SCBWI proudly supports protecting the freedom to read!

Check out our resource page and videos about the fight against book bans at www.scbwi.org/essential-re...

Art by Hyesu Lee

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A new study from PEN America reveals that there were nearly 12,000 book bans in public schools over the past year, the highest since tracking began five year ago.
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#RightToRead #FreedomOfExpression

At a time when book bans and challenges across the country are on the rise, let’s come together to celebrate the #FreedomToRead.📚
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Because a community library is not only about access to books. It is also about the people who make learning feel possible.

#BansaCommunityLibrary #CommunityLibrary #RightToRead #LibrariesForAll #LearningTogether #LibraryLife #Bansa #Hardoi

Because reading is not just about finishing more books. It is also about having something to say after you’ve read them.

#BookReports #Reading #RightToRead #FreeLibrary

Texas librarians say ongoing efforts to restrict books are creating uncertainty in schools and making it harder to connect students with the stories they love.

Read more: https://ow.ly/mO5L50ZLYPk

#FreedomToRead #SchoolLibraries #RightToRead #StudentsDeserveBooks

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

New reporting examines ongoing efforts to remove books from Texas schools and the broader impact on students, educators, and access to information.

Read more: https://ow.ly/Wf5C50ZLYKh

#FreedomToRead #RightToRead #PublicEducation #LibrariesMatter

What do Hoosiers think about libraries? The 2026 Poll shows strong support statewide. Stay tuned for more details coming this week.

#IndianaLibraries #ILFAdvocacy #LibrariesMatter #HoosiersForLibraries #RightToRead #LibraryAdvocacy #IndianaLibraryFederation

Utah schools have removed another title under the state's book restriction law, continuing a national conversation about access to literature and who decides what students can read.

Read more: https://ow.ly/zkT750ZLYJn

#FreedomToRead #BookChallenges #RightToRead #LiteraryFreedom

Never underestimate the power of books.
#RightToRead

This is what a community library can look like, open, welcoming and rooted in the everyday lives of its community.

Because access to a library should never be a privilege. It should be a right.

#BansaCommunityLibrary #CommunityLibraries #RightToRead #LibrariesForAll #ReadingForAll

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.

Read more: https://ow.ly/HkNU50ZLYGk

#FreedomToRead #RightToRead #BookBans #IntellectualFreedom

In the letter, they seek to “raise urgent concern about a threat to our freedom as booksellers” and request that ABA's advocacy arm, American Booksellers for Free Expression, publicly take a stand
#RightToRead #FreedomOfThePress #WeThePeople
#indieauthors #indiepublishers #indiebookstores
#libraries

I deliberately veer away from politics on this page - unless there is a connection to #freespeech and the #RightToRead.
AI is becoming a political issue. At its core it is a cultural issue, and perhaps an existential one. True art comes from the human soul. What will we lose. and for what?
#humans

An Iowa opinion piece reminds voters that protecting students' freedom to read is a community responsibility. Read why access to diverse books remains essential for every learner.

Read more: https://ow.ly/s8Xx50ZLYCk

#FreedomToRead #RightToRead #StudentsDeserveBooks #IntellectualFreedom

Our librarian Aarif recommends a few books that explore democracy, citizenship, politics, the media & the power of people’s voices.

#InternationalDayOfDemocracy #BookRecommendations #ReadAndReflect #PowerOfBooks #righttoread

Book Review: "Supremacy: How Rule by the Court Replaced Government by the People" by Nikolas Bowie and Daphna Renan
(courtesy of "The New Republic")
#RightToRead #FreedomOfExpression #RuleOfLaw

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That, to us, is what a community library should be, a space where curiosity is welcomed, access is expanded, and a child's imagination is never told that something is “not for them.”

#RightToRead #CommunityLibrary #BansaLibrary

Celebrating banned books - "Let Books Be"
Banned Book Week is October 4-10!
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