Arkansas Right to Read
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Educating the public and opposing any current or future attempts to unconstitutionally infringe upon your right to read and access information. https://www.arrighttoread.org/
History has shown that arresting librarians and booksellers has never led to greater freedom or liberty. Yet here we are...
Arresting Librarians AND Booksellers in the United States
History has shown that arresting librarians and booksellers has never led to greater freedom or liberty.
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We’ve had a busy few days gathering support and finding our footing. Guest posts, action items, and more coming soon! There is also some merch (proceeds to Arkansas Library Association) with the possum logo available at: www.bonfire.com/store/arkans...
Arkansas Library Association | Official Merchandise | Bonfire
Show your support for libraries all over Arkansas with merchandise from the Arkansas Library Association.
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New week, same fight! Librarians and booksellers are going to end up in jail over this new law. www.arrighttoread.org/act_372_thre...
Act 372 Threatens Librarians and Booksellers with Jail TIme
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#BannedBooks —Bad news from Arkansas, as the week ends and August begins. A federal appeals court says OK to going after librarians. Cc: @11thhourmsnow.bsky.social @velshi.com #libraries
Arkansas Right to Read@arrighttoread.bsky.social · 6d agoWe've been quiet for a while, as things were in a holding pattern in the state. Unfortunately, today that ended. Librarians in Arkansas are now beholden to Act 372, one of the worst library laws to ever hit the books. To read today's ruling: www.nwahomepage.com/news/state-n...
Librarians and Booksellers Will Be Arrested For Doing Their Jobs in Arkansas A Federal Judge has allowed an Arkansas law to go into effect that will lead to widespread book bans and jail time for librarians. What to know, who is involved, and how you can act. bookriot.com/arkansas-act...
Librarians and Booksellers Will Be Arrested For Doing Their Jobs in Arkansas
A Federal Judge has allowed an Arkansas law to go into effect that will lead to widespread book bans and jail time for librarians.
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McCarthyism has always been the biggest parallel to our current era of book banning. But now the judiciary, state leges, the executive branch, local governments, and our Congress appear ready to hold pitchforks this time. Call. Write. Vote. Repeat. www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
Modern Day McCarthyists: The Fight Against Book Bans in Llano County
The Texas county, with a population about 3,000, has become an epicenter in the fight against book banning. Leila Green Little explains the echoes of history are playing out in rural Texas—and in comm...
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The Guardian@theguardian.com · 5d agoMcCarthyism has returned to the United States – and this time it’s even more dangerous | Judith Levine
Want to do better at talking to people about censorship? Check out @oif.bsky.social new Conversations that Connect w/talking points and advice. uniteagainstbookbans.org/conversation...
Conversations that Connect
“Conversations That Connect” is a free messaging resource for anyone who cares about libraries and the freedom to read.
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This is from the 8th Circuit, which has an insanely politically biased make up: 1 Dem appointee and 17 R appointees. If this case doesn’t get taken up at SCOTUS, it wouldn’t surprise me at all if the many other states in the 8th circuit copy + paste this crap law. Vote. Them. Out!
We've been quiet for a while, as things were in a holding pattern in the state. Unfortunately, today that ended. Librarians in Arkansas are now beholden to Act 372, one of the worst library laws to ever hit the books. To read today's ruling: www.nwahomepage.com/news/state-n...
Federal appeals court rules Arkansas law concerning children’s access to ‘obscene’ library books can take effect
An Arkansas law that would prohibit minors from accessing materials that are considered “obscene” will be allowed to take effect following a federal judge’s ruling.
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Here are the 8 dems who voted for this shit. Just in case you live in their district. The vote has already happened but it'd be good to give em a call anyway to let them know what you think about that.
Maia Kobabe@redgoldsparks.bsky.social · 3mo agoHR 2616, text below, just passed today in the House. Now it's time to call your Senators & tell them to vote NO ON HR 2616/S 2251 (and the very similar bills: HR 2617 & HR 7661 which aim to ban all trans books from every public school in the country!) www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...
NEW: The censors are coming for the students. A new policy in Texas expands the scope of educational censorship, taking a red pen to student research. Do you think it’s OK to tell students what they can and can’t think about? Read more from PEN America here. pen.org/censors-are-...
Censors are Coming For The Students
PEN America has recorded more than 500 bills, executive orders, and system-wide regulations meant to censor educational speech.
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Members Maia Kobabe and Malinda Lo, and others spoke with The Guardian about book banning. I think the pull quote really gets to the heart of it, "They're trying to narrow the worldview of young people."
‘They’re trying to narrow the worldview of young people’: how book bans are on the rise in the US
Rising tide of censorship is spreading, reshaping what students are permitted to read, learn and think
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This is a super easy way to get your voice on record supporting students' rights to exist and read. It doesn't even hurt! You can do it, we promise!
rachel elliott@okieelliott.bsky.social · 3mo ago5calls script for opposing HR 2616: 5calls.org/issue/lgbtq-...
“As has been said from the beginning of the race to ban books in 2021, none of this has been about the books themselves. It’s been about the eradication of people that don’t slot into the imagined cishet, white Christian ideal.”
HR 2616, a National "Don't Say Trans" Bill, Passed the House. Here's What It Is and What You Can Do.
The House of Representatives passed bill HR 2616, a federal "don't say trans" bill that would harm kids and create mass censorship.
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this was HR 2616 which also bans books by or about trans and nonbinary people from schools START CALLING YOUR SENATORS NOW CIS FRIENDS TRANS KIDS NEED YOU
ACLU@aclu.org · 3mo agoBREAKING: The House of Representatives just voted to require teachers to forcibly out transgender youth against their will. Censoring "gender ideology" does nothing to advance the basic promise that every child deserves the same opportunity to thrive, and that includes transgender students.
Move over, @tamorapierce.bsky.social’s Alanna books from school libraries if HR 2616 passes. www.tamora-pierce.net/books/alanna...
Alanna: The First Adventure - Tamora Pierce
“From now on I’m Alan of Trebond, the younger twin. I’ll be a knight.” And so young Alanna of Trebond begins the journey to knighthood. Alanna has always craved the adventure and daring allowed only f...
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Leila Green Little@ifightforbooks.bsky.social · 3mo agoHR 2616 would ban picture books about Mulan, like these, from school libraries. books.disney.com/brand/disney...
HR 2616 would ban picture books about Mulan, like these, from school libraries. books.disney.com/brand/disney...
Mulan Books - Disney Books | Disney Publishing Worldwide
The official destination for new Mulan books. Discover the best book for you or children of all ages. Shop Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, and much more!
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Leila Green Little@ifightforbooks.bsky.social · 3mo agoWhat does this bill mean? It means a prohibition on picture books like @marissamosswriter.bsky.social’s Nurse, Soldier, Spy www.abramsbooks.com/product/nurs.... My kid LOVED this book, and we had a great talk about women and feminism and sexism after we checked it out of the library.
After years of censorship headlines, many advocates are feeling something difficult but deeply human: exhaustion. Our newest article explores “freedom to read fatigue,” why constant outrage can be unsustainable & what long-term advocacy looks like. www.freedomtoreadproject.org/freedom_to_r...
Freedom-to-Read Fatigue: What Happens When Outrage Stops Working?
Advocates face growing “freedom to read fatigue” as constant censorship battles demand sustainable, community-driven commitment instead of endless outrage.
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“I don’t think so, honey. Why are we banning all these books, y’all?” Jenna said on the show. “Why are we banning the ‘Wicked’ book? Why are we banning ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’?
HR 2616, a national "Don't Say Trans" bill, has passed the House. Here's what it is, what it means, and what you should do right now to help kill the bill intended to bully children and erase trans people from public schools. bookriot.com/hr-2616-dont...
HR 2616, a National "Don't Say Trans" Bill, Passed the House. Here's What It Is and What You Can Do.
The House of Representatives passed bill HR 2616, a federal "don't say trans" bill that would harm kids and create mass censorship.
bookriot.com
What does this bill mean? It means a prohibition on picture books like @marissamosswriter.bsky.social’s Nurse, Soldier, Spy www.abramsbooks.com/product/nurs.... My kid LOVED this book, and we had a great talk about women and feminism and sexism after we checked it out of the library.
Nurse, Soldier, Spy The Story of Sarah Edmonds, a Civil War Hero
Nurse, Soldier, Spy is a thrilling picture book biography of Civil War soldier and hero Sarah Emma Edmonds, from award-winning creators Marissa Moss and John Hendrix. When Frank Thompson sees a recrui...
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Leila Green Little@ifightforbooks.bsky.social · 3mo agoThank you @authorsabb.bsky.social for this handy guide. I tried to read the text of this bill, and was confused because I didn’t see this wording any where in it. You have to read the Rules Committee version, here. rules.house.gov/sites/evo-su... 🧵
“The books removed by these weaponized and politicized campaigns are not being removed for sincere-belief reasons, but because they are part of larger political campaigns.”
“The Library is One of the Best Libertarian Arguments for Limited Government”
The director of EveryLibrary, which fights for library budgets and against book bans, discusses censorship and those drag-queen story hours.
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We cannot defeat Abbott in Texas without money or volunteering. Educators-your skills are needed. Follow @ginafortexas.bsky.social - donate and find a way to volunteer with a friend. Abbott has hurt our schools so let’s do something about it! Saddle up!
Tennessee school district bans Alex Haley’s Roots under 2022 state law Banning books such as Roots “robs students of a critical connection point as they learn about the world and America’s past," says Tasslyn Magnusson, a senior adviser at PEN America. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Tennessee school district bans Alex Haley’s Roots under 2022 state law
With third-highest number of books banned, state removes renowned work about slave trade from library shelves
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If you're seeing Pride censorship in U.S. libraries–whether it's from inside the library or from pressure outside–please report it for the annual roundup. You can be anonymous. There are already *several* this year. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
This is the situation I refer to the most when trying to explain a the state of book bans right now. Utah has state mandated book destruction for books like Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood, and Damsel by Elana K Arnold. The vast majority of the books are written by women.
The Salt Lake Tribune@sltrib.com · 3mo agoAcross all Utah public schools, every district copy of each banned book must be destroyed, according to state law.
Real Housewives of Gilead at it again in Arkansas… www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8pALYT3/
RHOG at the State Library Board #librarytiktok #booktok #education #library
TikTok video by Kristin Foster
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A reminder that high school(and ms)libraries are academic institutions meant to prepare students to be college and career ready. High school libraries contain adult books, like Presidential autobiographies and classic authors like Walt Whitman. It is a total disservice to students to remove them.
TX FReadom Fighters@freadomfighters.bsky.social · 4mo agoWe can't even. New Braunfels School District has removed thousands of books, including Presidential biographies, saying they are complying with new Texas laws. @sacurrent.bsky.social www.sacurrent.com/news/texas-n...
