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American Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social · 21h

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
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Banned Books Week @bannedbooksweek.bsky.social · 1d

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

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A fight for our rights: Youth fighting book bans. A conversation with student leaders moderated by Banned Books Week youth honorary chair Iris Mogul. October 8, 2025, 3:00 p.m. CT. Register: bit.ly/YouthFightingBookBans

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Banned Books Week @bannedbooksweek.bsky.social · 1d

"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.

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#BannedBooksWeek #CensorshipIsSo1984

BBW 2025 from The Big Chair - Author, Tiffany Jackson

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Booklist Publications @ala-booklist.bsky.social · 2d

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!

Promotional graphic for upcoming Booklist and OIF workshop: READ ON: TOOLS TO HELP YOU PREPARE FOR AND RESPOND TO BOOK CHALLENGES happening Thursday, October 9 at 11 a.m. PT / 2 p.m. ET.

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Banned Books Week @bannedbooksweek.bsky.social · 1d

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

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

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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ALA Intellectual Freedom Round Table @ifrt-ala.bsky.social · 1d

What's Your Freedom to Read Advocate Personality?
Take the Quiz here:
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PEN America @penamerica.bsky.social · 1d

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

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

"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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PEN America @penamerica.bsky.social · 1d

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...

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.

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Banned Books Week @bannedbooksweek.bsky.social · 1d

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

Banned Books Week @bannedbooksweek.bsky.social · 2d

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

Librarians Supporting Each Other to Confront Book Bans. Tuesday, Cotober 7, 2025. 12pm CT. Law for Librarians. Intellectual Freedom Helplines. Censorship is so 1984. Read for Your Rights. Banned Books Week, October 5-11, 2025

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Banned Books Week @bannedbooksweek.bsky.social · 2d

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

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Maia Kobabe @redgoldsparks.bsky.social · 3d

RM starting off Banned Books Week with us 💜 #readbannedbooks #bannedbooksweek #kimnamjoon

RM aka Kim Namjoon of BTS wearing a blue plaid flannel and a black baseball cap which says "Read Banned Books" sitting in front of a white couch with a slight smile on his face.

Closeup of RM aka Kim Namjoon of BTS wearing a black baseball cap which says "Read Banned Books Penguin Random House"

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American Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social · 2d

Each new school year brings a fresh wave of attempts to censor school libraries, often built on misleading claims. The ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom investigates a site spreading disinformation. Read: https://www.oif.ala.org/take-back-the-right-to-read/
#BannedBooksWeek

Take Back the Right to Read

By Eric Stroshane and Sarah Lamdan As each new school year begins, so too does a new wave of efforts to censor school library books. This year, the effo

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Banned Books Week @bannedbooksweek.bsky.social · 2d

“This concept that small group of people, whatever their motivations, get to choose for the overwhelming majority of people is absurd. It is tyranny.”

@halseanderson.bsky.social speaks up from the Big Chair!

w/ @sagepub.com

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BBW 2025 from The Big Chair - Author, Laurie Halse Anderson

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The Authors Guild @authorsguild.org · 2d

It's that time of year again... is there anything spookier than impediments to free and open access to information? We think not!!

Make sure you follow along with us this Banned Books Week—we'll be sharing all the resources, updates and cool events they don't want you to know about.

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National Council of Teachers of English @ncte.org · 2d

When #BannedBooksWeek began in 1982, book censorship was on the rise in schools, libraries, and bookstores. In 2025, we are facing many of the same challenges in the same spaces and at a different velocity.

https://ncte.org/blog/2025/10/banned-books-week/

#CensorshipIsSo1984 #NCTE #FreedomToRead

NCTE Resources for Banned Books Week and Beyond

From the Intellectual Freedom Center to publications and research, NCTE can help you advocate for the freedom to read during Banned Books Week and beyond.

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That Librarian: Amanda Jones @librarianjones.com · 3d

Take at least ONE action to help defend books from censorship and speak up for those who make them available. Find resources/tools + actions you can take in just 5 mins: uniteagainstbookbans.org/let-freedom-read-day #BannedBooksWeek #UniteAgainstBookBans @la-cac.org @aaslala.bsky.social

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Sarah Kate Ellis @sarahkateellis.bsky.social · 2d

Banned Books Week takes place October 5-11, 2025. The annual event raises awareness of the harm and the rising trend of book challenges and bans, especially targeting books by and about LGBTQ people and books about race and racism.

Facts and Action for Banned Books Week | GLAAD

Banned Books Week takes place October 5-11, 2025. The annual event raises awareness of the harm and the rising trend of book challenges and bans, especially targeting books by and about LGBTQ people a...

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American Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social · 2d

Coming up today at 4pm ET / 3pm CT! Register for free at www.ala.org/bbooks/events

American Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social · 6d

Free #BannedBooksWeek webinar.
Join experts on Mon, Oct 6 at 3 p.m. CT to explore how policies can be a powerful tool for fighting censorship in libraries, bookstores, and communities and how advocates can use policies in their work.
See details + more free events: https://www.ala.org/bbooks/events

Policy as an Advocacy Tool: Tips for Booksellers, Librarians, and Community Advocates. Monday, October 6, 2025. 3:00 p.m. CT. Register today! Pictured are Sarah Lamdan, Philomena Polefrone, and Christine Emeran, along with the Unite Against Book Bans, National Coalition Against Censorship, and American Booksellers for Free Expression logos.

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

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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American Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social · 3d

Censorship is so 1984. Read for your rights.

Today kicks off #BannedBooksWeek, and this year's theme reminds us that the right to read belongs to all of us, that censorship has no place in contemporary society, and that we must defend our rights.

https://www.ala.org/bbooks.

BANNED BOOKS WEEK Oct. 5-11, 2025. Censorship is so 1984 - Read for Your Rights. ala.org/bbooks. American Library Association

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American Association of School Librarians (AASL) @aaslala.bsky.social · 3d

It’s Banned Books Week! A time to honor books that challenge ideas and fight censorship. These stories make us think and unite us. What’s your favorite banned book? Tell us below! #BannedBooksWeek #ReadFreely #FreedomToRead #BooksNotBans #aasl https://bit.ly/3XXdrFi

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

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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Banned Books Week @bannedbooksweek.bsky.social · 3d

"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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George Takei, Banned Books Week 2025 Honorary Chair

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Unite Against Book Bans @uabookbans.bsky.social · 6d

❗ Hosting an upcoming #BannedBooksWeek event? Make sure to submit it to the Banned Books Week Event Calendar to reach a wider audience, or find an event near you today! https://bannedbooksweek.org/events/ @bannedbooksweek.bsky.social #CensorshipIsSo1984 #UniteAgainstBookBans

Censorship is so 1984. Banned Books Week Event Calendar. Add an event or find one near you! BannedBooksWeek.org/events. Read for your rights. Banned Books Week. Oct. 5-11, 2025.

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