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ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom @oif.bsky.social · 22d

#BannedBooksWeek is just around the corner! We have posters, bookmarks, & more to show the world that Censorship Is So 1984 - Read for Your Rights! Order NOW to ensure ontime delivery. bit.ly/censorship-1984

Get #CensorshipIsSo1984 apparel & other banned books designs at bit.ly/BBWk1984

Get Ready for Banned Books Week. Shop the ALA Store. Image shows collage of products featuring Censorship Is So 1984 artwork, including bookmarks, buttons, stickers, and posters.

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Banned Books Week @bannedbooksweek.bsky.social · 29d

Have you stocked up for #BannedBooksWeek? We have posters, bookmarks, & more to show the world that Censorship Is So 1984 - Read for Your Rights! Order by Sept 18 to ensure ontime delivery. bit.ly/censorship-1984

Get #CensorshipIsSo1984 apparel & other banned books designs A bit.ly/BBWk1984

Get Ready for Banned Books Week®. Shop the ALA Store. Features images of posters and bookmarks with the tagline Censorship Is So 1984. Read for Your Rights. American Library Association.

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ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom @oif.bsky.social · Jul 22

Congratualtions to the recipients of the 2025 Eleanor Roosevelt Bannd Book Awards! 😍 Join the celebration on 10/11/25, during #BannedBooksWeek! w/ @penamerica.bsky.social @ftrf.bsky.social @ncacensorship.bsky.social @ncte.org @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social

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The Eleanor Roosevelt Banned Book Awards. 2025 Bravery in Literature Award Honorees. October 11 at the Bardavon, Poughkeepsie, New York. Photos of recipients: Margaret Atwood, Malinda Lo, Becky Calzada, Peter Parnell and Justin Richardson, Matthew A Cherry and Vashti Harrison, John Green, and Juno Dawson. Keynote speaker: Jennifer Finney Boylan

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ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom @oif.bsky.social · Jun 29

It's the last day for the Big Chair at #ALAAC25! Come by the Grand Hall now to tell your banned books story! W/ @sagepub.com @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social @bannedbooksweek.bsky.social

ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom @oif.bsky.social · Jun 28

My 💜! It's @halseanderson.bsky.social in the Big Chair at #ALAAC25! Come tell your banned book story in the Grand Hall by registration! Thank you, @sagepub.com for the amazing work! W/ @uabookbans.bsky.social @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social @bannedbooksweek.bsky.social

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ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom @oif.bsky.social · Jun 29

Don't miss this exhibit, y'all! You can meet the artist, Sheryl Oring, and talk about her powerful statement on censorship...

ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom @oif.bsky.social · Jun 28

Don't miss the amazing Writer's Block exhibit in the Grand Hall at #ALAAC25! Find it next to the Big Chair & meet artist Sheryl Oring! @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social

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ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom @oif.bsky.social · Jun 28

Don't miss the amazing Writer's Block exhibit in the Grand Hall at #ALAAC25! Find it next to the Big Chair & meet artist Sheryl Oring! @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social

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ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom @oif.bsky.social · Jun 28

My 💜! It's @halseanderson.bsky.social in the Big Chair at #ALAAC25! Come tell your banned book story in the Grand Hall by registration! Thank you, @sagepub.com for the amazing work! W/ @uabookbans.bsky.social @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social @bannedbooksweek.bsky.social

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Sage @sagepub.com · Jun 27

Join us June 28th - 29th at #ALAAC25 as we partner with @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social and @uabookbans.bsky.social to bring back Banned Books from the Big Chair.

Experience our banned books exhibit and "Read For Your Rights."

Learn about Banned Books Week in October: www.ala.org/bbooks/banned

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Banned Books Week @bannedbooksweek.bsky.social · Jun 28

Don't forget to visit the Big Chair during #ALAAC25! Find it in the Grand Concourse near registration! Sponsored by @sagepub.com @oif.bsky.social @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social

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American Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social · Jun 24

Don’t miss the Intellectual Freedom Awards at ALA Annual w/ @ftrf.bsky.social, @ifrt-ala.bsky.social, and @ischoolui.bsky.social!
6/27, 7:30pm, Philly Marriott Salon E.
#ALAAC25 attendees welcome.
Keynote by NYT Bestseller @4nikkolas.bsky.social!
bit.ly/IFawards2025

o ALT TEXT: Intellectual Freedom Awards at ALA Annual Conference 2025. Celebrating Intellectual Freedom Heroes: Skip Dye, Owen Wolfe, Illinois Library Association, Nate Coulter, Shannon M. Oltmann. Keynote NIKKOLAS SMITH (The History of We, The Artivist, The 1619 Project: Born on the Water). Presented by Freedom to Read Foundation, University of Illinois School of Information Science, Intellectual Freedom Round Table. June 27, 7:30 pm, Philadelphia Marriott, Salon E. bit.ly/IFawards2025

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ALA Intellectual Freedom Round Table @ifrt-ala.bsky.social · Jun 27

Join us for the Intellectual Freedom Awards at ALA Annual Conference 2025.
June 27, 7:30 pm, Philadelphia Marriott, Salon E. bit.ly/IFawards2025
This even is open to all registered ALA Conference attendees.
Special thanks to OverDrive, PRH, Macmillan, Sage Publishing, and Simon and Schuster.

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ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom @oif.bsky.social · Jun 23

The IF Awards at #ALAAC25 will raise $ for the #MerrittFund! We’ll have appetizers & open bar courtesy of sponsors
@libbyapp.com OverDrive & @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social. Also supported by Macmillan w/ contributions from @sagepub.com, Simon &Schuster. bit.ly/IFawards2025‬‬‬‬

ALA 2025 Annual Conference

https://bit.ly/IFawards2025‬‬‬‬

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ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom @oif.bsky.social · Jun 20

We’ll be honoring the following for courage in the face of censorship: Skip Dye, Owen Wolfe, @illibraryassoc.bsky.social, Nate Coulter, & Shannon M. Oltmann. bit.ly/IFawards2025

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ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom @oif.bsky.social · Jun 20

Don’t miss the Intellectual Freedom Awards at ALA Annual w/ @ftrf.bsky.social @ifrt-ala.bsky.social @ischoolui.bsky.social! 6/27, 7:30pm, Philly Marriott Salon E. #ALAAC25 attendees welcome. Keynote by NYT Bestseller @4nikkolas.bsky.social! bit.ly/IFawards2025

Intellectual Freedom Awards at ALA Annual Conference 2025. Celebrating Intellectual Freedom Heroes: Skip Dye, Owen Wolfe, Illinois Library Association, Nate Coulter, Shannon M. Oltmann. Keynote NIKKOLAS SMITH (The History of We, The Artivist, The 1619 Project: Born on the Water). Presented by Freedom to Read Foundation, University of Illinois School of Information Science, Intellectual Freedom Round Table. June 27, 7:30 pm, Philadelphia Marriott, Salon E. bit.ly/IFawards2025

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ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom @oif.bsky.social · Jun 20

We’ll be honoring the following for courage in the face of censorship: Skip Dye, Owen Wolfe, @illibraryassoc, Nate Coulter, & Shannon M. Oltmann. bit.ly/IFawards2025

ALA 2025 Annual Conference

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ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom @oif.bsky.social · Jun 20

The IF Awards at #ALAAC25 will raise $ for the #MerrittFund! We’ll have appetizers & open bar courtesy of sponsors ‪@libbyapp ‪@penguinrandomhouse. Also supported by Macmillan w/ contributions from @SagePub.com, Simon & Schuster. bit.ly/IFawards2025‬‬‬‬

ALA 2025 Annual Conference

https://bit.ly/IFawards2025‬‬‬‬

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ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom @oif.bsky.social · May 30

Congratulations to the recipients of @ifrt-ala.bsky.social intellectual freedom awards! Thank you @illibraryassoc.bsky.social @soltmann.bsky.social and Nate Coulter for being free speech heroes! www.ala.org/news/2025/05...

Intellectual Freedom Round Table 2025 Intellectual Freedom Awards. Gerland Hodges Chapter Relations Award: Illinois Library Association. John Phillip Immroth Memorial Award: Nate Coulter. Elim M. Obler Memorial Award: Shannon M. Oltmann

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ALA Public Policy & Advocacy @librarypolicy.bsky.social · May 16

Time is running out. Make your calls NOW to #FundLibraries.

Call Congress now: bit.ly/Call2FundLibraries

#ForOurLibraries

American Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social · May 16

We're almost out of time to #FundLibraries. We need you to call Congress TODAY.

Tell Congress to fund libraries in next year's federal budget: bit.ly/Call2FundLibraries

Without sustained funding, legal wins for the future of the Institute of Museum & Library Services will only be temporary.

Fund Libraries. Tell Congress to invest in libraries. American Library Association.

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American Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social · May 19

“We’re watching Huntington Beach closely. We’ve traditionally looked to the courts to preserve our civil liberties, but in a time when litigation takes years, it might be more effective to go to the ballot box…”
— Deborah Caldwell-Stone, @oif.bsky.social director

www.politico.com/news/2025/05...

Librarians take on MAGA in California beach town

As conservatives target library content and funding across the country, bookworms and librarians are teaming up in a California beach town to take their case to voters.

www.politico.com

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American Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social · May 19

Libraries nationwide are facing incredibly difficult decisions as federal funding cuts impact programs & services: apnews.com/article/inst...

We need to act NOW. Call Congress and tell them to #FundLibraries, while there's still time: bit.ly/Call2FundLibraries #ForOurLibraries

Libraries are cutting back on staff and services after Trump's order to dismantle small agency

Libraries across the United States have cut back on some digital services weeks after the Trump administration's move to dismantle the Institute of Museum and Library Services.

apnews.com

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American Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social · May 19

🎉📽️ Join us on Day One of #ALAAC25 for an exclusive screening of "The Librarians," a powerful documentary about the fight for truth, democracy, and access to information. Stick around for a live Q&A with the director and the librarians featured in the film. Register Now. bit.ly/ALAAC25-Regi...

Image: Illustration of a movie camera. Libraries at the Forefront of Film
Trailer poster - The Librarians The Librarians Screening & Q&A - Friday, June 27 - 1:30pm - 3:30pm ET - Register Now & SAVE with advance rates. - ALA Annual Conference & Exhibition 2025 - Philadelphia - June 26-30 - FOR OUR LIBRARIES. - American Library Association - ALAAnnual.org

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Unite Against Book Bans @uabookbans.bsky.social · May 19

We ❤️ to see so many different groups coming together to #UniteAgainstBookBans! We’re stronger together. Thank you to @freadomfighters.bsky.social and all who spoke up for libraries and the freedom to read today in Texas.

TX FReadom Fighters @freadomfighters.bsky.social · May 19

So we thank the authors, parents, grandparents, veterans, librarians, and citizens who spoke up for library access today. We ask the legislature - Don't mess with Texas libraries! @aclutx.bsky.social @equalitytexas.bsky.social @aabbri.bsky.social @everylibrary.bsky.social #txlege

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American Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social · May 15

NEW: ALA welcomes the ruling in federal court in Rhode Island directing the Administration to reverse its actions to eliminate the Institute of Museum & Library Services.

Read more about the impacts of the ruling - which is temporary & limited in geographic scope: www.ala.org/news/2025/05...

Show up for our libraries. American library association.

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American Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social · May 15

For 225 years, the Library of Congress has collected America’s stories and kept Congress informed. The American Library Association stands with America’s library.

The Library of Congress belongs to Congress and the American people. [Logos: Show up for our libraries - American Library Association]

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American Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social · May 14

NEW: Congress is pushing back on the President's actions at the Library of Congress. Our federal legislature MUST show up for its library & intervene: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

You can take action to Show Up #ForOurLibraries. Tell Congress to #FundLibraries: bit.ly/Call2FundLibraries

In rare move, Congress pushes back on Trump over Library of Congress

Lawmakers are raising separation-of-powers concerns as the White House seeks to install a Justice Department official at the legislative-branch institution.

www.washingtonpost.com

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