Community Readers
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We read books. Lots of books. Especially banned books.
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Flipping the script on conservative religious “liberty.”
Flipping the script on conservative religious “liberty.”
Ohio schoolteacher sues district claiming that anti-LGBTQ book policy violates her moral and religious beliefs
Hazel Bly and the Deep Blue Sea is one of the four books which initiated a lawsuit in Ohio. An Ohio elementary school teacher is suing her s...
holybulliesandheadlessmonsters.blogspot.com
December 10, 2024 at 4:46 AM
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Flipping the script on conservative religious “liberty.”
Flipping the script on conservative religious “liberty.”
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A new peer-reviewed study finds that books by women of color, often featuring diverse characters, are frequent targets.
Book Bans Overwhelmingly Target Children’s Books by People of Color, Study Finds
A new peer-reviewed study finds that books by women of color, often featuring diverse characters, are frequent targets.
truthout.org
December 2, 2024 at 3:39 AM
A new peer-reviewed study finds that books by women of color, often featuring diverse characters, are frequent targets.
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🔊 Our 7th annual #ReflectingRealities report is out now! This year’s report shows a significant drop in the presence of racially minoritised characters in books published for children in 2023 in the UK.
November 29, 2024 at 1:48 PM
Free books!
imaginationlibrary.com
imaginationlibrary.com
Dolly Parton's Imagination Library | USA, UK, IE, CA, AU
Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is a book gifting program that mails free books to children from birth until they begin school in participating areas.
imaginationlibrary.com
November 30, 2024 at 11:25 AM
Free books!
imaginationlibrary.com
imaginationlibrary.com
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I work at a library, and we offer so much more than books. Patrons have access to: 3D printers, a soundproof recording studio, Cricut machines, thousands of DVDs, board games, Legos, and free classes on writing, finances, ESL, book making, etc. Check out your public library, you might be surprised!
November 26, 2024 at 6:01 PM
I work at a library, and we offer so much more than books. Patrons have access to: 3D printers, a soundproof recording studio, Cricut machines, thousands of DVDs, board games, Legos, and free classes on writing, finances, ESL, book making, etc. Check out your public library, you might be surprised!
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#skybrarians, we need your expertise! Please take a moment to share your insights in a quick survey on library program marketing: bit.ly/3YPrUlV
Your answers will help ALA's efforts to build an online learning community to help all library workers build capacity to create engaging public programs.
Your answers will help ALA's efforts to build an online learning community to help all library workers build capacity to create engaging public programs.
November 25, 2024 at 5:14 PM
#skybrarians, we need your expertise! Please take a moment to share your insights in a quick survey on library program marketing: bit.ly/3YPrUlV
Your answers will help ALA's efforts to build an online learning community to help all library workers build capacity to create engaging public programs.
Your answers will help ALA's efforts to build an online learning community to help all library workers build capacity to create engaging public programs.
Believe it or not, this sweet kids’ book about two bonded male penguins who hatch and raise a chick is #6 on the “Top 100 Most Banned Books” list:
And Tango Makes Three, by Justin Richardson & Peter Pernell
www.goodreads.com/book/show/11...
And Tango Makes Three, by Justin Richardson & Peter Pernell
www.goodreads.com/book/show/11...
And Tango Makes Three
In the zoo there are all kinds of animal families. But …
www.goodreads.com
November 26, 2024 at 4:08 AM
Believe it or not, this sweet kids’ book about two bonded male penguins who hatch and raise a chick is #6 on the “Top 100 Most Banned Books” list:
And Tango Makes Three, by Justin Richardson & Peter Pernell
www.goodreads.com/book/show/11...
And Tango Makes Three, by Justin Richardson & Peter Pernell
www.goodreads.com/book/show/11...
Banned book of the day:
I Am Jazz, by Jessica Herthel and Jazz Jennings; illustrated by Shelagh McNichols
“From the time she was two years old, Jazz knew that she had a girl's brain in a boy's body. She loved pink and dressing up as a mermaid and …”
www.goodreads.com/book/show/18...
I Am Jazz, by Jessica Herthel and Jazz Jennings; illustrated by Shelagh McNichols
“From the time she was two years old, Jazz knew that she had a girl's brain in a boy's body. She loved pink and dressing up as a mermaid and …”
www.goodreads.com/book/show/18...
I Am Jazz
Jazz always knew she was different from other kids. She…
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November 22, 2024 at 6:01 PM
Banned book of the day:
I Am Jazz, by Jessica Herthel and Jazz Jennings; illustrated by Shelagh McNichols
“From the time she was two years old, Jazz knew that she had a girl's brain in a boy's body. She loved pink and dressing up as a mermaid and …”
www.goodreads.com/book/show/18...
I Am Jazz, by Jessica Herthel and Jazz Jennings; illustrated by Shelagh McNichols
“From the time she was two years old, Jazz knew that she had a girl's brain in a boy's body. She loved pink and dressing up as a mermaid and …”
www.goodreads.com/book/show/18...
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Read banned books!
“Anyone between the ages of 13 to 26, living anywhere in the United States (outside of King County, WA), can fill out an application here.”
Read banned books!
“Anyone between the ages of 13 to 26, living anywhere in the United States (outside of King County, WA), can fill out an application here.”
Books Unbanned – The Seattle Public Library FoundationBooks Unbanned – The Seattle Public Library Foundation
supportspl.org
November 21, 2024 at 9:20 PM
supportspl.org/books-unbann...
Read banned books!
“Anyone between the ages of 13 to 26, living anywhere in the United States (outside of King County, WA), can fill out an application here.”
Read banned books!
“Anyone between the ages of 13 to 26, living anywhere in the United States (outside of King County, WA), can fill out an application here.”
