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Little Free Library @littlefreelibrary.bsky.social · 14h

📖 GMA's book club pick for October is #Twice by #MitchAlbom! There are copies of the book in #LittleFreeLibrary book-sharing boxes across the U.S. & Canada. Learn more about our partnership with GMA & how to find copies of the book near you: lflib.org/gma-2025

Little Free Library with an open door revealing books including two copies of Mitch Albom's Twice.

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Little Free Library @littlefreelibrary.bsky.social · 20h

Today, we’re asking everyone to take at least one action to help defend books from censorship and to stand up for the library staff, educators, writers, publishers, and booksellers who make them available! #BannedbooksWeek

Find out how you can take action: lflib.org/let-freedo...

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Little Free Library @littlefreelibrary.bsky.social · 20h

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!

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Little Free Library @littlefreelibrary.bsky.social · 1d

And proud of it! 🎖️

Blue badge with white text saying 'I read past my bedtime' and an open book icon on a magenta patterned background.

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Little Free Library @littlefreelibrary.bsky.social · 1d

We're teaming up with Netflix to celebrate the highly-anticipated film adaptation of THE WOMAN IN CABIN 10 by Ruth Ware by giving away 200 copies of the book to lucky Little Free Library stewards in the U.S.! https://lflib.org/books

A copy of The Woman in Cabin 10 film version book in front of a red Little Free Library

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Little Free Library @littlefreelibrary.bsky.social · 1d

Little Free Library staffers and their families are celebrating #BannedBooksWeek by stocking local Little Free Libraries with books that have been banned or challenged. You can, too! Learn more about how to get involved in protecting your right to read: https://lflib.org/bbw

Beautiful woman standing next to a Little Free Library holding two books, with a golden retriever sitting attentively nearby on a grassy lawn.

Person holding two colorful children's books titled 'MELISSA' and one with a cartoon boy, standing next to a green Little Free Library filled with various books.

Person in a denim jacket and yellow sneakers browsing books in a red neighborhood Little Free Library during autumn.

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Little Free Library @littlefreelibrary.bsky.social · 2d

Monday is Indigenous People's Day! Did you know we have an Indigenous Library Program through which we grant no-cost Little Free Library boxes full of books to Indigenous communities with limited book access? Learn more: lflib.org/inlp-video

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Little Free Library @littlefreelibrary.bsky.social · 2d

Talia, our Indigenous Library Program Manager, is at #ATALM2025, the International Conference of Indigenous Archives, Libraries, and Museums!

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Little Free Library @littlefreelibrary.bsky.social · 2d

Stop by and say hi to Marshall and Scot at our booth at #ABOS2025!

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Little Free Library @littlefreelibrary.bsky.social · 2d

Still celebrating #BannedBooksWeek over here 🎉

Earlier this week our staff members all sported their "Censorship is so 1984" Banned Books Week shirts and shared popular banned and challenged titles in nearby Little Free Libraries.

Learn how you can get involved: https://lflib.org/bbw

A group of people wearing gray shirts reading banned books around a red Little Free Library in front of a blue wall

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Little Free Library @littlefreelibrary.bsky.social · 3d

READ BANNED BOOKS! 💀📖

Defend your First Amendment right to read: https://lflib.org/bbw

Green Little Free Library filled with books stands on a black post in a sunny front yard near a tree and a house entrance. Garden flag planted in front of the post says, "Read Banned Books," and shows a skeleton reading a book.

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Little Free Library @littlefreelibrary.bsky.social · 3d

Find the locations hit hardest by book bans AND the locations of nearby Little Free Library book-sharing boxes. Now you can easily share banned books (or books you hope are *never* banned) in Little Free Libraries!

Little Free Library @littlefreelibrary.bsky.social · 3d

It's Banned Books Week! Have you checked out our new Book Ban Map? We developed the map in collaboration with ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom and PEN America! lflib.org/book-ban-map

Hand holding a smartphone displaying a US book ban map in front of a red Little Free Library filled with books against a colorful mural wall.

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Little Free Library @littlefreelibrary.bsky.social · 4d

"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

Bookshelves wrapped in yellow caution tape with signs labeling sections as challenged or banned adult, children's, graphic novels, picture, and YA books.

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Little Free Library @littlefreelibrary.bsky.social · 4d

The Eleanor Roosevelt Awards for Bravery in Literature recognize authors whose works advance human rights amid a surge in book bans.

This year’s Eleanor Roosevelt Lifetime Achievement honoree is best-selling author Margaret Atwood.

Little Free Library @littlefreelibrary.bsky.social · 4d

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.

Poster for The Eleanor Roosevelt Banned Book Awards event on October 11 at The Bardavon, featuring authors and speakers like Margaret Atwood.

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Little Free Library @littlefreelibrary.bsky.social · 5d

This program is made possible by Brooklyn Public Library, Boston Public Library, LA County Public Library, San Diego Public Library, and The Seattle Public Library.

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Little Free Library @littlefreelibrary.bsky.social · 5d

Since launching two years ago, nearly 16,000 teens and young adults have signed up, borrowing 440,000 e-books and audiobooks through this program.

Learn more at BooksUnbanned.com.

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Little Free Library @littlefreelibrary.bsky.social · 5d

"I can read books on my phone or listen to audiobooks without having to worry about my local library shutting down." - Books Unbanned Cardholder, age 14, Florida

Books Unbanned champions the freedom to read by offering free digital library cards to young people (13-26) across the U.S.

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Little Free Library @littlefreelibrary.bsky.social · 5d

It's #BannedBooksWeek! Join us in celebrating access to all books all week.

Learn more about how to get involved: https://lflib.org/bbw

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Little Free Library @littlefreelibrary.bsky.social · 6d

Banned Books Week starts TODAY!

Show your support for sharing banned books with a This Library Shares Banned Books Sign from our online store: lflib.org/banned-boo...

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Little Free Library @littlefreelibrary.bsky.social · 7d

This Little Free Library has some special tenants 🫶🐈‍⬛

See other cool library designs by signing up for our email newsletter: lflib.org/newsletter...

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Little Free Library @littlefreelibrary.bsky.social · 7d

We're teaming up with Highlights to give away 75 copies of Who Am I? Pandas and Other Bears by Jody Jensen Shaffer and illustrated by Travis Foster to lucky Little Free Library stewards and fans in the U.S.! Full of fact-filled riddles about pandas, polar bears, and more. https://lflib.org/books

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Little Free Library @littlefreelibrary.bsky.social · 8d

Banned Books Week is NEXT WEEK! Join us in celebrating the freedom to read October 5–11!

Learn how we'll be marking the week and how you can take part by sharing a banned book in a Little Free Library! https://lflib.org/bbw

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Little Free Library @littlefreelibrary.bsky.social · 8d

In honor of Banned Books Week, we’re partnering with our friends at @simonandschuster.bsky.social to give away 100 Banned Book bundles to LFL stewards & fans in the U.S.! https://lflib.org/books

Each bundle includes HARRIET GETS CARRIED AWAY by Jessie Sima & AUTOBOYOGRAPHY by Christina Lauren.

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