New Law Protects Books for Ideological or Partisan Bans "Freedom to Read Act" becomes law in Delaware - image from A Mighty Girl's Facebook post

Bravo! In Sept. 2025 Delaware passed the "Freedom to Read Act" which provides statewide protections for library materials & #librarians who manage them! News from @wearealsc.bsky.social blog / image from A Mighty Girl FB post. #UniteAgainstBookBans #IFRT #TLSky #EduSky www.wboc.com/news/freedom...

Intellectual Freedom News 10/24/2025 ALA actively advocates and educates in defense of intellectual freedom—the rights of library users to read, seek information, and speak freely as guaranteed by the First Amendment. Intellectual freedo...

Censorship continues 2thwart Ss' learning. #TLSky #EduSky pls make time to read the 10/24/25 @oif.bsky.social #IntellectualFreedom News: #censorship and #1stAmendment /civil rights, academic freedom/student speech, legislation, @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social news. #IFRT www.oif.ala.org/intellectual...

With Her Veto of a Book Banning Bill, N.H. Gov. Ayotte Recognizes the Damage It Would Have Caused - PEN America PEN America today applauded New Hampshire Gov. Kelly Ayotte for her brave veto of a Republican-backed bill that would have prohibited schools from distributing materials described as "harmful to minor...

Thank you, New Hampshire Gov. Ayotte for standing up against book bans. Yes! to #IntellectualFreedom and #FirstAmendment rights. #TLSky #EduSky #IFRT pen.org/press-releas...

It's here!!! It's here!!!
Read the #IFRT Annual Report now on our website, and if you are heading to #ALAAC25 in Philly, drop by and see us at our annual meeting on Sunday at 1pm in Room 113A.

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I'm looking forward to being w/like-minded #IntellectualFreedom, privacy, & advocacy warriors at #ALAAC25. Thanx @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social for bringing us together in community 2offer each other support as we carry out our responsibility 2fight 4rights guaranteed by our Constitution. #IFRT #TLSky

Congratulations to our newly elected leaders!
We extend our sincere gratitude to all the candidates who ran for office—your commitment to #intellectualfreedom and service to #IFRT is deeply appreciated. Thank you to everyone who participated in the election process!

Letter: Right to Read Day: April 7 April is National Library Month. On April 1st, no foolin’, President Trump undermined the Institute for Museum and Library Services by putting all IMLS employees on administrative leave. It was

Thank you AZ Daily Star @tucson.com 4publishing my LTE. re: #RightToReadDay. On 4/7/25 celebrate & defend #IntellectualFreedom! @uabookbans.bsky.social @everylibrary.bsky.social #TLSky #EduSky #IFRT #kidlit #mglit #yalit and let's work together to bring back the IMLS asap! tucson.com/opinion/lett...

Right to Read Day The right to read is under attack. On Right to Read Day, April 7, 2025, take action to support your library and protect your freedom to read.

On Monday, April 7, let's celebrate #RightToReadDay and #DrawnToFreedom Day. Unite Against Book Bans @uabookbans.bsky.social asks us to join them in celebrating the #freedom to read, to #access information, and to find community in our libraries. #IFRT uniteagainstbookbans.org/right-to-rea...

Meet our #IFRT candidates running for Treasurer:
Jim Neal and Kristin Pekoll

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Meet our next slate of #IFRT candidates for Director-at-Large:
Mandy Broadhurst, Amanda Jones, Erik Gomez, and Roxanne Pico-Lenz

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Bluesky image with Intellectual Freedom Round Table logo and @ifrt-ala.bsky.social handle

The American Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social Intellectual Freedom Round Table is posting here on Bluesky: @ifrt-ala.bsky.social #IFRT Join us to protect #IntellectualFreedom #StopCensorship and #UniteAgainstBookBans @uabookbans.bsky.social

Intellectual Freedom News 12/2/2024 ALA actively advocates and educates in defense of intellectual freedom—the rights of library users to read, seek information, and speak freely as guaranteed by the First Amendment. Intellectual freedo...

Make time to read the 12/2/24 OIF #IntellectualFreedom News highlights: #censorship (long list), #1stAmendment/free speech/civil liberties, legislation, social media, Around the Web, @alalibrary.bsky.social news #FreedomToRead #StopCensorship #IFRT

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July 18-30ish ALA RT migrated website reviews needed: #emiert #ert #ifrt #learnrt #lhrt #lrrt #lssirt #rmrt #sort #vrt http://bit.ly/pQgJQu

July 18-30ish ALA RT migrated website reviews needed: #emiert #ert #ifrt #learnrt #lhrt #lrrt #lssirt #rmrt #sort #vrt http://bit.ly/pQgJQu