"Imagination had truly begun to shrivel and fade away, proving that if you control a human being's circumstances, you can drive their development in a certain direction..." (1/2) #booksky #bookcensorship
Another Good Listen ~ 2025
Standing against book bans. Standing for following protocols already in place. And Amanda Jones fighting back against lies spread on social media.
@librarianjones.com
#fightingbookbans
#bookcensorship
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#bannedbooks #bookcensorship #bookcommunity #reading
#readbannedbooks #librarylove #libraries #bookworm
I know lots of guys who have super long, lush lashes. WTF is she on about, and why didn't she get laughed out of the room? #SMDH
#BookCensorship
Seven tips for connecting with the press: 1. Lead with a human story. 2. Keep your outreach short and clear. 3. Offer yourself as a reliable source. 4. Send timely updates. 5. Build relationships not one offs. 6. Make it easy to fact check. 7. Be available.
Want to speak up for the Freedom to Read and get the press to pay attention? Here are quick, effective tips.
Your voice matters. And when the press hears it, the public does too.
Keep showing up, keep speaking out, and keep defending the right to read.
#FreedomToRead #BookCensorship #PressFreedom
if you could go back and give your teenage self one banned book they definitely weren't going to find in their school library, what would it be?
#BannedBooks #BookCensorship #BookCommunity #TeachersOfBlueSky
what's the most ridiculous book you've seen on a "challenged books" list that made you think "seriously, THIS is what we're worried about?"
#BannedBooks #BookCensorship #LiteraryFreedom #BookCommunity
what book made you realize "oh shit, this is exactly what they don't want us to figure out"?
#BannedBooks #BookCensorship #ReadBannedBooks #ProgressivePodcasts
what's a book you read that made you understand why some people are so terrified of letting kids think for themselves?
#BannedBooks #BookCensorship #FreedomToRead #LiteraryFreedom
which author do you think is secretly thrilled every time one of their books gets banned because it just proves their point?
#BannedBooks #BookCensorship #BookLovers #ComedyPodcast
if you could force every book banner to actually read one banned book, which would you choose?
#BannedBooks #BookCensorship #ReadBannedBooks #FreedomToRead
if you ran a bookstore, which banned book would you put right in the front window just to make a point?
#BannedBooks #BookCensorship #ReadBannedBooks #BookCommunity
which banned book do you think every politician should be forced to read before they can vote on education policy?
#BannedBooks #BookCensorship #FreedomToRead #ProgressivePodcasts
what's a book you loved as a kid that you now realize was probably banned somewhere for being "too real"?
#BannedBooks #BookCensorship #BookCommunity #LiteraryFreedom
teachers and librarians, what's the weirdest reason someone has given you for why a book is "inappropriate"?
#BannedBooks #BookCensorship #TeachersOfBlueSky #LiteraryFreedom
which book sitting on your shelf right now would probably piss off your most conservative relative?
#BannedBooks #BookCensorship #FreedomToRead #BookLovers
what book did a teacher recommend to you that you're pretty sure they weren't technically supposed to recommend?
#BannedBooks #BookCensorship #TeachersOfBlueSky #BookLovers
what book do you think would absolutely break a book banner's brain if they actually had to read it before banning it?
#BannedBooks #BookCensorship #ComedyPodcast #ProgressivePodcasts
if your high school tried to ban one book today, which one would cause the biggest shitstorm with parents or students?
#BannedBooks #BookCensorship #TeachersOfBlueSky #LibraryLife
be honest, have you ever picked up a book specifically because someone said you shouldn't read it?
#BannedBooks #BookCensorship #ReadBannedBooks #BookCommunity
what's the first book that made you feel like you were getting away with something just by reading it?
#BannedBooks #BookCensorship #BookLovers #AmReading
if you could sneak one banned book into every school library in america without anyone noticing, which would you choose?
#BannedBooks #BookCensorship #ReadBannedBooks #TeachersOfBlueSky
what book completely changed how you see the world but you'd never recommend it to your parents?
#BannedBooks #BookCensorship #BookLovers #FreedomToRead
A free speech advocacy group warned on Oct. 1 that #bookcensorship in #publicschools across the United States has become "rampant and common," with #bookbans increasing significantly over the last few years.
www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
#BookIndustryNews #BannedBooks
Animal Farm by Orwell is an allegory about animals overthrowing humans but falling into tyranny. Banned in Russia, China & Iran for its political critique.
#AnimalFarmSeries #ReadBannedBooks #BookCensorship
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Contentious debates over book censorship and the safety of educators took center stage at the Hillsborough County School Board meeting, igniting passionate responses from the community.
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#FL #CitizenPortal #CommunityLeadership #EducatorSafety #BookCensorship
"Children don't need protection from books; they need protection from hate and discrimination."
#BookBanning #BookCensorship #PridePuppy
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