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Wondering who Moms for Liberty is and what they do. Check out this great infographic made by a fellow librarian. #njasl #njed

Surveys of educators in the 21 states with restrictive educational policies found many teachers too scared to teach. Analyzed together for the first time by PEN America, these studies paint a dark picture of America’s classrooms. pen.org/the-topics-tea…

AASL President-Elect Becky Calzada said librarians work in the "schools' largest classroom" - and much of what they do is never seen by the public. bit.ly/3ReRaPI

I'm proud to be a part of this lawsuit. Parents choose the books that their kids can read. They don't have the right to dictate which books other people's children can or can't read. Neither do politicians. PEN America MacKids Books S&S EducationLibrary House Democrats Buttered Jorts (fka kelly jensen) 🐱🐰

HB 900 “represents a dangerous attempt on the part of the state to intervene in art and literature, and its chilling effect would severely undermine writers’ creative freedom," says PEN America's Nadine Farid Johnson Act now to stand with #Texas students: pen.org/stand-with-stu…

As the Supreme Court affirmed in Island Trees v. Pico: “the special characteristics of the school library make that environment especially appropriate for the recognition of the 1st Amendment rights of students.” Stand with Texas students to oppose HB900: pen.org/oppose-texas-h…

The proposed “Fight Book Bans Act” by Congressman Maxwell Alejandro Frost would give school districts up to $100,000 to oppose challenges to educational and library materials. themessenger.com/politics/maxwe…

We are proud partners of Unite Against Book Bans! Join the movement with us at UniteAgainstBookBans.org! UniteAgainstBookBans #UniteAgainstBookBans

By the way, racism is an "idea contained in a material" as are LGBTQ characters.

If you believe that: 1) Reading is critical to democracy. 2) Books help us understand complex issues. 3) Parents shouldn't make decisions for other parents' children. 4) Youth deserve to see themselves in books. Join the campaign & #UniteAgainstBookBans: uniteagainstbookbans.org/take-action

Remove Floyd Mike Miles as Superintendent of Houston Independent School District - Sign the Petition! chng.it/Jc5hjYJCqB via Change.org

ESAs are an unconscionable use of Arizonans' taxpayer dollars that were collected 2support the 90% of students who attend district public schools. The #AZLeg needs to work w/ Governor Katie Hobbs to return equity to our education system and stop ESAs. #Vouchers for special needs only!

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The kids are alright? Texas (438 bans) and Florida (357 bans) have the most book bans, but these kids should give us hope, despite the bans. They know what’s up. Something DeSantis and Abbott didn’t think about — when kids realize something that will benefit them is being

Amazing and disturbing.

I love the artistic approach of this political video. Its message is strong — one of the best political videos I’ve ever seen. Let’s spread it every Democrat is going to love this political ad.

While yesterday's #eclipse may only have lasted a moment, censorship leaves communities everywhere in the dark. This #RightToReadDay, and every day after, raise your voice and defend the freedom to read. Learn more and take action: uniteagainstbookbans.org/right-to-read-…

Thank you to all my HISD LIBRARY friends, and other school librarians across the US. Your job is essential to the education of K-12 students. I appreciate my public and academic library friends as well - the library ecosystem works together to provide access to information to ALL