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Black background Banned Books Club at Northeastern University Library Tuesday, Nov. 18 3 - 4 p.m. ET Online Thursday, Nov. 20 7:30 - 8:30 p.m. ET Snell Library 350A IMAGES: Cover of the book All Boys Aren't Blue Series of multicolored stars

Next month's selection for the #BannedBooksClub is All Boys Aren't Blue by George M. Johnson. Join us online on Nov. 18 or in person on Nov. 20 to discuss 2024's most challenged book.

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Let’s be crystal clear: if a party wants to control who you love, how you identify, what you read, and what you do with your body—it’s not about “freedom,” it’s about control in a flag costume.

#FreedomMeansFreedom #HandsOffOurRights #BannedBooksClub #MyBodyMyChoice #AuthoritarianAgenda

Being a rebellious kid meant saying no to reading assigned books.
Being a rebellious adult means buying and reading/rereading those books in protest against a government that wants to dumb us all down.

#myprotestbooks #partofthebanned #bannedbooksclub #readbannedbooks

Banned Books Club - Book 5 - Cinderella is Dead by Kalynn Bayron Learn about bestselling book Cinderella is Dead by Kalynn Bayron, why it's been banned in some states, and why I recommend it!

I took a break but now I'm back with another #BannedBooksClub Pick: Cinderella is Dead by Kalynn Bayron
Learn about the book, why/where it's been banned and why I recommend it here:
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34/100 #BookSky 📚
I checked this out because of the #BannedBooksClub here on Bluesky, I think it was the January? pick. It was an interesting quick read that would’ve probably always stayed in my TBR if not for this prompt.

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Banned Books Club - Book 4 - Pet by Akwaeke Emezi Pet by Akwaeke Emezi has been banned in school districts in the following states: Texas, Florida, Iowa, Wisconsin, & Kentucky...

I'm back with another #BannedBooksClub feature:
Pet by Akwaeke Emezi. Read about where it has been banned, why, why I recommend it, and where to find it here: www.bookishafrolatina.com/post/banned-... #Booksky #BlackBooksky #QueerBooks #BannedBooks #News

Julianne Moore says her book 'Freckleface Strawberry' was banned by Trump administration The actress's 2007 children's book "Freckleface Strawberry" is part of a group of titles under review by the Department of Defense Education Activity.

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Proud of you’re Red Hair & Freckles or you’re Irish heritage? You’re now part of the #BannedBooksClub #IrishDiaspora #IrishAmerican
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Banned Books Club - Book 3 - The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo has been banned in school districts in the following states: Florida, South Carolina, Texas, Utah...

I'm back with another #BannedBooksClub feature:
The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo. Read about where it has been banned, why, why I recommend it, and where to find it here: www.bookishafrolatina.com/post/banned-... #Booksky #BlackBooksky #LatineBooks #BannedBooks #News

Banned Books Club - Book 2 - Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi has been banned in school districts in the following states: Florida, Maryland, Virginia, Iowa, Wyoming, Texas...

It's time for book 2 in my Banned Books Club series: Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi. Learn about the book, where & why it's banned, and why I recommend it!
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#BannedBooks #News #BlackHistory #Booksky #USHistory #HistoricalFiction #BlackBooksky #BannedBooksClub

My friends and I started an IRL tea & #bannedbooksclub - this month we’re keeping it classic with To Kill A Mockingbird. #austinpubliclibrary #savethebooks #booksky #bannedbooksky

Inspired by @retired-librarian.bsky.social leading the #bannedbooksclub I picked up my own copy of The House on Mango Street. Also added these two titles to my tbr! #bannedbooks #booksky #readingbannedbooks

Re: Last Night at the Telegraph Club. Of course, the “alternate sexualities” they’re referring to is likely tied to the main character being a lesbian. 🤷🏽‍♀️ #bannedbooksclub

Re: Telegraph club. As someone who actually read the book, i know that none of the experiences the main character has are graphic or lewd. They just depict the life of an average teenage girl. Teens explore and it’s wild to pretend that this book would be the inspiration for that. #bannedbooksclub

According to the author Malinda Lo, Book Looks rated Last Night at the Telegraph Club as “Not For Minors,” and claims the book “contains obscene sexual activities; sexual nudity; alternate sexualities; and derogatory term.” www.malindalo.com/blog/2023/10... #bannedbooksclub

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The Banned Book Club, launched by Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) makes digital versions of banned books available to readers nationwide. The ebooks are available to all readers across the country for free via the Palace e-reader app. ebooks.dp.la/the-banned-b... #bannedbooksclub

Books Unbanned Inspired by the American Library Association's Freedom to Read Statement and the Library Bill of Rights, Brooklyn Public Library founded Books Unbanned in 2022 to support the rights of teens nationwid...

booksunbanned.com is a site meant to help those who are struggling to access banned books in their states! Brooklyn Public Library founded Books Unbanned in 2022 and now, you can get access through multiple library systems as residents of the US. #bannedbooksclub

the Hoopla app: Similar to Libby, I can access e-books and e-audiobooks from my library on here but I can also access films, comics, and music. On Hoopla, we also don't have to wait until another person is done with the book before we borrow it! www.hoopladigital.com #bannedbooksclub

Libby All over the world, local libraries offer millions of ebooks and audiobooks. You can borrow them — for free, instantly — with a library card and Libby: the award-winning, much-loved app for libraries.

Ways to access books if your school district has banned them, a thread: The Libby app. This is one of my most used apps on my phone because I can add e-cards from my local library, state library, AND the Queer Liberation Library to check out e-books and e-audiobooks. libbyapp.com #bannedbooksclub

Have you read Last Night at the Telegraph Club? Has it been banned in any school districts in your state? #bannedbooksclub

Book 1: Last Night at the Telegraph Club (pt 4) Timelines include the Chinese Exclusion Act, World War II, McCarthyism, & among other things. Lo is able to include traditional Chinese characters, as well as romanizations of Mandarin & Cantonese w/ the help of footnotes. #bannedbooksclub

Book 1: Last Night at the Telegraph Club (pt 3)
I love this book for so many reasons! Malinda Lo places readers in Lily's (MC) shoes and includes timelines, footnotes, flashbacks, and an author's note in order to help readers understand the context of Lily's story. #bannedbooksclub

Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo Rating: 5 starsGenre: Young Adult, Historical Fiction, RomanceDescription:That book. It was about two women, and they fell in love with each other. And then Lily asked the question that had taken root...

Book 1: Last Night at the Telegraph Club (pt 2)
This is a book geared towards ages 14 & up. It centers on Red Scare & its affects on Chinese Americans & queer folks. I wrote a full review on this book in 2021: www.bookishafrolatina.com/post/last-ni... #bannedbooksclub

PEN America Index of School Book Bans – 2023-2024 - PEN America PEN America's 2022-2023 Index of Banned Books found 3,362 instances of books banned, affecting 1,557 unique titles. This searchable banned book list includes each documented ban.

#BannedBooksClub Book 1: Last Night at the Telegraph Club has been banned in school districts in the following states: North Carolina, Florida, Utah, South Carolina, Maryland, Texas, Virginia, Iowa, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Tennessee, & Alaska (2021-2024 school years) pen.org/book-bans/pe...

Okay, y'all! This is my #BannedBooksClub series, where I'll be talking about the books I've read that have been banned in different counties and/or states. I'll start each post with that hashtag and a number so y'all can follow it.

This is the kind of thing we all need to hear more of!!

#GoodNews #BannedBooksClub #ProtectLibraries #LibrariansAreHeros

I’m trying to finish this series in time to read the first book for our #BannedBooksClub 🫶

Tennessee School Districts Remove Multiple Manga Series from Libraries Attack on Titan, Jujutsu Kaisen, Akira, Case Closed, Assassination Classroom, Fire Force, more pulled

Hey #manga readers in #Tennessee. Have you thought about starting a #bannedbooksclub for high school kids in the state?

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