"They were worlds apart in everything but the simplicity of their humanity, and so they were really not apart at all."

#bookclub #reading #bookworm #readers #bookgroups #librarians #library #bannedbooks #publishersweekly #bookreview #bibliophile #Booksky

Dear Concerned Parent Why you should oppose censorship in school libraries even if you are concerned with what your child reads.

A letter from a school librarian. #booksky #books #bannedbooks
#readingcommunity

#BannedBooks have gained attention lately due to the rise in #BookBans. Today, let's talk about one side of the discussion that typically does not take the center stage: The financial impact of book bans.

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"If I am the phantom, it is because man's hatred has made me so. If I am to be saved it is because your love redeems me."

#bookclub #reading #bookworm #readers #bookgroups #librarians #library #bannedbooks #publishersweekly #bookreview #bibliophile #Booksky

Appeals court lets Iowa enforce book ban and restrictions on LGBTQ+ topics in K-6 classes

#midwestagendaartnews #bannedbooks #iowaschools #lgbtq #students #civilrights

When Rugby Banned Books! 📖 #history #wales (📹@PirateRugbyPod) #Rugby #BannedBooks #History

Your weekly dose of vigilante librarianism.

#BannedBooks
#ReadFreely #LittleFreeLibrary
#Books #BookSky #VigilanteLibrarianism

I love this 💙

#bannedbooks #booklover #bam #booksamillion #books

I was looking up some banned books to assign my kids, and I need someone to tell me why "Walter the Farting Dog" is on this list. Granted, I've never read it, but it can't possibly be that serious.

#booksky 📚 #bannedbooks

Burning ‘Slaughterhouse-Five’ On November 10, 1973, school officials in Drake, North Dakota, burned copies of Kurt Vonnegut’s novel Slaughterhouse-Five.

When a little town banned a book and created a firestorm about a classic about a firestorm medium.com/@ronkowitz/b... #bannedbooks #vonnegut

“Nothing in the world is permanent, and we're foolish when we ask anything to last,”

#bookclub #reading #bookworm #readers #bookgroups #librarians #library #bannedbooks #publishersweekly #bookreview #bibliophile #Booksky

1984 George Orwell
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#BannedBooks

A photograph taken inside a narrow library or bookstore aisle, with tall wooden shelves on both sides filled with tightly packed books of various colors and sizes. Small alphabetical shelf markers are visible along the rows. The aisle leads toward a softly lit back area, creating a warm, amber-toned atmosphere. Centered over the image is a large orange rectangular card, styled like a hanging sign with a black circular hole at the top. In large yellow text, it reads: “All people deserve to tell their stories, and all people should be able to read and learn from them.” Below the quote, in smaller text: Larisa Hohenboken, UUA Publications Editor. At the top right corner of the image is the text “http://UUA.ORG .” In the bottom left corner is the UUA flaming chalice logo in white.

From the MA State House, UUA Publications Editor Larisa Hohenboken reflects on the fight for the freedom to read—and why it matters now.

All people deserve to tell their stories.

Read more: www.uua.org/pressroom/ingoodfaith/ma...

#UU #BannedBooks #Read

School in censorship row after removing 130 'inappropriate' books The Lowry Academy in Salford ordered more than 130 books to be removed from the school's library over the 'nature of their content', sparking a debate over censorship at UK schools.

School embroiled in censorship row after removing 130 'inappropriate' books - including 1984, Twilight and Heartstopper - #UK #BannedBooks #Censorship

Register Your Library for National Voter Registration Day! Sign up to participate in NVRD and help your community ensure that they are ready to vote this November!

#Libraries 📚 #FundLibraries
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#NVRD National Voter Registration Day 📅 SEP 15
#Voter registration is more important than ever!
Make sure your community is ready to #vote!

www.everylibrary.org/nvrd2026

#Library #Literacy #Read #Books #BannedBooks
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National Run for Office Day National Run for Office Day encourages everyday leaders to lean into public service. Learn how to run for local office and shape the future of your community.

#Libraries 📚 #FundLibraries
MAR 31
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National #RunForOffice Day 🏛️
Our elected leaders do not reflect reality of American people
#Young #women #LGBTQIA+ & #peopleofcolor wildly underrepresented in #politics

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#Library #Literacy #Read #Books #BannedBooks
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Coming Up: Apr 12, 1-3 a free workshop at Rediscovered Books and from 6-8, a free community read with @tomasbaiza.bsky.social, Clyde Moneyhun, Hannah Rodabaugh, Chelsea Major, and myself. We'll be raffling away (FREE) banned books donated from Rediscovered Books.

#bannedbooks #booktour #literary

#retro #backwards #badthoughts #stupidity #propaganda #bookburning #bannedbooks

Your weekly dose of vigilante librarianism.

#BannedBooks
#ReadFreely #LittleFreeLibrary
#Books #BookSky #VigilanteLibrarianism

Librarian 'gobsmacked' after school uses AI to remove 200 books from shelves including Orwell's 1984 and Twilight | LBC Senior staff at the secondary school in Greater Manchester used AI to earmark 200 books for removal from its library that were deemed

#Libraries 📚 #FundLibraries
MAR 29
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#Manchester UK #school uses #AI to remove ❷⓿⓿ inappropriate #books from #library
1984 - Twilight - Michelle Obama's autobiography
They’re coming for your library next

www.lbc.co.uk/article/libr...

#Literacy #Read #BannedBooks
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🚫📚#ReadEveryBannedBook📖❌
#bannedbooks #censorship #imwiththebanned #banned

Flyer for “Where Did All the Books Go?” event at the 1972 Pub on Guadalupe Street across from the University of Texas campus. Panel from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm, vendor fair with live music, open mic, food and drink from 1:00 - 4:00 pm.

Austin: I’ll be on the Drag tomorrow for this panel hosted by UT students. Live music afterward! Also, this is a good stop on your way to the No Kings rally downtown. #booksky #BannedBooks #Freadom

Rutherford Co. library board seeks new lawyer as it weighs action against director over book move dispute Emails show the board is seeking legal counsel before a meeting to consider action against its director after a dispute over moving books to the adult section.

Rutherford Co. library board seeks new lawyer as it weighs action against director over book move dispute - #Tennessee #BannedBooks #Librarians #PublicLibraries

Nine Black College Students Were Arrested in 1961 for Reading at a Segregated Public Library. Their Contributions to the Civil Rights Movement Have Long Been Overlooked Known as the Tougaloo Nine, the demonstrators staged a sit-in that helped the NAACP push for the desegregation of public spaces in Mississippi's capital

Vandaag 65 jaar geleden....
Naast #bannedbooks waren er ook helaas #bannedreaders

www.smithsonianmag.com/history/nine...

George Orwell's 1984 purged from UK school library by AI 'Big Brother', campaigners claim The school library has purged nearly 200 books, using AI to deem titles like '1984' and ‘Twilight’ inappropriate

George Orwell's 1984 purged from UK school library by AI 'Big Brother', campaigners claim - #BannedBooks #SchoolLibraries

Good books are over your head; that’s why they’re good. So reach and pull yourself up to their level.

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Image: gothic wallpaper with grey floral print and black text in centre with red period, followed by quote author name in cursive red text ("Protest, too, is a form of praise."--Eleanor Wilner), and House of Leaves logo (minimalistic house with page leaves falling from tree) in black at bottom

Sending love to everyone participating in the No Kings protest on March 28. 🖤

#nokings #abolishice #writinginspiration #writingprompt #bannedbooks #booksky #horrorksy #poetry

#BookSky #BannedBooks

First published in 1724 under the title The Fortunate Mistress this was Defoe’s last novel.

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School book banning escalates in the UK as Greater Manchester secondary school censors scores of books - Index on Censorship A school librarian faced a disciplinary hearing and scores of books were removed from her school library after she stocked Laura Bates’ Men Who Hate Women

Also: holy shit, this list is just wild. #booksky #bannedbooks #freedomtoread

www.indexoncensorship.org/2026/03/scho...