#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

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

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 ervk.org/banned-books...

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 · last yr.

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

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 · last yr.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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...

Time is running out. Make your calls NOW to #FundLibraries. Call Congress now: bit.ly/Call2FundLibraries #ForOurLibraries

American Library Association@amlibraryassoc.bsky.social · last yr.

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.

“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.

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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

🎉📽️ 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...

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 · last yr.

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

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...

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.

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.

washingtonpost.com

ALA is alarmed by the termination of the Digital Equity Act grants program, a seismic investment in America's digital infrastructure. This abrupt & illegal termination is extremely concerning for the libraries relying on funding to connect their communities. More: www.ala.org/news/2025/05...

ICYMI: A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction to halt the elimination of IMLS in the case led by 21 state AGs. ALA welcomes the decision. We're reviewing the ruling to fully understand its implications and will share updates as they are available. www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...

“As we continue to look at what is happening in the current government, we need to advocate for the needs of our sovereign nations. We need to hold the federal government accountable to upholding their trust responsibility.” — ALA President President Cindy Hohl www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...

Tribal communities risk losing local libraries and the history they hold amid DOGE cuts

Federally recognized tribes say the Trump administration cut the grant money they use to sustain the local libraries that serve as anchors in their most rural communities.

nbcnews.com

Please make time to read the 5/9/25 @oif.bsky.social #IntellectualFreedom News highlights: #censorship, #1stAmendment /civil rights, legislation, Around the Web (long list!), @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social news. #FreedomToRead #StopCensorship at www.oif.ala.org/intellectual...

Intellectual Freedom News 5/9/2025

ALA actively advocates and educates in defense of intellectual freedom—the rights of library users to read, seek information, and speak freely as guaranteed by the First Amendment. Intellectual freedo...

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Join @oif.bsky.social and @ftrf.bsky.social leaders for @americanbar.org "Representing Libraries and the First Amendment," a webinar on navigating complex First Amendment issues in libraries. 5/21 at 1pm ET. (CLE credit hours available!) learningcenter.americanbar.org/courses/106181

NEW: ALA denounces yesterday's unlawful firing of Dr. Shira Perlmutter, the Register of Copyrights at the Library of Congress. Dr. Perlmutter has led the US Copyright Office with integrity, intelligence and an understanding of intellectual property issues. 1/2

NEW: ALA salutes Dr Carla Hayden for her exceptional service to the nation as the Librarian of Congress. We are deeply disappointed in Dr Hayden's abrupt & unjust dismissal last night, an insult to the scope & breadth of her work. Read ALA Pres. Cindy Hohl's statement: www.ala.org/news/2025/05...

No matter the outcomes in the courts, IMLS cannot continue to operate without sustained funding. While the Administration has proposed eliminating the agency's budget, we will NOT let that happen. Take action now. Tell Congress to #FundLibraries in the federal budget: ala.org/fundlibraries

NEW: A federal judge in Rhode Island ruled that the gutting of the Institute of Museum & Library Services is likely unlawful. This is the SECOND federal court to rule against the slashing of the only federal agency dedicated to library funding. Learn about ALA's own legal case: ala.org/IMLS-lawsuit