Wanda Whitney · @bibliotecaria
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petersuber · @petersuber
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This year is the 70th anniversary of the Freedom to Read Statement, jointly written by the & in 1953.
uniteagainstbookbans.org/Freed

Take a moment to read or re-read it & add your signature. (I just did.)

Libraries & publishers have their quarrels (& I take part in them). But this statement is a reminder that we share many interests & have a common enemy. Remember that 1953 was the height of the , which we see reviving all around us.

#publishers #libraries #censorship #bookBans #mccarthyera #AAP #ALA

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bubbletierchen · @bibbubble
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Spaltung durch Kulturkampf – Book Bans in America bibliotheksbubble.de/2023/06/1 Klassiker und moderne Bücher werden an den Meinungen weniger gemessen, um in den USA auf den Index zu gelangen. Gründe dafür …

#ALA #BookBans #gesetz #illionois #Kulturkampf #meinungsfreiheit #usa #zensur

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petersuber · @petersuber
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Update on : "More than 1,200 [book] challenges were compiled by the [American Library Association, ] in 2022, nearly double the then-record total from 2021 & by far the most since the ALA began keeping data 20 years ago…Last year, more than 2,500 different books were objected to, compared to 1,858 in 2021 & just 566 in 2019. In numerous cases, hundreds of books were challenged in a single complaint… has called reports of mass bannings a 'hoax.' "
apnews.com/article/book-bans-a

#desantis #ALA #bans #book

Last updated 2 years ago

attempts hit record high in 2022, org says
Last year, more than 2,500 different books were objected to, compared to 1,858 in 2021 and just 566 in 2019 according to American Library Association () based on voluntary reporting from and acknowledges that the numbers might be far higher.
apnews.com/article/book-bans-a

#bookban #library #ALA #libraries #bookBans

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Wanda Whitney · @bibliotecaria
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· @haven4books
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American Library Association President: Librarians Are Facing Harassment

teenvogue.com/story/american-l

"Across the country, several librarians have been attacked or doxxed for standing up for books that are deemed controversial or worthy of being banned."

#libraries #librarians #censorship #bookbanning #publiclibrary #schoollibrary #ALA #books #bookstodon #news

Last updated 2 years ago

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