https://www.kcur.org/politics-elections-and-government/2023-04-20/missouri-library-funding-gets-restored-in-senate-committees-latest-state-budget-proposal The Missouri House had voted to prohibit spending for “staffing, vendors, consultants, or programs associated with diversity, equity & inclusion.” But Senate Appropriations Chair Lincoln Hough said after speaking with departments, businesses & vendors, he recommended removing that language.

Missouri’s proposed budget again contains state funding for public libraries & no longer prohibits any spending toward diversity, equity & inclusion efforts.

#BookBans #GOPfascism

Mr. Burton's eloquence on the topic is far superior to mine.
🤎📚😊
#Books #Reading #BookBans

“Brooklyn Public Library is adding our voice to those fighting for the rights of teens nationwide to read what they like, discover themselves, and form their own opinions. Inspired by the American Library Association's Freedom to Read Statement, BPL's Books Unbanned initiative is a response to an increasingly coordinated and effective effort to remove books tackling a wide range of topics from library shelves.“

#booksunbanned #bookbans #brooklynpubliclibrary #readfreely
https://www.bklynlibrary.org/books-unbanned

@Radical_EgoCom Textbooks in Florida now caption this photo as proof Black people attack dogs.

#florida #rondesantis #bookbans #schools #textbooks #racism #twistedhistory #blackpeople #Police #civilrightsheroes

If you (or someone you’re connected to) is working in media that covers US education, *please* keep this issue front and center in your coverage. History does not need to be kind or blithely ignorant to censorship in any realm, and this must be lit up like a marquee. 4/4 #BookBans #Censorship #Erasure #Schools

The books were simultaneously removed from curriculum and wiped from all Google Classroom lists.

Titles include FAHRENHEIT 451, Julie Murphy’s PUDDIN’, THE CATCHER IN THE RYE, Erika L. Sanchez’s I AM NOT YOUR PERFECT MEXICAN DAUGHTER, Anna Carey’s THIS IS NOT THE JESS SHOW, Jennifer Niven’s ALL THE BRIGHT PLACES, Tracy Deonn’s LEGENDBORN, Adam Silvera’s THEY BOTH DIE IN THE END, and Maureen Johnson’s TRULY DEVIOUS. 2/4 #BookBans #Censorship #Texas #Education

Want to see what book banning looks like from inside a school district? Here’s an email sent to students of Alamo Heights High School in San Antonio, TX from their prinicpal.
1/4 #BookBans #Censorship

“What they’re doing is they’re putting the administrators, putting the school board on the defensive and trying to get them to define an entire book."

#BookBans #libraries #Oklahoma

https://www.vice.com/en/article/jg5qgb/heres-how-one-angry-parent-got-all-graphic-novels-pulled-from-a-school-district

https://www.hotsr.com/news/2023/mar/30/library-bill-lands-on-governors-desk/ #SarahHuckabeeSanders is going after librarians now. The bill strikes a defense from state law intended to protect librarians from criminal prosecution under obscenity laws and creates an offense for "furnishing a harmful item to a minor." #BookBans

My daughter’s 11 grade lit class is reading Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale right now. We were discussing how it is a dystopian book that has parallels to current events. She said her classmates were comparing the things happening today compared to the book as well. Thank goodness WA state education authorities are still allowing them to read and openly discuss this important topic. #Bookbans #Books

Just a little Sunday afternoon reminder that Jesus lived 33 years, spent a lot of time at the wharf, sometimes sailed all night, had 12 close male friends with him all the time, never got married, and didn't have any kids.

In their righteous frenzy to ban books, Jesus might be the gay main character that makes them most upset. These zealots just haven't thought about it. Mostly because they've never read the Bible.

Bless their mixed up heads and empty little lives.

#BookBans #Libraries #LGBTQ

Just a little Sunday afternoon reminder that Jesus lived 33 years, spent a lot of time at the wharf, sometimes sailed all night, had 12 close male friends with him all the time, never got married, and didn't have any kids.

In their righteous frenzy to ban books, Jesus might be the gay main character than makes them most upset. These zealots just haven't thought about it. Mostly because they've never read the Bible.

Bless their mixed up heads and empty little lives.

#BookBans #Libraries #LGBTQ

Sigh.

"American Library Association reports record number of demands to censor library books and materials in 2022"

https://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2023/03/record-book-bans-2022
#BookBans #censorship #libraries #ALA #FreedomToRead #BannedBooks

https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/what-are-we-protecting-children-from-by-banning-books New Yorker Favorites

What Are We Protecting Children from by Banning Books?

Reading the titles that have been challenged and removed from public-school libraries across the country.Sto p woke Act: media specialists should avoid material that provokes feelings of “guilt, anguish, or other forms of psychological distress” related to race or gender. As my colleague Charles Bethea reports, public education in the state has since taken a dystopian turn;
#BookBans

In wake of Florida law, additional states seek to restrict certain #LGBTQ discussions in schools

https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/18/politics/lgbtq-school-discussions/index.html. Fascist Bills similar to #RonDeathSantis Florida's controversial legislation that bans certain instruction about sexual orientation and gender identity in schools are being considered in at least 15 states, data compiled by the ACLU shows #GOPfascism #MAGArepublicanExtremism #FreeSpeech #Bookbans #VoteBlue2024

https://www.thedailybeast.com/what-florida-doesnt-want-you-to-know-about-its-book-bans. What Florida doesn't want you to know About Its #BookBans.

#NineteenMinutes Nineteen Minutes has been published, thouseand of bullied kids said the book was the reason they decided not to bring a gun to school; some who said the book was the reason they didn’t attempt suicide. Reading the novel didn’t irrevocably harm them. It made them realize they were not alone in their thoughts and feelings. #GOPFascism

Want to hear me rant, I mean discuss, #Bookbans again? Then join us!

#librarians #libraries #comics @librarians

Growing up, I did not expect the US in my lifetime to have librarians being threatened for standing up against book bans and censorship.
Libraries are magical for me. I used to carry home stacks of books as long as my arms (why 6-9yo me didn’t bring a bag 🤷🏼‍♀️).
#books #Bookbans #censorship #libraries

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/03/02/culture-war-stacks-librarians-marshal-against-rising-book-bans/

Florida Substitute Teacher Fired for Viral Video of Empty School Library Shelves
Last month, the state of Florida urged schools to “err on the side of caution” to make sure "they're complying with new Florida laws regarding books and materials available to children in school libraries and classrooms."
https://newsviews.online/2023/02/18/florida-substitute-teacher-fired-for-viral-video-of-empty-school-library-shelves/
#Education #bookbans #BrianCovey #DeSantis #education #Florida #reading

@flexghost teachers strike soon? Parents?

#bookbans