#freadom

That is quite the juxtaposition with this morning's inspiring message by Bryan Stevenson, opening the 2026 PLA conference...
@eji.org @ala-pla.bsky.social
#freadom #kidsarekids #handsoff #reform #justice

Large sign says "PROTECT PUBLIC LIBRARIES"

Speaker Bryan Stevenson, Founder of the Equal Justice Initiative

Speaker, Minneapolis mayor Jacob Frey

PLA 2026!
#freadom #librarylife #MNProud
@ala-pla.bsky.social
@eji.org
@mayorjacobfrey.bsky.social

Librarians have got your back. Fighting for your right to read, to be informed.
If you don't like the book, don't read it!
There are lots of books I am not interested in or don't want my kids to read (mostly in a 'yet' sense rather than 'not ever') if we can avoid it, but that's on me.
#freadom

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

Excellent suggestions.
#freadom #booksky #librarylife #comfortreads

Fight for Freedom to Read and see THE LIBRARIANS in cinemas wherever possible. Supporting the film in-person gives you an opportunity to meet #FReadom fighters in your community and to invite neighbors into conversation!

Get tickets now: TheLibrariansFilm.com/screenings

Quote from Judy Blume reads "Having the freedom to read and the freedom to choose is one of the best gifts my parents ever gave me." An illustration shows a young girl reading a book on a green bean bag. The cover of the book says "I love to read." Art is by Debbie Ridpath Ohi, based on a character from The Pain and The Great One.

"Having the freedom to read and the freedom to choose is one of the best gifts my parents ever gave me." - Judy Blume

#BannedBooks #LibrarySky #FreedomToRead #Freadom

🚨 Your calls are needed! Contact your federal Rep(s) to let them know you oppose this unconstitutional bill. My WY Rep is a co-sponsor, and I let her know that WY people don’t want the government to tell us what to read. Please reach out ASAP and spread the word! #fReadom #freepeoplereadfreely

I cannot sleep lol
And I only got 4 hours last night too
Pray for me for rest has left me forlorn.

#toon #onepanelcomiv #can'tsleep #freadom

Im going to read the Andrea Gibson anthology for #TransRightsReadathon #Freadom

What a true honor and delight it is to have contributed to the 11th Edition of the @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social @oif.bsky.social Intellectual Freedom Manual.

My copy has arrived and I can hardly wait to dive in and learn!

#FreePeopleReadFreely #Freadom #IntellectualFreedom

#sb13 #schoollibrarian #tiktok #librarians #freadom #library #middleschool #books #tlsky #skybrarian #skybrarians #librarian #edusky

Book cover: stack of books with text--largest ones say "Banned Together Our fight for readers' rights. Edited by Ashley Hope Pérez, Illustrated by Debbie Fong. Others list contributor names: Elana K. Arnold, Nikki Grimes, Ellen Hopkins, Kelly Jensen, Brendan Kiely, Maia Kobabe, Bill Konisgberg, Kyle Luhoff, Marinaomi, Trung Le Nguyen, Isabel Quintero, Traci Sorell, Robin Stevenson, Padma Venktraman.

I highly recommend Banned Together, an anthology by @ashleyhopeperez.bsky.social and @debbiefong.com with many great writers and artists.
If you want to learn more about censorship, enjoy great stories, or learn how to be an advocate, this book is for you! #YAbooks #freadom #freedomtoread

The Right to Read is under attack and librarians across the country are fighting for your #FReadom. Watch Kim A Snyder’s “superb,” “gripping,” and “profounding alarming” NYT Critic’s Pick.

Now streaming for FREE via PBS’ YouTube channel and app (until May 9th only). tinyurl.com/TheLibrarian...

#freadom

💙📚 Related book recs:
Toxic Legacy by Stephanie Seneff

Dirt to Soil by Gabe Brown

The Unsettling of America by Wendell Berry

Sea of Grass by David Hage and Josephine Marcotty

What to Eat Now by Marion Nestle

A Call to Farms by Jennifer Grayson

#freadom #librarylife

Text overlayed on a picture of books on shelves reads: WLA wants to thank you for supporting libraries, local control, and intellectual freedom in Wyoming!

This is what community looks like! Wyoming’s Book Banning Bill, HB10, FAILED to advance tonight after not being introduced by the deadline. I am so relieved and grateful. I hope this victory can give others a little hope in difficult times. We fight on, together. #fReadom

STOP H.R. 7661 - A NATIONWIDE BOOK BAN On February 24, 2026, H.R. 7661 was introduced into the U.S. House of Representatives. Despite its name,  the "Stop the Sexualization of Children Act" does nothing to protect children; instead, i...

ACTION ALERT: H.R. 7661 threatens school libraries & takes away parents' rights to guide their children's reading. If it passes, public #libraries are next.

Protect #Democracy. Protect #freadom.

If you live in #Louisiana, take 30 seconds to email your Rep here: actionnetwork.org/letters/stop...

New and recent titles from @meduzaproject.bsky.social just arrived in the bookstore, including books by Zygar, Dolin, and others! Call it what you will, tamizdat, exile press, dictatorships can try to ban ideas, but ideas are like water, slipping through their grasp. #freadom

As a parent AND as a Librarian...mind your own damn kids!!
#freadom #parenting

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#freadom #booksky

Kelly Jensen is an essential voice for today.
And, yes: "Discussion of gender is not sexualization."
#FReadom, #StopBannedBooks @thelibrariansfilm.bsky.social

We are so happy that students get to express who they are, especially in Katy ISD, which has pulled over 100 LGBTQ titles from their libraries, blaming it on new state laws like this one. Now let's do the rest of Texas! #FReadom

Voices: Reading age-appropriate books about sexual assault would have helped me as a kid. Today’s students deserve better. “Protecting kids and teens from discussions about sex is not saving them from assaults. And books are not causing the assaults,” writes Shannon Hale in an op-ed. “But books can aid in clarifying what ...

This is such an important statement against #censorship by author Shannon Hale. #tlsky #edusky #fReadom

She's with the Banned: Texas librarian shares battle over book bans in PBS documentary Documentary The Librarians shows public servants on the front line of a national battle against conservative groups fighting to ban books from public schools.

Libraries are information centers and information is power. @becalzada.bsky.social on her role as a library leader and as a #FReadom fighter in @thelibrariansfilm.bsky.social www.sacurrent.com/movies-tv/mo...

👋 Check-in from a Texas middle school library! Moving over to blue skies to find my fellow #Skybrarians and #TxLA folks.

Currently squeezing in as much #LibraryJoy as possible before testing season officially takes over 😩 #SchoolLibrarian #TexasLibrarians #MiddleGradeBooks #Freadom

Members of Let Utah Read and Let Davis Read standing behind a swag table with bookmarks.

More readers gathered in the rotunda for the read-in.

It was also great to be with some of the other founding members of Let Davis Read and see so many people joyfully protesting, especially when the right to read is on the legislative agenda. There's still more work to do, but it's nice to know I'm in good company! #freadom #utpol #bannedbooks

'Astellin Merrinor - Freadom' now available!!

#newdlebob #newdlebobs #newdle #artmoot #artmoots #moots #meme #memes #shirts #memeshirts #gift #gifts #memegift #merch #freadom

Alert: Another Bad Library Bill in Utah

vpeterson@le.utah.gov
cpierucci@le.utah.gov
jthompson@le.utah.gov
dwelton@le.utah.gov

And here's a link to information about how Rep. Peck has been trying to take down EBSCO and other educational databases since at least 2018: www.letutahread.org/badlibrarybi...

#bannedbooks #freadom #utpol