Congratulations to the Mother Play cast! All three have been nominated for Tony Awards! Check it out! Brilliant! tracking.wordfly.com/view?sid=MTU0N…

📣 Want to raise awareness about the unprecedented rise in book bans across the US? Host a banned book reading, teach-in, or meeting on the #FreedomToLearn National Day of Action on 5/3 & rally your community to #UniteAgainstBookBans . Info: freedomtolearn.net African American Policy Forum

May's #WOWDozen contains an assortment of picturebooks and middle grade books to honor and celebrate the cultures of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander people for AANHPI Heritage Month.

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This is a win 4students, educators & the books' authors: Ellen Hopkins(People Kill People); Colleen Hoover (It Ends With Us);George M Johnson Garçon (All Boys Aren’t Blue); julia scheeres (Jesus Land: A Memoir); Elana K. Arnold (Red Hood) #UniteAgainstBookBans #IntellectualFreedom #aasl

Read the 4/26/24 @oif #IntellectualFreedom News for the latest links to news highlights, censorship (long list), #1stAmendment /free speech/civil liberties, legislation, social media, Around the Web, American Library Association & more. #FreedomToRead #StopCensorship #IFRT oif.ala.org/intellectual-f…

Looking for an outstanding Broadway play? I suggest Mother Play starring Celia Keenan-Bolger, Jessica Lange, & Jim Parsons who create a moving emotional family portrait - struggling to love one another & make sense of their lives. 2ndStage Theater info: 2st.com/shows/mother-p…

.American Library Association announced launch #IntellectualFreedom Helpline program. Over nxt two years, 10 pilot program sites will operate a confidential reporting system to connect those experiencing censorship attempts w/professional support/referral to ALA OIF Apply at oif.ala.org/ala-launches-i…

A new #BannedInTheUSA report from PEN America highlights school book bans from the fall 2023 semester.

Between July and December 2023, we recorded over 4,000 book bans—more than the entirety of last school year.

More: pen.org/press-release/… #BannedBooks #FreeTheBooks

These librarians are fighting back: PBS PBS NewsHour's Casey Kuhn spoke with six librarians across the country about their experiences fighting book bans.
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I just signed a @theactionnet petition: I Support the Sacred! Protect the sacred place of Oak Flat from destruction by the copper mining industry. Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/i-su…

I just signed up to be Reader. Voter. Ready. this election season! Join me and the multitude of library supporters nationwide: ala.org/advocacy/reade… via ALA Public Policy & Advocacy

#Library school students/new professionals! Conable American Library Association Conference Scholarship due April 26. Freedom to Read Foundation will cover your registration/travel/housing/a stipend & Freedom to Read Foundation membership. Focus on #IntellectualFreedom in your career! #aasl airtable.com/app3mKtZ2b0w0g…

Please join me Juan Ciscomani Kyrsten Sinema Senator Mark Kelly in upholding the #FirstAmendment #FreedomToRead . Today is #RightToReadDay . Support #UnitedAgainstBookBans and #StopCensorship in school and public libraries! uniteagainstbookbans.org/right-to-read-…

It's #RightToReadDay ! Celebrate your #FreedomToRead ! Protect your students' and school community members' #FirstAmendment rights. #UniteAgainstBookBans & #NCTE team up to #StopCensorship Sign the form to send a message to your U.S. Congresspersons! #aasl uniteagainstbookbans.org/right-to-read-…

Louisiana House Bill 777 would allow the state government to hunt down and arrest librarians for their professional memberships. Sign the petition today! action.everylibrary.org/louisianahb777… via EveryLibrary

Happy #SchoolLibraryDay to all #schoollibrarians who inspire Ss to read and learn and collaborate with classroom teachers to integrate the rich resources of the library into the classroom curriculum. #equity #diversity #inclusion #IntellectualFreedom #SLcorevalues

This month we look at current and past voting rights battles for various groups of disenfranchised citizens like women, Indigenous people and African Americans. The picturebooks highlighted in this #WOWCurrents remind us of the importance of voting rights.
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✨I’ll be reopening to queries on 4/22, but before I do that I’d like to give back to the #writingcommunity by doing a free giveaway. Follow and RT to enter for a chance to win a 1st 10 pgs critique from yours truly. I’ll choose a winner on 4/10. #amwriting #amquerying 👀👀✨📚

Worlds of Words: Center of Global Literacies and Literatures Worlds of Words celebrates International Children's Book Day #ICBD2024 all year long! Housed in Education building University of Arizona. #kidlit #mglit #yalit w/a focus on #diversity #equity #inclusion Visit wowlit.org