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Executive Director of CALS Nate Coulter does a great job of explaining why the lawsuit to challenge portions of Arkansas 372 was necessary. Freedom to Read Foundation was a plaintiff in the case. abcnews.go.com/US/library-chi…

Very good news from Texas!

We're delighted to sponsor an ALA eLearning webinar w/ U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights about how book bans may violate federal law and violate student rights. Free for Freedom to Read Foundation American Library Association members! 9/26 2pm CDT. Limited space, sign up soon! elearning.ala.org/local/catalog/…

Good news from Texas! Judge grants preliminary injunction against Reader Act, finding "that this law violates the Free Speech Clause of the First Amendment.” We joined AASL to file an amicus brief in the suit. bit.ly/3PrxMwO

“To allow a group of people or any individual, no matter how powerful or loud, to become the decision-maker about what books we can read or whether libraries exist, is to place all of our rights and liberties in jeopardy.” FTRF Director Deborah Caldwell-Stone

Don't miss #TheBannedWagon! The tour kicks off 1pm today at Charis Books and offers 12 books that are being challenged and banned. We're proud to co-sponsor w/Penguin Random House 🐧🏠📚 Little Free Library® PEN America #BannedBooksWeek #LetFreedomRead sites.prh.com/banned-books-m…

Book bans are on the rise in America. We're joining Penguin Random House 🐧🏠📚 Little Free Library® PEN America for #TheBannedWagon, which is stopping in communities affected by censorship. TODAY, 3-6pm CT: Nashville TN's @thebookshopnash! bit.ly/46hZun8 #BannedBooksWeek #LetFreedomRead

Starting in 30 minutes: Don't miss 🐢🐢🐢John Green🐢🐢🐢 @MikeCurato TXFReadomFighters Becky Calzada & #BannedBooksWeek Youth Honorary Chair Da'Taeveyon Daniels for Authors and Advocates on Fighting Book Bans! bit.ly/3F3d95l

TODAY: Join Penguin Random House 🐧🏠📚 @booklist_ala Unite Against Book Bans for the online premiere of Ibram X. Kendi's moving #ALAAC23 Rally for the Right to Read keynote! 2pm ET w/Tracie D. Hall & One World's Chris Jackson. #BannedBooksWeek #LetFreedomRead bit.ly/3LM3hR6

The government has NO business interfering with the decisions of parents, families, and minors about what library books to read and how they may access them. Read the Oct. 17 letter we sent to Huntington Beach City Council with First Amendment Coalition (follow us on Bluesky) & ACLU SoCal. bit.ly/3QnsLHp

Our friends at Humanoids & Humble Bundle Bundle have assembled amazing comics to support our work defending the First Amendment - name your price, read great books, fight censorship, & support FTRF! Ends Saturday! #FreePeopleReadFreely bit.ly/3usZIcI

Freedom to Read Foundation and AASL filed an amicus brief urging the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit to uphold a lower court decision that struck key provisions of HB 900, Texas’s controversial book rating law. bit.ly/49NCbU5

Book challenges are at an all time high. Libraries are facing defunding. Library workers are being harassed. One or two people are deciding what books are available for a community. Help us defend the right to read on #GivingTuesday. #FreePeopleReadFreely bit.ly/3N5uQWh

Happy #GivingTuesday! We're honored to have the support of our friends at @chooseadventure - 20% of today's sales support our work defending the First Amendment & the right to read. #FreePeopleReadFreely cyoa.com

🏆 Exciting update in our fight against TX HB900 AKA the Reader Act: The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed the preliminary injunction, declaring HB900 unconstitutional! Freedom to Read Foundation AASL joined an amicus brief in the case. Help support our work: bit.ly/47I7Hk8

📣 Want to raise awareness about the unprecedented rise in book bans across the US? Host a banned book reading, teach-in, or meeting on the #FreedomToLearn National Day of Action on 5/3 & rally your community to #UniteAgainstBookBans. Info: freedomtolearn.net African American Policy Forum

We are proud to announce our honorary chair, award-winning filmmaker & advocate AVA DUVERNAY! She is joined by youth honorary chair Julia Garnett. bannedbooksweek.org/filmmaker-ava-… w/ARRAY

Join Eliot Schrefer 🌈 Christina Soontornvat - Updates only & Patricia McCormick for a conversation about how censorship impacts our communities w/ALA OIF Freedom to Read Foundation Joyce McIntosh & comics librarian Jack Phoenix! Free & open to all! 9/23, 1 pm CT bit.ly/BehindTheBans #BannedBooksWeek #FreedBetweenTheLines

Censorship won't end when #BannedBooksWeek does! Support the fight against book bans - and look good doing it - with apparel, totes & more. Proceeds support our work for libraries and advocates. alagraphics-gift-shop.myspreadshop.com/oif #FreePeopleReadFreely #FreedBetweenTheLines

It's #LetFreedomReadDay! We're asking everyone to do at least one thing to fight book bans - all you need is 5 minutes to make an impact! How will you fight censorship today? bit.ly/LetFreedomRead… #BannedBooksWeek #LetFreedomReadDay