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Today, ACLU of Tennessee, along with attorney Kerry Knox, filed a lawsuit on behalf of 3 Rutherford County families and PEN America against the Rutherford County Board of Education, in response to the banning and restriction of 145 books from county school libraries pen.org/press-release/…

These creative people are extraordinary - honored to support them. pen.org/authors-and-il…

I just heard Amanda Litman talk about leadership on Pod Save America - even more reason to throw $$$$$ behind Run for Something - good leaders showing others pathways to find their leadership roles.

Write with Rachel Werner - amazing!!!

BREAKING: Texas lawmakers passed a bill that bans broad categories of books in public school libraries and puts school boards — instead of trained librarians — in charge of deciding what students can read. S.B. 13 is unconstitutional and leaves Texas students at a disadvantage.

Book bans and censorship have never only been about erasing stories. They’ve always been about erasing people. Laws like SB 12 will be used to remove LGBTQ+ and BIPOC stories from classrooms and will shove LGBTQ+ students into closets. Cruelty is the point.

What does it look like in 2025 when book banners come for your district? Documents from Nacogdoches ISD in Texas give an updated snapshot. tiktok.com/t/ZTj4STDUT/

Updated list dropped - Sorry it's been a while. You can always email me. docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d…

🧵For four years, Florida has led the country in rolling back the freedom to read and learn in public schools. Florida has banned more books in school libraries than any other state and erased topics like race, historic injustices and gender-related information from classrooms.

“Despite the rhetoric of their supporters, ‘parental rights’ – driven policies have subverted the majority of parents’ preferences, by making it easier for a single individual to chill classroom discussions and influence the availability of books for all.” pen.org/report/the-blu…

These parents and STUDENTS - INSPIRATIONAL. pen.org/press-release/…

2. The State Board summarily declared that Judy Blume's Forever and 54 other works of literature were "pornography," even though none of the books met the legal definition of pornographic material. Many of the targeted books are award-winning literature that have been read by

Take a look at this! Coming YOUR way ... Florida is only ahead of us. EveryLibrary AuthorsAgainstBookBans PEN America

Prescott very read. 100 people

This was a fun one to make: “So you say you’re not a book banner…” tiktok.com/t/ZTjvjnDXq/

HOPE. this is a great story about a really important community and students who were so inspiring and give me hope. Peter Bromberg EveryLibrary PEN America Jon Favreau TXFReadomFighters TX Freedom to Read Project Florida Freedom to Read Project

We’re proud to once again partner with PEN America to stand up for the freedom to read. This year, our teams joined forces to highlight the alarming rise in book bans across the U.S. Stop by Booth #1705 to get your tote and join the movement. #RightToRead #BannedBooks #ALAAC25