From Unite Against Book Bans partner the United Church of Christ: Banned Books Blessings. Read on to hear from Rev. Dr. Velda Love on "the sacredness of our stories" and find tools for your own faith community: https://uniteagainstbookbans.org/banned-books-blessings-from-the-united-church-of-christ/

During #BannedBooksWeek & all year long,
Unite brings together readers, advocates, libraries, & community members to protect the freedom to read. If you believe books should be available, accessible, & free from censorship, please consider a gift to support our work.

Donate here: bit.ly/3W4fPeC

Banned Books Week starts today! This year’s theme is: #LetBooksBe

What do you think books should be? Share your answer in the comments:

✨ Let Books Be Free
🎉 Let Books Be Fun
🌎 Let Books Be Diverse
💡 Let Books Be Thought-Provoking
❤️ Let Books Be Themselves

During #bannedbooksweek, join Unite Against Book Bans, the Arkansas Library Association, and the Interfaith Alliance of Arkansas to learn how faith communities and libraries can work together to support the freedom to read.

Learn more and register to attend: bit.ly/4it2nKI

@bannedcamp.bsky.social donates every banned book they've covered on the podcast to one nominated high school librarian, every quarter! Know a librarian who fought a challenge, or is quietly doing great work? Nominate them by Sept 27: bannedcamppodcast.com/the-bookshelf-initiative

Join us 9/24 for Show Up, Speak Up: Vote for the Freedom to Read - a virtual variety show featuring a star-studded lineup of freedom to read champions celebrating books, authors, and readers!

Let’s make our voices heard in this collective call to action. Register ➡️ tinyurl.com/ShowUpSpeakUp

Host your own Right to Read Night during #BannedBooksWeek (Oct. 4-10) using resources from @ncacensorship.bsky.social! This year, we're reading Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson.

Learn more, register your event, or find one near you at righttoreadnight.com.

w/ @bannedbooksweek.bsky.social

Some who ban books use religion as a cover to shut down the freedom to read. But this church is working to #UniteAgainstBookBans: “Our banned book collection is a way of encouraging thoughtful engagement..empathy for others.. These are not partisan goals—they are human &, for us, faith-driven ones.”

It’s #RightToReadDay.
NEW data from @oif.bsky.social shows that 72% of book bans in 2024 were initiated by organized groups and elected officials. We need EVERYONE to #UniteAgainstBookBans & take action against these organized attempts today: uniteagainstbookbans.org/right-to-rea... #DrawnToFreedom