#BookChallenges: Interview with Dr. Nancy Pack, Director of the #Alabama Public Library Service & More Headlines https://www.infodocket.com/2023/06/20/roger-rosen-chairman-of-rosen-publishing-joins-board-of-directors-of-everylibrary-institute-eli-texas-state-library-and-archives-commission-tslac-awarded-7-8-million-statewide-broadband-devel/ #libraries #publiclibraries #books

"The most banned comics since 2000 tell a pretty compelling story of what it is book censors dislike: queer stories, stories which tell dark truths about history, and any nudity which they can twist into claims of 'pornography' or 'explicit' content." Kelly Jensen, Book Riot

#ReadAllTheComics #FreedomToRead #BookChallenges #libcomix #comics

https://bookriot.com/comics-moms-for-liberty-call-inappropriate/

"Last week, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker delivered his State of the State address. It is the first time a governor in the country has directly spoken about the wave of censorship, book banning, and harassment being seen by schools and libraries...

Meanwhile, over a dozen bills have been proposed across the country that would remove queer books from libraries and schools and/or actively prosecute professionals who have that material in their collections." Kelly Jensen, Book Riot

#BookChallenges #FreedomToRead #libcomix

https://bookriot.com/politicians-need-to-address-book-bans/

"It is the first time a governor in the country has directly spoken about the wave of censorship, book banning, and harassment being seen by schools and libraries."

The pressure to proactively self-censor collections is growing, and I'm willing to bet good money it's already influenced some publishers' acquisitions plans, esp those for whom Florida and Texas' K12 markets are too big to play chicken with.

#BookChallenges #FreedomToRead #publishing #bookstodon

https://bookriot.com/politicians-need-to-address-book-bans/

"The 32-page book references racism Clemente sometimes endured."

Florida, man. 😦

Their ridiculous CRT guidelines are totally subjective, purposefully crafted to drive self-censorship under threat of felony charges. #cmonson

#libraries #BookChallenges #FreedomToRead #MastodonPR

https://triblive.com/sports/pirates/florida-school-district-pulls-childrens-book-about-roberto-clemente-off-shelve/

"The primary goals are more pay equity and gender and racial diversity. Pages and circulation specialists, for example, make far less than librarians… The growing movement nationwide to censors books also spurred action among library workers."

#LibraryLabor #ProtectLibraryWorkers #BookBans #BookChallenges

via Workers move to unionize at Ferndale Area District Library as censorship grows nationwide https://www.metrotimes.com/news/workers-move-to-unionize-at-ferndale-area-district-library-as-censorship-grows-nationwide-31810178

"The primary goals are more pay equity and gender and racial diversity. Pages and circulation specialists, for example, make far less than librarians… The growing movement nationwide to censors books also spurred action among library workers."

#LibraryLabor #ProtectLibraryWorkers #BookBans #BookChallenges

https://www.metrotimes.com/news/workers-move-to-unionize-at-ferndale-area-district-library-as-censorship-grows-nationwide-31810178

https://www.tumblr.com/intothestacks/702550260541702144/ms-cellanies-maeve-curry-writes-memesforages?source=share #libraries #bookbans #bookchallenges #LGBTQ #freedomtoread