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@chshumanists.bsky.social Oct 9, 2026, 10:25 PM

“Books and ideas are the most effective weapons against intolerance and ignorance." -Lyndon Baines Johnson #1stAmendment #BannedBooksWeek #Censorship #IntellectualFreedom

@chshumanists.bsky.social Oct 8, 2026, 6:50 PM

"Think for yourselves and let others enjoy the privilege to do so, too." - Voltaire #1stAmendment #BannedBooksWeek #Censorship #IntellectualFreedom

@chshumanists.bsky.social Oct 7, 2026, 6:10 PM

“Information is the currency of democracy.” –Thomas Jefferson #Democracy #BannedBooksWeek #IntellectualFreedom

@alonsoestrada.bsky.social Oct 6, 2026, 9:45 PM

50 YEARS STRONG
ALA’s Anniversary Meets a Critical Moment for the Right to Read. @oif.bsky.social
ala150.org/alas-anniver...
#IntellectualFreedom

@robertcfried.bsky.social Oct 6, 2026, 3:09 AM

#BannedBooksWeek #BannedBooksWeek2026 #LetBooksBe #FreedomToRead #LetFreedomRead #StopBookBans #FreeExpression #IntellectualFreedom #BessKalb #TonyWeaverJr #BuffaloFluffalo #Weirdo #MarshallRomero #AzeemahSadiq #YouthAdvocacy #DiverseBooks #ProtectLibraries #LetKidsRead

@librarianbyday.bsky.social Oct 5, 2026, 12:46 PM

"Our liberties we prize." It's on Iowa's flag. The freedom to read is one of them.
Footer: Banned Books Week • Oct. 4–10
#IowaLibraries #BannedBooksWeek #intellectualfreedom #iowa

stolen from instagram www.instagram.com/p/DeE5_suD5aa/

@knology.org Sep 28, 2026, 9:45 PM

For links to the above resources, check out our new blog post: knology.org/article/less...
And for more, reach out to the ALA’s Office of Intellectual Freedom here: www.ala.org/aboutala/off...
#Libraries #IntellectualFreedom #RightToRead #BookBans #Censorship #LawForLibraries #LawyersForLibrarians

@infreedom.bsky.social Sep 28, 2026, 4:05 PM

New concerns are being raised about library policies in Alabama and how they may affect access to books and information. Read more about the ongoing debate surrounding intellectual freedom.

Read more: https://ow.ly/OfaB50ZLYOL

#FreedomToRead #LibraryAdvocacy #IntellectualFreedom

@glma-inc.bsky.social Sep 28, 2026, 2:58 PM

Come for the film. Stay for the conversation. 📖

www.mobilize.us/hrc/event/10...
#TheLibrariansFilm #Libraries #IntellectualFreedom #FreedomToRead #SchoolLibraries #BookBans

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@candidlytara.bsky.social Sep 22, 2026, 11:16 PM

Iowa created a Center for Intellectual Freedom… and now nearly HALF its advisory council just resigned amid a fight over who actually controls it. You truly cannot make this shit up. 🙃 #IowaNews #IowaPolitics #UniversityOfIowa #BoardOfRegents #IntellectualFreedom

@deltathink.bsky.social Sep 21, 2026, 4:25 PM

💡 A new reading list from @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social brings together four books that examine the connection between book bans, propaganda, and disinformation.

americanlibrariesmagazine.org/2026/09/01/d...

#ALA #Libraries #Disinformation #Censorship #IntellectualFreedom

@librarianbyday.bsky.social Sep 21, 2026, 1:27 PM

sent my letter to the IA Dept of Ed this morning regarding SF 496 rulemaking. You can read the full text here.
You have until Sept 22 to send yours #iowa #iowalibraries #iowareads #intellectualfreedom
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My Letter to the IA Dept of Ed on SF 496 Rulemaking

Dear Thomas Mayes, Iowa Department of Education.

I am writing as an Iowa resident about how SF 496 is applied to school libraries. A book is not a passage. It is everything around it, and one of my favorite books, Zora Neale Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God shows why.

The novel follows Janie Crawford through three marriages and a lifetime of searching for her own voice. It is best known for the image of Janie beneath a blossoming pear tree, which is a metaphor for a young woman's awakening, not a depiction of a sex act. Its darker material is there for a reason: Janie's grandmother is the product of rape by an enslaver, and that history drives her fear for Janie. Janie herself endures a controlling husband and, later, jealousy and violence. Readers learn how exploitation echoes across generations, and how control gets excused as love. Then they watch Janie name what was done to her and claim her own story.

@infreedom.bsky.social Sep 18, 2026, 4:00 PM

As debates over access to books continue in Texas, advocates are speaking out for the right to read and the importance of diverse voices on library shelves.