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Macmillan Children's School & Library Marketing @mackidssl.bsky.social · 11h

We believe that every person, of every age, of every race, of every gender, no matter who they love, or where they live, should have access to books that reflect and expand their worldview. #UniteAgainstBookBans #BannedBooksWeek

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Charlotte Sullivan Wild (she) 🏳️‍🌈♿ @cswild.bsky.social · 16h

What a great chat with @katherinelocke.bsky.social & #GigiHoward of @drinksinthelibrary.bsky.social & @everylibrary.bsky.social !

YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVTX...

Event Schedule: www.everylibrary.org/everylibrary...

#kidlit #lgbtqiakids
@mackidssl.bsky.social @mackidsbooks.bsky.social

Background of glittery gold and an open book. Blue heading: "Finding Your Voice: LGBTQIA+ Picture Books" Red print: "Replay in bio" Blue rectangle with "Everylibrary live presents... Banned Books Week 2025. Finding Your Voice: Friendship, Love, and Identity with Charlotte Sullivan Wild and Katherine Locke, Hosted by Gigi Howard from Drinks in the Library. Tues. Oct. 7 at 7 PM EDT on EveryLibrary's Facebook and YouTube Live. Head shots of the authors. Wild: close of face with light skin, subtle smile, wavy long dark blond hair. Locke: Smiling with light skin, long brown hair over one shoulder in red sweater with water behind them. QR code.

Similar design with decorative mauve heart in top corner and image of picture book Love, Violet in lower corner. Text in blue and red on soft gold box: “‘Book banning is about... holding up these myths that keep prejudice going. Prejudice depends on
you not seeing the humanity of other people. You have to have stereotypes.
You have to have lies [and] fear… Our stories do... the opposite. They humanize.’ Charlotte Sullivan Wild, author of Love, Violet” QR code.

Similar design with three accept lines around the first line of text. Image of picture books What Are Your Words? on side. Yellow and white text on dark blue box: “‘[Diverse] books are for everybody. Everybody can identify with some piece of this book and learn something… and find common ground. That’s what stories do best. And that’s how we build a bigger community. That’s what I’m always trying to do with my books.’ Katherine Locke, author of What Are Your Words?” QR code

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Charlotte Sullivan Wild (she) 🏳️‍🌈♿ @cswild.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you for sharing this, friend! 🌈💜📚

I'm also thankful to @everylibrary.bsky.social and Gigi Howard of @drinksinthelibrary.bsky.social for this great conversation with @katherinelocke.bsky.social & me!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVTX...

#kidlit #BannedBooksWeek #BooksNotBans #FReadom #lgbtqia

Finding Your Voice: Friendship, Love, and Identity with Charlotte Sullivan Wild and Katherine Locke

YouTube video by EveryLibrary

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Charlotte Sullivan Wild (she) 🏳️‍🌈♿ @cswild.bsky.social · 1d

@mackidssl.bsky.social @mackidsbooks.bsky.social @andreabrownlit.bsky.social

Charlotte Sullivan Wild (she) 🏳️‍🌈♿ @cswild.bsky.social · 1d

What a great conversation with @katherinelocke.bsky.social and #GigiHoward of @drinksinthelibrary.bsky.social about the power of LGBTQIA+ picture books! Thanks to @everylibrary.bsky.social for hosting! #kidlit

YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVTX...

Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/11842...

Finding Your Voice: Friendship, Love, and Identity with Charlotte Sullivan Wild and Katherine Locke

YouTube video by EveryLibrary

www.youtube.com

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Charlotte Sullivan Wild (she) 🏳️‍🌈♿ @cswild.bsky.social · 4d

I can't wait for this FREE conversation with my SCOTUS Book Club pal @katherinelocke.bsky.social and #GigiHoward of Drinks in the Library!

Oct. 7 @ 7PM Eastern
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVTX...

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@everylibrary.bsky.social @mackidssl.bsky.social @mackidsbooks.bsky.social @andreabrownlit.bsky.social

Finding Your Voice: Friendship, Love, and Identity with Charlotte Sullivan Wild and Katherine Locke

YouTube video by EveryLibrary

www.youtube.com

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Charlotte Sullivan Wild (she) 🏳️‍🌈♿ @cswild.bsky.social · 4d

@mackidssl.bsky.social @mackidsbooks.bsky.social @andreabrownlit.bsky.social

Charlotte Sullivan Wild (she) 🏳️‍🌈♿ @cswild.bsky.social · 4d

Check out @everylibrary.bsky.social's week of FREE events for #BannedBooksWeek!

I chat with @katherinelocke.bsky.social and #GigiHoward on Tues. 7 PM Eastern.

Here's to #FReadom #BooksNotBans #kidlit #lgbtqkidlit

Sign up here:
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EveryLibrary Live! Banned Books 2025 Calendar

Join EveryLibrary Live! for Banned Books Week Fest 2025, a free online celebration featuring 25+ authors, editors, and advocates in bold conversations about storytelling, censorship, and the freedom t...

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Charlotte Sullivan Wild (she) 🏳️‍🌈♿ @cswild.bsky.social · 23d

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Martyrs, Myths, and Moral Clarity

A Meditation by Rev. Cameron Trimble

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Charlotte Sullivan Wild (she) 🏳️‍🌈♿ @cswild.bsky.social · 26d

Ira Wells' powerful response to book banning efforts in CA lays bare the true aim: to erase and degrade anyone of a marginalized identity. I appreciate this clarity that applies to so much banning. #booksnotbans #kidlit #FReadom #readingliberty @pencanada.bsky.social @penamerica.bsky.social

Robin Stevenson @robinstevenson.bsky.social · 27d

Alberta's latest book ban order focuses on images rather than words, banning four award winning graphic novels and memoirs and threatening many others. Here's a fantastic response from @pencanada.bsky.social 's Ira Wells. Read and share!
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

Danielle Smith says she doesn’t want to ban ‘classics of literature’ from Alberta schools. Here’s what she really means

You may think the province is taking a step in the right direction by revising its book ban — but don't relax yet.

www.thestar.com

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Charlotte Sullivan Wild (she) 🏳️‍🌈♿ @cswild.bsky.social · Aug 25

I love this. Your efforts clearly worked. The mood and spirit of the story moves through every page 💜🥰

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Charlotte Sullivan Wild (she) 🏳️‍🌈♿ @cswild.bsky.social · Aug 22

So happy to be in this work with you, @charlenedraws.bsky.social !! 💜💜💜

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Charlotte Sullivan Wild (she) 🏳️‍🌈♿ @cswild.bsky.social · Aug 22

Want to support #FReadom? For a short time, the book creators named in #MahmoudvTaylor are offering shirts, hoodies, & sweatshirts with art from @sarahsbrannen.bsky.social - to raise funds for @penamerica.bsky.social, who supported us during this case! #kidlit

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Person with brown skin wearing a black shirt with a screened cartoon image of the 9 US Supreme Court justices each holding one of the picture books named in Mahmoud v. Taylor. In script: "SCOTUS Book Club"

Person with light skin wearing a white sweatshirt with hands in a kangaroo pouch, with a screened cartoon image of the 9 US Supreme Court justices each holding one of the picture books named in Mahmoud v. Taylor. In script: "SCOTUS Book Club"

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skellyton bones jensen @heykellyjensen.bsky.social · Aug 14

“None Of These Books Are Obscene”: Judge Strikes Down Much of Florida’s Book Ban Bill

This is a big win for intellectual freedom and will have big implications in other ongoing lawsuits and future laws aiming to ban books.

bookriot.com/penguin-rand...

"None Of These Books Are Obscene": Judge Strikes Down Much of Florida's Book Ban Bill

In a major win for intellectual freedom, a judge rules against Florida law that led to removing hundreds of books from school libraries.

bookriot.com

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Charlene Chua @charlenedraws.bsky.social · Aug 5

There is so much I could say for The Pink Pajamas, but so little time!

So this short video is just summarizing the story, and my hope for the book!

#kidlit #books #booksky

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Charlotte Sullivan Wild (she) 🏳️‍🌈♿ @cswild.bsky.social · Aug 6

Congrats @charlenedraws.bsky.social on your beautiful new #picturebook THE PINK PAJAMAS! This tender story about a pj-making aunt, loss, and love is so beautiful!

(Charlene created the gorgeous illustrations for Love, Violet)

#kidlit #weneeddiversebooks

www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...

Four Questions for Charlene Chua

A grieving girl finds the ideal way to honor her late aunt in Charlene Chua’s 'The Pink Pajamas: A Story About Love and Loss,' the second picture book Chua has both written and illustrated (after 2020...

www.publishersweekly.com

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Sarah S. Brannen @sarahsbrannen.bsky.social · Aug 2

I had the time wrong - it starts tonight at 8 pm Eastern and goes for 24 hours. I'll be reading at 2:45 pm tomorrow! #ReadOUTLoud

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Authors Against Book Bans @authorsabb.bsky.social · Jul 28

This weekend Read OUT Loud as part of a national day of action to support Queer Kids Books. Find in-person events near you or sign up to participate in an online action!

Read OUT Loud Press Release

Read OUT Loud Contact Information: Jeannie Regan (she/her) [email protected] Emily L. (they/them) [email protected] https://www.instagram.com/readoutloud4ever Release Date: July ...

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C.T. in D.C. @ctnelson1907.bsky.social · Jul 29

"given Mahmoud’s award of temporary relief to a single school district, it has no effect on the fundamental values of our State"

BOOM!!
There it is!!
Let this be the banner on every school board thinking their being pressured to follow crooked bans...

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Charlotte Sullivan Wild (she) 🏳️‍🌈♿ @cswild.bsky.social · Jul 29

Yes!

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Charlotte Sullivan Wild (she) 🏳️‍🌈♿ @cswild.bsky.social · Jul 29

Just a reminder, #MahmoudvTaylor is not a ban. Schools are still free to present #inclusiveeducation and to make sure every student is welcome and supported. See what NY is doing...

#kidlit ##booksnotbans #lgbtqia #@weneeddiversebooks.bsky.social

www.nysed.gov/news/2025/st...

Statement from New York State Education Leaders on Supreme Court Decision in Mahmoud v. Taylor

“We express our disappointment in the Supreme Court’s recent decision in Mahmoud v. Taylor, which unnecessarily interjected the Court into a dispute over local school district curricula. Mahmoud invol...

www.nysed.gov

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Mark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · Jul 17

If you’re craving more on this topic, I interviewed the author of Uncle Bobby’s Wedding about Alito’s homophobic butchering of its message: slate.com/news-and-pol...

How Sam Alito Inadvertently Revealed His Own Homophobia From the Bench

So what was the message of Uncle Bobby’s Wedding?

slate.com

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Mombian @mombian.bsky.social · Jul 10

This may seem amorphous, but it is something that I and two of the authors in the case, @cswild.bsky.social and @katherinelocke.bsky.social, have all noticed, and I think it's very real.

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Sarah S. Brannen @sarahsbrannen.bsky.social · Jul 2

My statement on the decision and dissent in Mahmoud v. Taylor. Please also read statements by all the authors via @penamerica.bsky.social, and statements by @robinstevenson.bsky.social, @katherinelocke.bsky.social, +Charlotte Sullivan Wild. 100% agree with everything they said.

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Robin Stevenson @robinstevenson.bsky.social · Jul 11

"We would not expect schools to put Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day in the sex education curriculum simply because it features a straight mom and dad. Why would Justice Gorsuch or others believe stories about families with two moms or two dads belong there?"

Tasslyn - AKA Dr. Sasslyn @tasslyn.bsky.social · Jul 10

Pay attention. Speak up. www.slj.com/story/The-Ug.... Cc @angryblacklady.bsky.social @hegemommy.bsky.social I had some stuff to say too. :):

The Ugly Stereotype Beneath the Supreme Court Ruling on LGBTQIA+ Books

The nine picture books cited in Mahmoud v. Taylor are not pornography. Nor are they obscene. What is obscene is a Supreme Court decision that denies the basic humanity and equality of LGBTQIA+ people.

www.slj.com

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