Sticker: kein Kaffee für Nazis

It's a beautiful spring morning, perfect weather to grab a cup of coffee and browse the bookstores of Kensington. Like stickers? Giving away these today, while they last. #fightbookbans #indiebookstores

Texas School Bans Students from the Library Politicians, not parents, are deciding what children can read in the United States.

SB 13 is a TX bill that removes local control from public schools across the state & gives politicians (NOT parents) power to decide what books are/are not avail to students. #Fightbookbans #bangunsnotbooks #readbannedbooks

Join
@penamerica.bsky.social
#FightBookBans

A brown-skinned woman with dark braids, white glasses, and a pastel rainbow cardigan holds a hardcover copy of The Golden Boy's Guide to Bipolar by Sonora Reyes.

Thanks to @bookshop.org and @weneeddiversebooks.bsky.social, I am hosting a $50 giftcard giveaway for #BannedBooksWeek on IG! Click on the link below to watch my reel and enter:
www.instagram.com/reel/DPhFbsE...

#Booksky #BannedBooks #BlackBooksky #LatinxBooksky #BookGiveaway #FightBookBans

Banned Books Week begins today, October 5!
This week, we'll be sharing facts and information about book banning and what you can do to fight against it in your community.
What is your favorite banned book?
#bannedbooks #bannedbooksweek #censorshipisso1984 #fightbookbans

BAN THIS! is going on tour! Take a look at the upcoming events to join the conversation and find out how you can #fightbookbans from young people and educators with experience successfully fighting against censorship.
#newreleases #FreedomtoRead

They don't want kids to learn. #fightbookbans

Yes, we do stock paper maps! They never go offline, you can use them anytime, and, best of all, they don't track your movements! 😜 Sometimes, the old ways are the best ways! Remember, #fightbookbans and #supportindiebookstores

let kids learn - fight for book bans - education freedom - censor the censorship - politically yours -help save america

Censorship in classrooms. But TikTok is fine?
Guess facts are more dangerous than entertainment.
Keep Democracy Alive. shop.politicallyyours.com/

#LetKidsLearn #FightBookBans #EducationFreedom #CensorTheCensorship #PoliticallyYours

Great interview! Books with BIPOC and LGBT characters are getting banned. "What does it mean when somebody says they want to protect children but what they're doing is removing the identity of a character..." @jbradley.bsky.social #edusky #FreedomToRead #FightBookBans www.wgbh.org/culture/book...

Quote from Robert Heinlein that says, “ the principle of censorship is wrong. It’s like demanding that grown men live on skim milk because the baby can’t have steak.”

Just because a book isn’t right for one person doesn’t mean it should be banned for everyone. Stand up for the freedom to choose what we read!

#FreedomToRead #FightBookBans

12 Book Censorship Posts to Revisit: Book Censorship News, June 20, 2025 From teens leading in the work against book censorship to a necessary docuseries exposing Christian fundamentalism, catch up on these previous literary activism posts.

From courageous teens taking a stand to exposés challenging censorship on multiple fronts, this article is essential reading for anyone who cares about intellectual freedom and the books we all deserve access to.
bookriot.com/12-book-cens...

#FightBookBans #ReadFreeReadFierce

What are you reading this weekend? Use our Weekend Special coupon code 5MZ1KUEC and save 15% on your online order! All languages, valid thru Sunday, June 1st. #indiebookstore #books #read #fightbookbans
bergstrompressbooks.com/en/

For books like these, workers of Popcorn Publishers are facing up to 12 years in prison for "extremism." Notice anything? These same titles are under attack here in the US. #fightbookbans Browse these titles in stock: bit.ly/4moRd9q

Help Huntington Beach fight the MAGA book banning city council by making a donation! Every dollar helps! #fightbookbans #libraries

Sample Ballot

#NOLAsky

#SupportOurLibrary

JEFFERSON PARISH RESIDENTS: Early voting is open through 4-26-25 for the 5-3-25 election. Among the items on the ballot is a RENEWAL of the tax for JP libraries (not a new tax).

#voteYES
#FightBookBans
#ReadRebelResist

voterportal.sos.la.gov/sampleballot

Loving this whole series of advocates from @freedomreadproject.bsky.social #fightbookbans

Read the Naval Academy’s list of removed books (Gift Article) The Navy released the titles of 381 books that were removed from the U.S. Naval Academy’s Nimitz Library on the Annapolis, Md., campus this week because their subject matter was seen as being related ...

Anybody need some books 📚 for your TBR pile?

Anything the government doesn't want you to know should be top of your reading list. This is America 🇺🇸

#FightBookBans
#FreedomToRead
#Books

www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Thanks to the knowledgable librarians who spoke out against the nation-wide tide of book challenges & bans! Books by LGBTQIA authors are particular targets. Thanks for noting how bans hurt authors & can lead to the loss of speaking & teaching gigs.
#Booksky
#fightbookbans

When the state tried to silence stories, the people spoke louder. In just five days, Read Freely Alabama raised $40,000 to fight back against censorship. You can’t ban curiosity, compassion, or truth—not when communities show up like this. Keep reading. Keep resisting. #ReadFreely #FightBookBans

The Numbers Don’t Lie:
In just three years, instances of book bans have quadrupled.

Censorship is accelerating at an alarming rate, silencing diverse voices and limiting access to critical stories. We must act NOW to protect the freedom to read!

#FightBookBans #LetBooksBeBooks #FreedomToRead

Silencing stories doesn’t protect us—it robs us of knowledge, empathy, and truth. We must stand against book bans and fight for intellectual freedom for all readers.

Let books be books. Let ideas be explored.

#FightBookBans #LetBooksBeBooks #FreedomToRead

Book bans hurt readers. Hope to see you at the historic Cabot Theater for a free discussion with Boston-area librarians about what can be done!
#fightbookbans
#censorship
#Boston

Utah banned a 17th book from all public schools. Here’s what it’s about. Another book has been added to Utah’s growing list of titles banned from all public schools in the state. The list now includes 17 titles — 15 of them written by women.

#FreeTheBooks #FightBookBans #FreedomToRead

www.sltrib.com/news/educati...

Fighting Book Bans Starts with Action!

We’ve laid out key strategies to prevent impulsive book removals and protect access to diverse literature.

Every voice matters in the fight for the right to read!

#FreeTheBooks #FightBookBans #FreedomToRead

Our bookstore has been weaponizing empathy since 1999. Read. Think. #fightbookbans support #indiebookstores support libraries. @americanbookseller.bsky.social @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social

The Banned Books of Judy Blume Judy Blume has long been celebrated for her candid and honest exploration of topics such as puberty, sexuality, and personal identity. Blume has been a recurring figure in the debate on censorship, both as an advocate against book banning and as the author of several frequently challenged books. Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. This novel follows the eponymous Margaret, an 11-year-old girl navigating the complexities of growing up.

From Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret. to Forever…, Judy Blume has never shied away from honest conversations, and that’s exactly why her books remain under attack.
#JudyBlume #BannedBooks #FreedomToRead #UniteAgainstBookBans #FightBookBans
#Censorship

#FightBookBans #AbolishPrisons #DismantleWhiteness

Book bans are bad for everyone and the most harm to already disadvantaged groups. Fight hard against them. Book bans are like a canary in the coal mine. Bad things happen after they ban all the books.

#ReadBannedBooks
#IReadBannedBooks
#FightBookBans
#Resist
#Protest

Co-owner Don models his new shirt. #fightbookbans #correctsideofhistory #books #reading