #StopBookBans Sign the pledge today! via @everylibrary.bsky.social

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Pledge to Protect the Freedom to Read

This Banned Books Week (October 5–11, 2025), join EveryLibrary and We Believe in standing up for every reader’s right to read and access every story.

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knitting bee🐝 masked & vaxxed @knittingbee.bsky.social · 12h

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Nancy @nancy1997.bsky.social · 12h

Tweets disappear.

Emails get buried.

But a postcard on a desk?

That gets noticed.

action.everylibrary.org/send_a_postc... via @everylibrary.bsky.social & @civicmail.bsky.social

Send a Postcard to Oppose Book Bans!

Tweets disappear. Emails get buried. But a postcard on a desk? That gets noticed.

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SE "Drag Me to" Beller 🎃💀🔥✍️🌊 @sebeller.bsky.social · 11h

A #BannedBooksWeek reminder that the freedom-to-read fight continues and reading to/with kids not only creates a lasting bond, but also helps open their minds AND ours. Thanks for reading! #dadlife #bangunsnotbooks @bradmeltzer.com @penamerica.bsky.social @everylibrary.bsky.social @firstbook.org

DADDYING blog: Heroes Fight Book Bans for Their Kids' Freedom to Read and Think for Themselves

Daddying blog editor Scott Beller provides a Banned Books Week reminder that the freedom to read fight continues and reading with our kids helps open their minds and ours.

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Michael H Starks @mstarks.bsky.social · 11h

STOP BOOK BANS!!

We made it easy to send an email to your representative to fight against book bans in your state!

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EMAIL YOUR REPS: Don't Ban Books in the United States

Proposed censorship measures in several states could deny your right to read some books in our Nation's libraries and lead to librarians facing criminal charges for the books on the shelves.

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Oh Hell No @ohhellno47.bsky.social · 11h

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Send a Postcard to Oppose Book Bans!

Tweets disappear. Emails get buried. But a postcard on a desk? That gets noticed.

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The Insatiable Critic @theinsaticritic.bsky.social · 11h

To celebrate #BannedBooksWeek, here are some of the silliest reasons books have been banned in the U.S., courtesy of @everylibrary.bsky.social !

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Banned for What?! Some of the Most Absurd Reasons for Book Challenges

How naked crayons, affectionate sea horses, and talking animals got these titles pulled from shelves

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EveryLibrary @everylibrary.bsky.social · 12h

It's Banned Books Week!

Sign the petition against book bans at www.bookbanpetition.us

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EveryLibrary @everylibrary.bsky.social · 13h

Exposure to a variety of books and viewpoints can bridge divides in fractious times

Why we must fight attempts to undermine our freedom to read • Maine Morning Star

In 1953, at the height of the McCarthyist red scare, the American Library Association and the Association of American Publishers issued a Freedom to Read Statement. The organizations expressed…

buff.ly

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wuz49.bsky.social @wuz49.bsky.social · 14h

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action.everylibrary.org/send_a_postc... via @everylibrary.bsky.social & @civicmail.bsky.social

Send a Postcard to Oppose Book Bans!

Tweets disappear. Emails get buried. But a postcard on a desk? That gets noticed.

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caroleliz.bsky.social @caroleliz.bsky.social · 13h

Tweets disappear.

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But a postcard on a desk?

That gets noticed.

action.everylibrary.org/send_a_postc... via @everylibrary.bsky.social & @civicmail.bsky.social

Send a Postcard to Oppose Book Bans!

Tweets disappear. Emails get buried. But a postcard on a desk? That gets noticed.

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EveryLibrary @everylibrary.bsky.social · 14h

Sign the petition against book bans at www.bookbanpetition.us

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roycerolls22.bsky.social @roycerolls22.bsky.social · 15h

Tweets disappear.

Emails get buried.

But a postcard on a desk?

That gets noticed.

action.everylibrary.org/send_a_postc... via @everylibrary.bsky.social & @civicmail.bsky.social

Send a Postcard to Oppose Book Bans!

Tweets disappear. Emails get buried. But a postcard on a desk? That gets noticed.

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EveryLibrary @everylibrary.bsky.social · 15h

DAFDay is here!

Recommend a grant to the EveryLibrary Institute in minutes with DAFpay and support libraries today.

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EveryLibrary @everylibrary.bsky.social · 16h

It's Banned Books Week!

Sign the petition against book bans at www.bookbanpetition.us

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EveryLibrary @everylibrary.bsky.social · 17h

Do people today still look to the Constitution to protect their rights? Or do they ban and censor literature that might benefit others?

Don’t Let the Government Regulate the Books You Read

Most attempts at suppression rest on denying the fundamental premise of democracy. We trust Americans to recognize propaganda and misinformation and to make their own decisions about what they read…

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