This in-depth story by Barry Yeoman about how neuvaux right-wing politics easily overwhelms self-described "moderates" who have long been tools for the forces trying to block progressive change in Orange County is an important read.

https://www.theassemblync.com/education/orange-county-schools-diversity-education/

#moms4liberty #bookBans #OrangeCountyNC #HillsboroughNC #RightToRead #RightToLearn #SchoolBoards

Join Mi Right to Read, protect the right to read and oppose book bans at Michigan libraries.

Michigan libraries recruiting citizen army to aid book ban wars.

https://www.bridgemi.com/quality-life/michigan-libraries-recruiting-citizen-army-aid-book-ban-wars

#Michigan #RightToRead #libraries

Workers at Rutgers University Barnes & Noble College booksellers unanimously voted to join the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union

https://todon.eu/@alks/110373516323501098

PEN America, Penguin Random House Sue Florida School District Over 'Unconstitutional' Book Bans

https://todon.eu/@alks/110384621097948720

Louisiana Senate approves restrictions on children’s library access

https://todon.eu/@alks/110379772030877521

School librarians face a new penalty in the banned-book wars: Prison

https://todon.eu/@alks/110390205273514961

Montana bans TikTok for all residents

https://todon.eu/@alks/110395740091722617

U.S. Congress Doesn’t Plan to Overreact to Generative AI Copyright Challenges

https://burn.capital/@TorrentFreak_rss/110389573296972374

#RightToRead

https://social.linux.pizza/@redstarfish/106419604247922079

We need to #uniteagainstbookbans

Grab this link to find ways you can help.

https://uniteagainstbookbans.org/right-to-read-day/

#indieauthor #righttoread #supportyourlibrary #writingcommunity #readingcommunity

RT @LibbyApp
"Readers, advocates and library lovers everywhere are encouraged to take individual action to defend, protect and celebrate the right to read freely."

📚 Learn more about #RightToRead Day: https://bit.ly/41Ct5p0

We need to #uniteagainstbookbans

Grab this link to find ways you can help.

https://uniteagainstbookbans.org/right-to-read-day/

#indieauthor #righttoread #supportyourlibrary #writingcommunity #readingcommunity

We need to #uniteagainstbookbans

Grab this link to find ways you can help.

https://uniteagainstbookbans.org/right-to-read-day/

#indieauthor #righttoread #supportyourlibrary #writingcommunity #readingcommunity

ALA Calls For National Day of Action to Protect the Freedom To Read, Designates Right To Read Monday For 2023 National Library Week https://www.infodocket.com/2023/04/17/ala-calls-for-national-day-of-action-to-protect-the-freedom-to-read-designates-right-to-read-monday-for-2023-national-library-week/ #libraries #righttoread #reading

Monday evening, the #Austin #Library Commission adopted a resolution opposing #Texas bills that are harmful to libraries and library staff.

https://services.austintexas.gov/edims/document.cfm?id=405234

#FreedomToRead #RightToRead

Via Kelly Jensen:
"Illinois becomes the first state to introduce anti-book banning legislation with the Right to Read Bill, thanks to Alexi Giannoulias (IL Sec of State). Here's what it says and how you can take action, whether or not you live in Illinois."

Given that other states are trying to ban book from *public libraries*, it behooves us to pay attention before it's too late.

#BookBans #FirstAmendment #RightToRead

https://bookriot.com/illinois-right-to-read-bill/

@textfiles

There are presumably banned books among the collection, quite a lot of the great books are. A concerted effort to ease the borrowing of books in the ptotofascist states, must be made, to protect children from brain worms and thugs.

Help kids read, help kids borrow ebooks from the internet.

What needs doing? \

#InternetArchive #RightToRead #deSantisIsADummy #BorrowBannedEBooks

@betsystansell

An effort to PUBLISHERS, AUTHORS, to release banned books from readeer limits at e-libraries, number of readers caps removed.

Ask, tell the publishers today, let Americans borrow and read all banned books at libraries without # caps.

#RightToRead

New shirt just dropped 🥰 designed by Mattie Lubchansky, proceeds support the Rolling Library https://www.bonfire.com/defend-your-local-library/

#Libraries #RightToRead

This is searing, as well it should be. States need to stop abdicating responsibility for curriculum, and Assemblymember Carroll gets that.
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RT @Bobby4Brooklyn
You shouldn’t have to be lucky to learn to read. We know what we need to do. We need NYS to mandate evidence based literacy curriculum. Every child has a #RightToRead 1/2
https://twitter.com/Bobby4Brooklyn/status/1623393754697564165

@LindaCollins11

NYCity needs 40 of these, America needs a moon shot Right to Read campaign. It should hand out Brooklyn library cards, and access to the internet

1000 Right to Read buses for America, from Biden.

Let's get this done.

#RightToRead #buses #literacy #censorship #fascism

As a librarian, book banning makes me extra salty. "Banned in the USA: The Growing Movement to Censor Books in Schools" https://pen.org/report/banned-usa-growing-movement-to-censor-books-in-schools/ #BookBans #Censorship #RightToRead

THIS IS IT.

Brooklyn Library has library cards for American teens!
Is your research blocked? Is your investigation of the world limited to dumb people? Are fools trying to limit your freedom, like fools? #fools #librarycard #freedom #rightToRead
And they are waiving the out of state fee!
(Links in original. Quote toots work well)
https://mstdn.social/@usdosp@universeodon.com/109744439230043467

@JamesGleick

I want a Federal Book Bus Program, with 12,000 buses driving from school to school around the US , filled at least with banned books from history and a loan and gift book program.

#RightToRead #Bus #BookBus #FederalReadingPlan #BookLibrary #BannedBookLoanProgram

@jeffjarvis @hauntedhideaway The action needed varies from community to community. A good place to start is the ALA.
https://www.ala.org/advocacy/advocacy-public-policy

Here in #Texas, the lege session is just starting and there are some very bad bills filed -- including one that removes the affirmative defense for educational material that protects library staff. We need to get these bills stopped.

#RightToRead #FreedomToRead #Libraries #Library

@hauntedhideaway @jeffjarvis We have a #RightToRead kind of group, I think soon to be officially named Community Library Network Alliance, that is dedicated to doing exactly this, showing up at Board of Trustees meetings to speak in support of public libraries inclusive policies, etc. There is definitely a growing and coordinated (political action templates executable at local levels) effort by far right conservatives against libraries, and attacking library funding.

This was us at the last meeting last week!

https://cdapress.com/news/2023/jan/20/community-members-sound-off-library/