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Your voice matters! Contact your representative today and tell Congress to fund IMLS and keep libraries open for students, seniors, job seekers, and everyone who relies on them. Click the link to take action now! oneclickpolitics.global.ssl.fastly.net/messages/edi...
#uniteagainstbookbans
#uniteagainstbookbans
Protecting the freedom to read means defending the right of every reader to encounter the full complexity of our shared history. This Black History Month, we stand against censorship and for the voices that help us tell the truth about our past and imagine a more just future.
#BlackHistoryMonth
#BlackHistoryMonth
February 11, 2026 at 4:39 PM
Protecting the freedom to read means defending the right of every reader to encounter the full complexity of our shared history. This Black History Month, we stand against censorship and for the voices that help us tell the truth about our past and imagine a more just future.
#BlackHistoryMonth
#BlackHistoryMonth
The Librarians is heading to living rooms across the country and is sharing a powerful message far and wide. Catch this important documentary on PBS, February 9.
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January 23, 2026 at 3:53 PM
The Librarians is heading to living rooms across the country and is sharing a powerful message far and wide. Catch this important documentary on PBS, February 9.
www.pbs.org/independentl...
www.pbs.org/independentl...
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New: Yesterday the Administration filed notice to appeal a recent decision in federal court which halted actions to dismantle the Institute of Museum and Library Services.
IMLS grants are still in place while the court hears the appeal. The appeals process will take time. 1/2
IMLS grants are still in place while the court hears the appeal. The appeals process will take time. 1/2
January 20, 2026 at 8:25 PM
New: Yesterday the Administration filed notice to appeal a recent decision in federal court which halted actions to dismantle the Institute of Museum and Library Services.
IMLS grants are still in place while the court hears the appeal. The appeals process will take time. 1/2
IMLS grants are still in place while the court hears the appeal. The appeals process will take time. 1/2
Today we honor the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
A leader who showed the world the power of courage, compassion, and unwavering faith in justice.
At FTRF, we carry that spirit forward by believing in progress, unity, and building a future where everyone has the chance to rise.
A leader who showed the world the power of courage, compassion, and unwavering faith in justice.
At FTRF, we carry that spirit forward by believing in progress, unity, and building a future where everyone has the chance to rise.
January 19, 2026 at 12:15 PM
Today we honor the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
A leader who showed the world the power of courage, compassion, and unwavering faith in justice.
At FTRF, we carry that spirit forward by believing in progress, unity, and building a future where everyone has the chance to rise.
A leader who showed the world the power of courage, compassion, and unwavering faith in justice.
At FTRF, we carry that spirit forward by believing in progress, unity, and building a future where everyone has the chance to rise.
The uglier the sweater, the bigger the bragging rights. Today’s the day—show off those festive disasters! 🤶🎁 #FTRFgetsUGLY
December 19, 2025 at 3:30 PM
The uglier the sweater, the bigger the bragging rights. Today’s the day—show off those festive disasters! 🤶🎁 #FTRFgetsUGLY
Dust off the sparkles, the snowflakes, and the wonderfully tacky threads–Ugly Sweater Day is almost here! Get ready to bring your boldest holiday chaos.
#Christmas #FTRFGetsUgly
#Christmas #FTRFGetsUgly
December 12, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Dust off the sparkles, the snowflakes, and the wonderfully tacky threads–Ugly Sweater Day is almost here! Get ready to bring your boldest holiday chaos.
#Christmas #FTRFGetsUgly
#Christmas #FTRFGetsUgly
Indigenous stories carry generations of strength, knowledge, and truth.
Support the Freedom to Read Foundation to keep those stories accessible.
Your donation helps protect the right to read for all: tr.ee/gb_gsTycXY
Support the Freedom to Read Foundation to keep those stories accessible.
Your donation helps protect the right to read for all: tr.ee/gb_gsTycXY
December 10, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Indigenous stories carry generations of strength, knowledge, and truth.
Support the Freedom to Read Foundation to keep those stories accessible.
Your donation helps protect the right to read for all: tr.ee/gb_gsTycXY
Support the Freedom to Read Foundation to keep those stories accessible.
Your donation helps protect the right to read for all: tr.ee/gb_gsTycXY
We appreciate your support. Your donation helps protect the right to read for all.
It's #GivingTuesday! I gave to @teachingchange.bsky.social and @ftrf.bsky.social. #Education and #IntellectualFreedom go hand in hand. #TLSky #EduSky. Let's make sure the young people we serve experience their #FirstAmendment rights and are empowered to take action in their schools/communities!
December 10, 2025 at 7:04 PM
We appreciate your support. Your donation helps protect the right to read for all.
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It's #GivingTuesday! I gave to @teachingchange.bsky.social and @ftrf.bsky.social. #Education and #IntellectualFreedom go hand in hand. #TLSky #EduSky. Let's make sure the young people we serve experience their #FirstAmendment rights and are empowered to take action in their schools/communities!
December 2, 2025 at 3:41 PM
It's #GivingTuesday! I gave to @teachingchange.bsky.social and @ftrf.bsky.social. #Education and #IntellectualFreedom go hand in hand. #TLSky #EduSky. Let's make sure the young people we serve experience their #FirstAmendment rights and are empowered to take action in their schools/communities!
A cozy confession: yes, we bring a book to Thanksgiving dinner… just in case.
Swipe to see which type of holiday reader you are. 🍁✨
Swipe to see which type of holiday reader you are. 🍁✨
November 27, 2025 at 3:09 PM
A cozy confession: yes, we bring a book to Thanksgiving dinner… just in case.
Swipe to see which type of holiday reader you are. 🍁✨
Swipe to see which type of holiday reader you are. 🍁✨
Here's your chance to support the stories that inspire, challenge and empower us. When you donate to the Freedom to Read Foundation, you help safeguard open access to books and uphold the rights of every reader.
Your gift on Dec. 2 keeps library shelves full of possibility. www.ftrf.org/page/donate
Your gift on Dec. 2 keeps library shelves full of possibility. www.ftrf.org/page/donate
November 26, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Here's your chance to support the stories that inspire, challenge and empower us. When you donate to the Freedom to Read Foundation, you help safeguard open access to books and uphold the rights of every reader.
Your gift on Dec. 2 keeps library shelves full of possibility. www.ftrf.org/page/donate
Your gift on Dec. 2 keeps library shelves full of possibility. www.ftrf.org/page/donate
The freedoms we cherish, including the freedom to read, think, and speak openly — are safeguarded by those who have served. On Veterans Day, we express our gratitude to all who have defended these rights and the democratic principles that sustain them.
#VeteransDay
#VeteransDay
November 11, 2025 at 3:43 PM
The freedoms we cherish, including the freedom to read, think, and speak openly — are safeguarded by those who have served. On Veterans Day, we express our gratitude to all who have defended these rights and the democratic principles that sustain them.
#VeteransDay
#VeteransDay
Stories shape understanding. Limiting access to them limits our freedom to learn.
HB 900 would have silenced countless voices — from classic authors to today’s storytellers — by forcing schools to pull books that mention sex or relationships. That’s censorship, plain and simple.
HB 900 would have silenced countless voices — from classic authors to today’s storytellers — by forcing schools to pull books that mention sex or relationships. That’s censorship, plain and simple.
October 29, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Stories shape understanding. Limiting access to them limits our freedom to learn.
HB 900 would have silenced countless voices — from classic authors to today’s storytellers — by forcing schools to pull books that mention sex or relationships. That’s censorship, plain and simple.
HB 900 would have silenced countless voices — from classic authors to today’s storytellers — by forcing schools to pull books that mention sex or relationships. That’s censorship, plain and simple.
The fight for the freedom to read continues.
In November 2023, the Freedom to Read Foundation and AASL filed an amicus curiae brief supporting a challenge to Texas law HB 900, which threatened the First Amendment rights of booksellers, publishers, authors, and students.
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In November 2023, the Freedom to Read Foundation and AASL filed an amicus curiae brief supporting a challenge to Texas law HB 900, which threatened the First Amendment rights of booksellers, publishers, authors, and students.
tr.ee/4XlSHYFTGw
October 28, 2025 at 8:21 PM
The fight for the freedom to read continues.
In November 2023, the Freedom to Read Foundation and AASL filed an amicus curiae brief supporting a challenge to Texas law HB 900, which threatened the First Amendment rights of booksellers, publishers, authors, and students.
tr.ee/4XlSHYFTGw
In November 2023, the Freedom to Read Foundation and AASL filed an amicus curiae brief supporting a challenge to Texas law HB 900, which threatened the First Amendment rights of booksellers, publishers, authors, and students.
tr.ee/4XlSHYFTGw
What’s scarier than ghosts, ghouls, or goblins?
A banned book collecting dust.
👀📚
#ReadingIsPower #BooksAreMagic #FreedomToRead #ReadFreely #BooksNotBans #LetBooksBeBooks #RightToRead #BannedBooksWeek #UncensoredStories #ReadWithoutLimits #ProtectBooks #StoriesForAll #Halloween
A banned book collecting dust.
👀📚
#ReadingIsPower #BooksAreMagic #FreedomToRead #ReadFreely #BooksNotBans #LetBooksBeBooks #RightToRead #BannedBooksWeek #UncensoredStories #ReadWithoutLimits #ProtectBooks #StoriesForAll #Halloween
October 22, 2025 at 3:04 PM
What’s scarier than ghosts, ghouls, or goblins?
A banned book collecting dust.
👀📚
#ReadingIsPower #BooksAreMagic #FreedomToRead #ReadFreely #BooksNotBans #LetBooksBeBooks #RightToRead #BannedBooksWeek #UncensoredStories #ReadWithoutLimits #ProtectBooks #StoriesForAll #Halloween
A banned book collecting dust.
👀📚
#ReadingIsPower #BooksAreMagic #FreedomToRead #ReadFreely #BooksNotBans #LetBooksBeBooks #RightToRead #BannedBooksWeek #UncensoredStories #ReadWithoutLimits #ProtectBooks #StoriesForAll #Halloween
Books have been banned. Voices have been silenced.
This award celebrates those who refuse to let censorship win. Carrying her spirit forward, we celebrate champions of free expression🏆
Join us alongside @eleanorrooseveltcenter on SATURDAY, OCTOBER 11 AT 7:00 PM EST
This award celebrates those who refuse to let censorship win. Carrying her spirit forward, we celebrate champions of free expression🏆
Join us alongside @eleanorrooseveltcenter on SATURDAY, OCTOBER 11 AT 7:00 PM EST
September 29, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Books have been banned. Voices have been silenced.
This award celebrates those who refuse to let censorship win. Carrying her spirit forward, we celebrate champions of free expression🏆
Join us alongside @eleanorrooseveltcenter on SATURDAY, OCTOBER 11 AT 7:00 PM EST
This award celebrates those who refuse to let censorship win. Carrying her spirit forward, we celebrate champions of free expression🏆
Join us alongside @eleanorrooseveltcenter on SATURDAY, OCTOBER 11 AT 7:00 PM EST
This en banc decision ignores and upends long-standing precedent meant to safeguard a diversity of ideas in public institutions. For the people who rely on these books, this isn't abstract–it affects access, knowledge, and community.
#ConstitutionDay
#ConstitutionDay
September 17, 2025 at 2:01 PM
This en banc decision ignores and upends long-standing precedent meant to safeguard a diversity of ideas in public institutions. For the people who rely on these books, this isn't abstract–it affects access, knowledge, and community.
#ConstitutionDay
#ConstitutionDay
This Suicide Prevention Month, let’s fight to ensure every young person can access the support, community, and information they deserve to not just survive, but thrive💜
#SuicidePreventionDay
#SuicidePreventionDay
September 10, 2025 at 6:03 PM
This Suicide Prevention Month, let’s fight to ensure every young person can access the support, community, and information they deserve to not just survive, but thrive💜
#SuicidePreventionDay
#SuicidePreventionDay
600 typewriters. 21 cages. One message.
First shown on the site of the Nazi book burnings in Berlin, and now continuing its journey around the world.
Seen here at the ALA, the work reminds us: the fight for free expression is far from over.
#FreedomToRead #WritersBlock #SherylOring #Censorship
First shown on the site of the Nazi book burnings in Berlin, and now continuing its journey around the world.
Seen here at the ALA, the work reminds us: the fight for free expression is far from over.
#FreedomToRead #WritersBlock #SherylOring #Censorship
July 9, 2025 at 3:43 PM
600 typewriters. 21 cages. One message.
First shown on the site of the Nazi book burnings in Berlin, and now continuing its journey around the world.
Seen here at the ALA, the work reminds us: the fight for free expression is far from over.
#FreedomToRead #WritersBlock #SherylOring #Censorship
First shown on the site of the Nazi book burnings in Berlin, and now continuing its journey around the world.
Seen here at the ALA, the work reminds us: the fight for free expression is far from over.
#FreedomToRead #WritersBlock #SherylOring #Censorship
At the Freedom to Read Foundation, we protect the First Amendment rights—because without access to knowledge, there is no informed public. And without an informed public, there is no democracy.
🇺🇸Defend the freedom to read.
#FreedomToRead #ReadFreely #BooksNotBans
🇺🇸Defend the freedom to read.
#FreedomToRead #ReadFreely #BooksNotBans
July 4, 2025 at 1:22 PM
At the Freedom to Read Foundation, we protect the First Amendment rights—because without access to knowledge, there is no informed public. And without an informed public, there is no democracy.
🇺🇸Defend the freedom to read.
#FreedomToRead #ReadFreely #BooksNotBans
🇺🇸Defend the freedom to read.
#FreedomToRead #ReadFreely #BooksNotBans
Whatever reader you are, your story matters.
This Pride Month, read with pride. 🏳️🌈
Share your reader type your friends! 📚💬✨
#PrideReads #ReadWithPride
This Pride Month, read with pride. 🏳️🌈
Share your reader type your friends! 📚💬✨
#PrideReads #ReadWithPride
June 30, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Whatever reader you are, your story matters.
This Pride Month, read with pride. 🏳️🌈
Share your reader type your friends! 📚💬✨
#PrideReads #ReadWithPride
This Pride Month, read with pride. 🏳️🌈
Share your reader type your friends! 📚💬✨
#PrideReads #ReadWithPride
Since its debut, Writer’s Block has traveled to Berlin’s Jewish Museum, Budapest’s National Library, and the Boston Public Library—keeping the conversation alive. FTRF is a proud sponsor of this important art installation at #ALAAC25
Freedom of expression isn’t guaranteed. It’s defended.
Freedom of expression isn’t guaranteed. It’s defended.
June 24, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Since its debut, Writer’s Block has traveled to Berlin’s Jewish Museum, Budapest’s National Library, and the Boston Public Library—keeping the conversation alive. FTRF is a proud sponsor of this important art installation at #ALAAC25
Freedom of expression isn’t guaranteed. It’s defended.
Freedom of expression isn’t guaranteed. It’s defended.
This #Juneteenth, we lift our voices to defend the freedom to read, denounce censorship, and celebrate diverse literature.
Join us in sparking conversation!
📅 June 19 – Host or attend a Juneteenth Watch Party
📚 June 21 – Virtual Author Read-In | 12–2 PM EST
➡️ Details at ReadStrongAmerica.org
Join us in sparking conversation!
📅 June 19 – Host or attend a Juneteenth Watch Party
📚 June 21 – Virtual Author Read-In | 12–2 PM EST
➡️ Details at ReadStrongAmerica.org
June 19, 2025 at 3:18 PM
This #Juneteenth, we lift our voices to defend the freedom to read, denounce censorship, and celebrate diverse literature.
Join us in sparking conversation!
📅 June 19 – Host or attend a Juneteenth Watch Party
📚 June 21 – Virtual Author Read-In | 12–2 PM EST
➡️ Details at ReadStrongAmerica.org
Join us in sparking conversation!
📅 June 19 – Host or attend a Juneteenth Watch Party
📚 June 21 – Virtual Author Read-In | 12–2 PM EST
➡️ Details at ReadStrongAmerica.org
This #PrideMonth, we honor the power of LGBTQ+ stories and fight back against the rising tide of book bans that aim to erase them.
🏳️🌈 At the Freedom to Read Foundation, we defend your right to find yourself in the pages—no matter who you are or who you love.
🏳️🌈 At the Freedom to Read Foundation, we defend your right to find yourself in the pages—no matter who you are or who you love.
June 16, 2025 at 4:21 PM
This #PrideMonth, we honor the power of LGBTQ+ stories and fight back against the rising tide of book bans that aim to erase them.
🏳️🌈 At the Freedom to Read Foundation, we defend your right to find yourself in the pages—no matter who you are or who you love.
🏳️🌈 At the Freedom to Read Foundation, we defend your right to find yourself in the pages—no matter who you are or who you love.
We’re proud to honor Skip Dye, SVP of Library Sales & Digital Strategy at Penguin Random House, with the 2025 FTRF Roll of Honor Award! Skip’s tireless advocacy fuels our fight against censorship.
#ReadingIsPower #BooksAreMagic #FreedomToRead
#ReadingIsPower #BooksAreMagic #FreedomToRead
June 13, 2025 at 2:59 PM
We’re proud to honor Skip Dye, SVP of Library Sales & Digital Strategy at Penguin Random House, with the 2025 FTRF Roll of Honor Award! Skip’s tireless advocacy fuels our fight against censorship.
#ReadingIsPower #BooksAreMagic #FreedomToRead
#ReadingIsPower #BooksAreMagic #FreedomToRead