A little thread about Project 2025's projected impact on book bans. The tldr? This is the most extreme, national level attack on our freedom to read we've ever seen.

Take action! action.everylibrary.org/project2025

AuthorsAgainstBookBans Take action! action.everylibrary.org/project2025

TX Freedom to Read Project AuthorsAgainstBookBans This trope linking LGBTQ as child predators is an offensive message that has proliferated the last three years. How much harm is this doing to LGBTQ teens who are looking for acceptance? Our collection development policies must serve all our teen patrons.

𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 & 𝗔𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗮 𝟰𝟳 don't even try to hide that they're coming for LGBTQ+ Literature. Check out these resources to see what you can do to 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁 your #RightToRead. AuthorsAgainstBookBans • Unite Against Book Bans • PEN America • We Need Diverse Books • American Library Association

Have you seen what #Project2025 has in store for librarians and teachers? If you haven’t read the plan yet it’s time to take a closer look.

Book bans are sweeping through our libraries, stripping away the magic of diverse & engaging stories from young readers. Presented by scbwi, join #UniteAgainstBookBans, National Coalition Against Censorship Freedom to Read Foundation AuthorsAgainstBookBans & more for a panel on the current state of book bans: scbwi.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Let's make this year's Banned Books Week impactful in our fight for our freedom to read. Times have changed. It's time we fight accordingly. Sign up for Authors Against Book Bans here docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI… And subscribe to Literary Activism to stay up to date.

“Taking books away from kids and schools does not protect our children — it erases many of the stories and voices that do.” Governor Tim Walz, 3.21.24

We don't have an account, but still excited to see AuthorsAgainstBookBans getting this kind of attention from the Boston Globe! bostonglobe.com/2024/08/06/art…

We're thrilled to announce a new tool in the fight for our freedom to read: a call script to Protect Children from Book Bans on the 5calls app! 5calls is free and easy to use. Enter your zip code to be connected to your state representatives. Book bans don't keep kids safe!

With book bans on the rise in Massachusetts and nationwide, I'm grateful for the work AuthorsAgainstBookBans is doing to fight back. Congress must pass my #BooksSaveLives Act because everyone deserves to see themselves reflected in our literature. bostonglobe.com/2024/08/06/art…

Thank you so much Congresswoman Pressley! We are so proud to fight alongside public servants like you to protect our freedom to read!

Banned Books Week LIVE!! 🙌🏼💙📚 Featuring Julia Quinn, Dr. Emily Knox, Jason Reynolds News, Laurie Halse Anderson, Rex Ogle, and more. EveryLibrary | everylibraryinstitute IBPA | AuthorsAgainstBookBans everylibrary.org/elbb24

We Are Stronger Than Censorship aims to empower both readers and the publishing industry at large with a response to the surge in book banning that is positive, proactive, grassroots, and community-based. EveryLibrary IBPA National Coalition Against Censorship AuthorsAgainstBookBans wearestrongerthancensorship.org