Looking for a quick action? Add your name to this petition started by the @aclu.org to protest book bans in military schools action.aclu.org/send-message...

Just in time for #BannedBooksWeek The @bklynlibrary.bsky.social Library Freedom to Read Toolkit helps families with young kids explore why stories matter & how to stand up for the right to read. Created w/ @ncacensorship.bsky.social @uabookbans.bsky.social & Pat Scales. #BooksUnbanned #FreedomToRead

Saw this yesterday at a screening, and it is.... depressing AF but worth the watch, plus connections to grassroots fights against #bannedbooks. They'll be at the Film Forum in NYC in Oct, w Q&A the 3rd & 4th, and there's a page on the website to ask to host a screening. thelibrariansfilm.com

Another great resource for you! 5 activists from around the country give a masterclass on freedom to read advocacy www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjVX...

📅 Together w/Public School Strong, #UniteAgainstBookBans invites libraries, schools, bookstores, & community groups to showcase their #BannedBooksWeek events on PSS' online advocacy calendar.

Visit the @bannedbooksweek.bsky.social events page to list your events and find others in your area today!

One easy way to support a banned book: Tell the world you're reading it! If you share on social media include a link to somewhere people can get it. Word of mouth is a powerful way to draw attention to books & that takes readers like you shouting about the books you love!

📚 Join ALA & AASL Presidents + experts to explore how school libraries impact students & policy. Hear stories, research, & advocacy wins like CT’s Freedom to Read bill. 🗓️ Aug 27, 4pm CT/5pm ET. Register: https://bit.ly/4mqsqRE

Book bans are not just about removing stories; they are about silencing voices and reshaping what a generation is allowed to know. When we accept censorship in our schools and libraries, we chip away at the very freedoms our democracy depends on. Stand up. Speak out. Protect the freedom to read.

Libraries nationwide are joining @bklynlibrary.bsky.social's Books Unbanned. “That’s really what the library is about. The freedom to read..We respect that everybody’s different & everyone’s got different needs. And it’s not our business to tell you what to do with those books” #UniteAgainstBookBans

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

@heykellyjensen.bsky.social Aug 14, 2025

Alt title: Judge confirms that, yes, the SL professionals did their job correctly.

#TLSky #EduSky #SchoolLibrary #SchoolLibrarian

bookriot.com/penguin-rand...

Coming soon! We’re creating a toolkit for young children and their families to discuss, and take action to protect the #FreedomToRead. This 10 page booklet will be available on the BPL website for download during #BannedBooksWeek🎉

📚 Heading to a board meeting to defend the freedom to read?

Bring along some #UniteAgainstBookBans book résumés to inform decision makers and the public of a book's significance and educational value, and why it should be kept on library shelves: bookresumes.uniteagainstbookbans.org

It’s great to see so many new voices speaking out for #Palestine. We need everyone to say
#FreePalestine and
#FeedPalestine loudly. Speak up if now you haven't yet. Call your reps congress.gov/members and demand a permanent #ceasefire and end to
The blockade.

Has your book been banned or challenged? You’re not alone—and you can take action.

Here are some resources to get you started:

pen.org/book-bans/bo...

www.authorsagainstbookbans.com/faq/

#BookBan #FreedomToRead #AuthorsAgainstCensorship #BannedBooks #SoYourBookWasBanned #PENAmerica #StopTheBans

No community is immune from censorship. That's why we ALL must #UniteAgainstBookBans. You have the tools to make a difference.

Need a plan to take action? Use our toolkit to organize your community: uniteagainstbookbans.org/toolkit/

Bookmark this. Print a copy and keep it handy. So many absolute gems:

“The freedom to read is a shared right, not a zero-sum game.”

“Censorship doesn’t happen all at once… it chips away at freedom, one title at a time.”

I hope you'll read this - today - and take heed. this is a part of the book ban crisis we do not talk about enough - the sexualization of the exist of people - www.slj.com/story/The-Ug...

School board elections matter. Don't sit them out if you stand against Nazi-esque book banning.
—Joni Hough

"If libraries serve a community, they serve ALL of that community and not just the parts that squawk the loudest."

The latest roundup of book censorship news courtesy of Book Riot.

bookriot.com/pride-in-lib...

“When people say things like, ‘It's not a book ban, we just removed it from the school library... In some cases, removing that book from that one place of access is effectively erasing the book altogether from that young person’s life.” @bklynlibrary.bsky.social @edsurge.com #UniteAgainstBookBans

We love this idea around creating community around banned books. Thanks @freedomreadproject.bsky.social ! And be sure to follow them! www.freedomtoreadproject.org/recipe_for_a...

We’re working on a Freedom to Read advocacy toolkit for children 2-8 for #BannedBooksWeek! What are some kid friendly actions families can take together to fight #BookBans?

Your activism works! Here are a couple of success stories. First, after 6 months of activism from @aabbri.bsky.social & others, the Freedom to Read Act became the law of the land in Rhode Island on July 2 www.ripbs.org/education/go...

Thank you! What an inspiring group!