@brewsterkahle
100% with that — physical libraries rock. One way we keep them going is by encouraging reading, esp. among the next generations to inherit the world.

#Opportunity to help #libraries:

Preserve access to books, don't ban them.

#Brooklyn Public Library offers a National Teen (teens across the US) BPL eCard to borrow #eBooks and #AudioBooks: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/books-unbanned

Now #Seattle Public #Library does, too: https://www.spl.org/programs-and-services/teens/books-unbanned

Pls. share. Thx!

#Read #BooksUnbanned

Teens and young adults ages 13 to 26 living anywhere in the U.S. can access our entire collection of e-books and audiobooks.
- Seattle Public Library
#BooksUnbanned #ReadBannedBooks
https://www.spl.org/programs-and-services/teens/books-unbanned

Want to do something about the book bans? Join the @BKLYNlibrary's #BooksUnbanned | Brooklyn Public Library bklynlibrary.org/books-unbanned

“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

https://www.npr.org/2023/03/23/1164284891/book-bans-school-libraries-florida
#fightbookbans #Bannedbooks #LittleFreeLibrary #BooksUnbanned

#Library #BooksUnbanned

Brooklyn Public Library's "Books Unbanned" initiative includes:

National Teen BPL eCard

For a limited time, individuals ages 13-21 can apply for a free BPL eCard, providing access to our full eBook collection as well as our learning databases. To apply, email booksunbanned@bklynlibrary.org.

Pass it on to any teens you know in states banning books.

https://www.bklynlibrary.org/books-unbanned

"The Brooklyn Public Library (BPL) is counteracting a ban on certain books by letting anyone in the US aged 13 to 21 apply for a digital library card. This gives teens and young adults, regardless of their location in the United States, access to the library’s entire ebook collection.

The initiative, called Books Unbanned, is fighting what the BPL describes as an “increasingly coordinated and effective effort to remove books tackling a wide range of topics from library shelves.”"

#BooksUnbanned #reading #ebooks

https://www.theverge.com/2022/4/25/23041346/brooklyn-library-free-digital-cards-ebook-collection-banned-books

Since April, Brooklyn Public Library’s (BPL) Books Unbanned program has offered free library cards to teens and young adults across the United States who live in communities impacted by book bans, enabling them to access the library’s collection of more than 500,000 ebooks, e-audiobooks, digital magazines, and more.
#BooksUnbanned 📚
https://www.libraryjournal.com/story/brooklyns-books-unbanned-continues-to-grow

Created a new Wikipedia article today! #BooksUnbanned https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Books_Unbanned @wikimedialibrarians

Everyone, pass this on to whomever may benefit (boost to spread the word!): 13-21 year olds anywhere can apply for a free Brooklyn Public Library e-card to gain access to these books, as part of their "Books Unbanned” campaign. https://www.bklynlibrary.org/books-unbanned
#BooksUnbanned #FreedomToRead
#FightCensorship 
#BannedBooks

#booksunbanned