Let Utah Read
@letutahread.bsky.social
We are a coalition of Utah community members—educators, parents, librarians, & advocacy organizations—working to protect our freedom to read.
Join Us: https://www.letutahread.org
Join Us: https://www.letutahread.org
Attention Readers‼️
HB197 is set to be heard in the education committee tomorrow at 3:40 p.m.‼️
We need your help!! Testify at the meeting either in person or online: le.utah.gov/committee/co...
Here are some tips to do so!!
le.utah.gov/Documents/Vi...
HB197 is set to be heard in the education committee tomorrow at 3:40 p.m.‼️
We need your help!! Testify at the meeting either in person or online: le.utah.gov/committee/co...
Here are some tips to do so!!
le.utah.gov/Documents/Vi...
February 3, 2026 at 10:50 PM
Attention Readers‼️
HB197 is set to be heard in the education committee tomorrow at 3:40 p.m.‼️
We need your help!! Testify at the meeting either in person or online: le.utah.gov/committee/co...
Here are some tips to do so!!
le.utah.gov/Documents/Vi...
HB197 is set to be heard in the education committee tomorrow at 3:40 p.m.‼️
We need your help!! Testify at the meeting either in person or online: le.utah.gov/committee/co...
Here are some tips to do so!!
le.utah.gov/Documents/Vi...
Hi readers!! Our annual Read-In is coming up!!
We started this read-in as a way to protest the original book-banning bill--HB29. Through them we've found incredible community with all of you.
We can't wait to see you there!! RSVP at the link in our bio.
We started this read-in as a way to protest the original book-banning bill--HB29. Through them we've found incredible community with all of you.
We can't wait to see you there!! RSVP at the link in our bio.
February 2, 2026 at 10:10 PM
Hi readers!! Our annual Read-In is coming up!!
We started this read-in as a way to protest the original book-banning bill--HB29. Through them we've found incredible community with all of you.
We can't wait to see you there!! RSVP at the link in our bio.
We started this read-in as a way to protest the original book-banning bill--HB29. Through them we've found incredible community with all of you.
We can't wait to see you there!! RSVP at the link in our bio.
Heads up readers--we've got a new school materials bill this legislative session, and this one expands on HB 29 in scary ways.
Here's what you can to to push-back.
Check out our Instagram for the rundown of the bill, and more updates to come soon.
www.acluutah.org/legislation/...
Here's what you can to to push-back.
Check out our Instagram for the rundown of the bill, and more updates to come soon.
www.acluutah.org/legislation/...
January 27, 2026 at 10:09 PM
Heads up readers--we've got a new school materials bill this legislative session, and this one expands on HB 29 in scary ways.
Here's what you can to to push-back.
Check out our Instagram for the rundown of the bill, and more updates to come soon.
www.acluutah.org/legislation/...
Here's what you can to to push-back.
Check out our Instagram for the rundown of the bill, and more updates to come soon.
www.acluutah.org/legislation/...
Utah's legislative session is underway. While it can be nerve-wracking, here are some things you can do:
📌 Stay informed with the ACLU bill tracker
www.acluutah.org/legislation/...
📌 Come to our Read-In at the capitol on Feb. 13 to show our legislators just how many of us oppose censorship laws.
📌 Stay informed with the ACLU bill tracker
www.acluutah.org/legislation/...
📌 Come to our Read-In at the capitol on Feb. 13 to show our legislators just how many of us oppose censorship laws.
www.acluutah
January 21, 2026 at 9:55 PM
Utah's legislative session is underway. While it can be nerve-wracking, here are some things you can do:
📌 Stay informed with the ACLU bill tracker
www.acluutah.org/legislation/...
📌 Come to our Read-In at the capitol on Feb. 13 to show our legislators just how many of us oppose censorship laws.
📌 Stay informed with the ACLU bill tracker
www.acluutah.org/legislation/...
📌 Come to our Read-In at the capitol on Feb. 13 to show our legislators just how many of us oppose censorship laws.
Reposted by Let Utah Read
Classic titles such as Slaughterhouse-Five, What Girls Are Made Of and The Perks of Being a Wallflower are now being labeled “obscene,” “indecent” and “pornographic” by this law and are being systematically removed from Utah high schools.
Do You Hear Your Government Speak in the Library?
A group of authors and students are challenging a Utah book ban law under the First Amendment.
buff.ly
January 21, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Classic titles such as Slaughterhouse-Five, What Girls Are Made Of and The Perks of Being a Wallflower are now being labeled “obscene,” “indecent” and “pornographic” by this law and are being systematically removed from Utah high schools.
Reposted by Let Utah Read
Utah friends! Read this to come up to speed on HB197 and how it fits into the national pattern of book banning bills. Then contact your legislators to tell them to vote no on this bill! Don’t forget to join @letutahread.bsky.social for updates on how you can help this legislative session! #utpol
Even more bad library bills being proposed in state legislatures. Don't just read and understand what's at stake here–take action to help stop their progress.
Attempts to suppress LGBTQ+ books in libraries? They're not happening at the local level, folks.
buttondown.com/wellsourced/...
Attempts to suppress LGBTQ+ books in libraries? They're not happening at the local level, folks.
buttondown.com/wellsourced/...
Even More Bad Library Bills for 2026–and How to Fight Them Now
Two more bad bills have hit state legislatures in Indiana and Ohio. Here's what they are, what they do, and how to take action now.
buttondown.com
January 17, 2026 at 4:47 PM
Utah friends! Read this to come up to speed on HB197 and how it fits into the national pattern of book banning bills. Then contact your legislators to tell them to vote no on this bill! Don’t forget to join @letutahread.bsky.social for updates on how you can help this legislative session! #utpol
With Utah banning 3 more books statewide, it's important to look at where these bans are coming from--with Davis School District taking the lead.
The more people that show their opposition to book bans, the more power we have to fight back.
Join us on February 13th for our annual read-in.
The more people that show their opposition to book bans, the more power we have to fight back.
Join us on February 13th for our annual read-in.
January 16, 2026 at 10:04 PM
With Utah banning 3 more books statewide, it's important to look at where these bans are coming from--with Davis School District taking the lead.
The more people that show their opposition to book bans, the more power we have to fight back.
Join us on February 13th for our annual read-in.
The more people that show their opposition to book bans, the more power we have to fight back.
Join us on February 13th for our annual read-in.
This brings the total number of books banned statewide to 22...
More book bans are ushering in the 2026 winter semester, with three new titles added to Utah’s growing list of books prohibited in public schools.
Utah bans three more books from public schools — including the source for a blockbuster movie
The start of the 2026 school year is kicking off with three new titles added to Utah's growing list of books banned from public schools.
www.sltrib.com
January 7, 2026 at 10:11 PM
This brings the total number of books banned statewide to 22...
Thank you @sltrib.com for the great information!!
A group of best-selling authors whose books have been banned from Utah public schools are suing state officials, arguing that Utah’s sensitive materials law is unconstitutional.
Novelists Elana K. Arnold and Ellen Hopkins, and the estate of Kurt Vonnegut, are among the plaintiffs.
Novelists Elana K. Arnold and Ellen Hopkins, and the estate of Kurt Vonnegut, are among the plaintiffs.
‘Modern day book-burning’: Best-selling authors sue Utah officials over book bans
Among the plaintiffs are award-winning novelists Elana K. Arnold and Ellen Hopkins. Together, their books make up five of the 22 titles that have been banned from all Utah public schools.
www.sltrib.com
January 7, 2026 at 10:10 PM
Thank you @sltrib.com for the great information!!
On January 6, 2026, the ACLU of Utah, along with law firms Parr Brown Gee & Loveless and Spencer Fane, LLC, filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Utah's Sensitive Materials Law.
Read all about it here: www.acluutah.org/press-releas...
and follow us for updates as we follow this case.
Read all about it here: www.acluutah.org/press-releas...
and follow us for updates as we follow this case.
Vonnegut Estate, Authors, and Student Plaintiffs Take Utah to Court Over the Freedom to Read - ACLU of Utah
In Vonnegut v. Utah, plaintiffs argue that portions of HB29 (Sensitive Material Review Law) are unconstitutionally overbroad in violation of the First Amendment.
www.acluutah.org
January 7, 2026 at 10:08 PM
On January 6, 2026, the ACLU of Utah, along with law firms Parr Brown Gee & Loveless and Spencer Fane, LLC, filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Utah's Sensitive Materials Law.
Read all about it here: www.acluutah.org/press-releas...
and follow us for updates as we follow this case.
Read all about it here: www.acluutah.org/press-releas...
and follow us for updates as we follow this case.
Hi readers!! We've got lots of exciting events coming up!! More details to follow!!
www.letutahread.org/events
www.letutahread.org/events
November 4, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Hi readers!! We've got lots of exciting events coming up!! More details to follow!!
www.letutahread.org/events
www.letutahread.org/events
Hi readers!! November's banned book club is coming up!! Join us over Zoom in discussing What Girls Are Made Of by Elana K. Arnold on Nov. 18 at 6:30 pm.
RSVP: www.fightforthefirst.org/events/novem...
RSVP: www.fightforthefirst.org/events/novem...
November Banned Book Club
Continuing our Elana K. Arnold streak from last month, we're reading What Girls Are Made Of.
This YA novel was a finalist for the National Book Award for Young People's Literature and was descr...
www.fightforthefirst.org
November 3, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Hi readers!! November's banned book club is coming up!! Join us over Zoom in discussing What Girls Are Made Of by Elana K. Arnold on Nov. 18 at 6:30 pm.
RSVP: www.fightforthefirst.org/events/novem...
RSVP: www.fightforthefirst.org/events/novem...
On Oct. 23, the Utah State Board of Education banned the book Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher. They did so quietly, and without press.
We can't let them get away with this. Spread the word, and talk about this book.
More information can be found at: bookriot.com/utah-bans-th...
We can't let them get away with this. Spread the word, and talk about this book.
More information can be found at: bookriot.com/utah-bans-th...
Utah Quietly Bans Its 19th Book from All State Public Schools
Utah just quietly banned THIRTEEN REASONS WHY from all public schools across the state. It's their 19th state-sanctioned book ban.
bookriot.com
October 27, 2025 at 10:15 PM
On Oct. 23, the Utah State Board of Education banned the book Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher. They did so quietly, and without press.
We can't let them get away with this. Spread the word, and talk about this book.
More information can be found at: bookriot.com/utah-bans-th...
We can't let them get away with this. Spread the word, and talk about this book.
More information can be found at: bookriot.com/utah-bans-th...
ACTION ALERT‼️ Cache County library is in danger of being defunded‼️
Council member George Daines will be proposing a budget at the Cache County Council meeting on Oct. 29 that will defund the Cache County Library completely.
Speak up with us.
Sign the petition: docs.google.com/forms/d/1eiH...
Council member George Daines will be proposing a budget at the Cache County Council meeting on Oct. 29 that will defund the Cache County Library completely.
Speak up with us.
Sign the petition: docs.google.com/forms/d/1eiH...
October 16, 2025 at 10:15 PM
ACTION ALERT‼️ Cache County library is in danger of being defunded‼️
Council member George Daines will be proposing a budget at the Cache County Council meeting on Oct. 29 that will defund the Cache County Library completely.
Speak up with us.
Sign the petition: docs.google.com/forms/d/1eiH...
Council member George Daines will be proposing a budget at the Cache County Council meeting on Oct. 29 that will defund the Cache County Library completely.
Speak up with us.
Sign the petition: docs.google.com/forms/d/1eiH...
Hi readers!! October's Banned Book Club is coming up!! This book was banned a year ago, Nov. 2024, after being banned in Davis, Washington, and Tooele Counties.
RSVP: www.fightforthefirst.org/events/let-u...
RSVP: www.fightforthefirst.org/events/let-u...
October 13, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Hi readers!! October's Banned Book Club is coming up!! This book was banned a year ago, Nov. 2024, after being banned in Davis, Washington, and Tooele Counties.
RSVP: www.fightforthefirst.org/events/let-u...
RSVP: www.fightforthefirst.org/events/let-u...
Just highlighting some banned books during Banned Books Week :) Head over to our website to read our latest blog posts in our In the Defense of Banned Books series on "milk and honey by Rupi Kaur and "Like A Love Story" by Abdi Nazemian.
www.letutahread.org/news
www.letutahread.org/news
News and Updates
www.letutahread.org
October 9, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Just highlighting some banned books during Banned Books Week :) Head over to our website to read our latest blog posts in our In the Defense of Banned Books series on "milk and honey by Rupi Kaur and "Like A Love Story" by Abdi Nazemian.
www.letutahread.org/news
www.letutahread.org/news
On Sat., Oct. 11, at 11:15 we'll be at the Wasatch Festival of Books!! Come down to Library Square to join us in a celebration of the power of reading.
www.wasatchfestivalofbooks.org
www.wasatchfestivalofbooks.org
HOME | Wasatch Festival of Books
The Wasatch Festival of Books at Library Square is presented in partnership with the Salt Lake City Public Library and the 2024 Utah Humanities Book Festival.Collaboratively conceived by a group of Ut...
www.wasatchfestivalofbooks.org
October 8, 2025 at 9:27 PM
On Sat., Oct. 11, at 11:15 we'll be at the Wasatch Festival of Books!! Come down to Library Square to join us in a celebration of the power of reading.
www.wasatchfestivalofbooks.org
www.wasatchfestivalofbooks.org
These 18 books are currently banned in Utah schools state-wide. If you look closely, you'll notice a trend of female and minority authors, and LGBTQIA+ stories. It's important for us to come together, read and discuss these books, and fight for our freedom to read.
October 7, 2025 at 3:05 PM
These 18 books are currently banned in Utah schools state-wide. If you look closely, you'll notice a trend of female and minority authors, and LGBTQIA+ stories. It's important for us to come together, read and discuss these books, and fight for our freedom to read.
Unfortunately, the Weber State Unity Conference has been cancelled.
More events to come!! We'll see you all soon!!
More events to come!! We'll see you all soon!!
On Fri., Oct.3, we'll be tabling with Let Davis Read at the WSU Unity conference!! Join us and other organizations as we talk about how far censorship has gotten.
www.weber.edu/unity-confer...
www.weber.edu/unity-confer...
Unity Conference
www.weber.edu
October 2, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Unfortunately, the Weber State Unity Conference has been cancelled.
More events to come!! We'll see you all soon!!
More events to come!! We'll see you all soon!!
Hi readers!! Our friends at Under the Umbrella Bookstore will be having their Queer Author Book Bonza on Saturday Oct. 5!! They'll have lots of fun activities including a story time, read in, and a panel discussion with queer authors. You won't wanna miss it!!
www.eventbrite.com/e/2nd-annual...
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October 1, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Hi readers!! Our friends at Under the Umbrella Bookstore will be having their Queer Author Book Bonza on Saturday Oct. 5!! They'll have lots of fun activities including a story time, read in, and a panel discussion with queer authors. You won't wanna miss it!!
www.eventbrite.com/e/2nd-annual...
www.eventbrite.com/e/2nd-annual...
On Fri., Oct.3, we'll be tabling with Let Davis Read at the WSU Unity conference!! Join us and other organizations as we talk about how far censorship has gotten.
www.weber.edu/unity-confer...
www.weber.edu/unity-confer...
Unity Conference
www.weber.edu
September 30, 2025 at 9:28 PM
On Fri., Oct.3, we'll be tabling with Let Davis Read at the WSU Unity conference!! Join us and other organizations as we talk about how far censorship has gotten.
www.weber.edu/unity-confer...
www.weber.edu/unity-confer...
On Wed., Oct. 1, Rebekah Cummings will be answering all of your questions about book bans!
Join this discussion at:
library.wasatchcounty.gov/BookFestival
Join this discussion at:
library.wasatchcounty.gov/BookFestival
September 27, 2025 at 4:03 PM
On Wed., Oct. 1, Rebekah Cummings will be answering all of your questions about book bans!
Join this discussion at:
library.wasatchcounty.gov/BookFestival
Join this discussion at:
library.wasatchcounty.gov/BookFestival
Author Laurie Halse Anderson--whose books have been banned in Utah schools due to their subject matter-- will be speaking about the dangers of censorship at the J. Willard Marriott Library on Sept. 30 at Noon!
You won't want to miss this great conversation!
blog.lib.utah.edu/banned-books...
You won't want to miss this great conversation!
blog.lib.utah.edu/banned-books...
J. Willard Marriott Library Blog | Banned Books Event to Feature Author Laurie Halse Anderson
blog.lib.utah.edu
September 25, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Author Laurie Halse Anderson--whose books have been banned in Utah schools due to their subject matter-- will be speaking about the dangers of censorship at the J. Willard Marriott Library on Sept. 30 at Noon!
You won't want to miss this great conversation!
blog.lib.utah.edu/banned-books...
You won't want to miss this great conversation!
blog.lib.utah.edu/banned-books...
Hi Readers! We've got lots of exciting events coming up as we move into October and Banned Books Week!
More details will be out soon, and we can't wait to see you there!
More details will be out soon, and we can't wait to see you there!
September 22, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Hi Readers! We've got lots of exciting events coming up as we move into October and Banned Books Week!
More details will be out soon, and we can't wait to see you there!
More details will be out soon, and we can't wait to see you there!
Hi readers!! September's Banned Book Club will be this Monday, Sept. 15, at 6:30 pm!! Join us in discussing milk and honey by Rupi Kaur, one of the original 13 books included in the blanket ban after H.B. 29 was signed in 2024. RSVP at: www.fightforthefirst.org/events/septe...
September Banned Book Club
This month we're reading a short book of poems: Milk and Honey by Rupi Kaur. Declared "the Writer of the Decade" by The New Republic, Rupi Kaur's book of poetry and prose looks at survival, femin...
www.fightforthefirst.org
September 13, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Hi readers!! September's Banned Book Club will be this Monday, Sept. 15, at 6:30 pm!! Join us in discussing milk and honey by Rupi Kaur, one of the original 13 books included in the blanket ban after H.B. 29 was signed in 2024. RSVP at: www.fightforthefirst.org/events/septe...