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SSsarahsteinbacher.bsky.socialSep 29, 2024 3:13pm

Thanks Little Thoughts Press for the amazing interview! I especially appreciated the thoughtful questions about my poem on Frida Kahlo and about the impact of book bans. Check out the full interview at: www.littlethoughtspress.com/post/intervi...#kidlit #LGBTQIA #nonbinary #poetry #bannedbooks

Interview: Sarah Steinbacher

A photograph of Little Thoughts Press Issue Eight: Pride with a sneak peek of "Nonbinary Me" by Sarah Steinbacher. Sarah Steinbacher (she/they) is a disabled nonbinary author who lives in South Caroli...

Aantifapatriot.bsky.socialSep 29, 2024 12:09am

~ George Orwell: Animal farm 1945 #georgeorwell #animalfarm #bannedbooks

MBlivresdechevet.bsky.socialSep 28, 2024 11:00pm

To close #BannedBooks morebedsidebooks.tumblr.com/post/7628728...

The Year They Burned the Books by Nancy Garden cover an illustration by Alexa Rutherford of three high school students one clutching a notebook, the book title in red over burning pages with text.

ODonedogsopinion.bsky.socialSep 28, 2024 7:19pm

perhaps some #skybrarians #librarians #Library #BannedBookWeek #BannedBooks #comics #Books #Unshelved 📚

ODonedogsopinion.bsky.socialSep 28, 2024 6:29pm

on the final day of 2024’s Banned Book Week, I’d like to share some artful commentary on the subject by my clever and talented brother, cartoonist extraordinaire, Bill Barnes. [Unshelved is a comic strip about a library, co-created by librarian Gene Ambaum and cartoonist Bill Barnes.] (1/8)

Unshelved is a comic strip about a library, created by librarian Gene Ambaum and cartoonist Bill Barnes.

This 2013 image is a multi panel comic strip about children's access to books in a library.

A cheerful librarian tells a child they can check out any reachable book. The librarian helps the child reach a higher shelf. The same child questions if they can read a book deemed too advanced. The boy explains his teacher said the book is above his reading level, to which the librarian responds encouragingly, suggesting that the boy can look at the pictures. Another librarian voices concerns over the library’s policy. The librarian reflects on the importance of reading freedom versus responsible lending, reflecting the idea that there should be no limits to learning and exploring through reading

The comic addresses literacy, parental concerns, and the role of libraries, with a light-hearted, and occasional snarky tone

CFcistusfledger.bsky.socialSep 28, 2024 12:47pm

I'm looking through a list of #bannedbooks and I kinda lowkey don't want to read any of these

GGgarrowed.bsky.socialSep 28, 2024 12:06pm

For the last day of #BannedBooksWeek #BannedBooks #Posters #ALA #BBW #Censorship #Librarians #Design

A poster featuring a close-up of a page from a book that has been extensively redacted, word by word, leaving only four words legible: discover what you're missing. The text at the foot of the poster reads: "Banned Books Week/Celebrate the freedom to read." Designed by Gearóid Burke for the American Library Association.

A figure reaches up to grab a book from a shelf. The spines of other books on the shelves spell out "Read what you want." An unused poster concept designed and illustrated by Gearóid Burke.

The word "Dangerous" is spelled out by books arranged standing up and viewed from above. The copy reads: Caution! May contain ideas/Banned Books Week/Celebrating the freedom to read. A sort of sequel to the previous year's "Forbidden" poster. Unused. Designed and photographed by Gearóid Burke.

EFerflynncomics.bsky.socialSep 27, 2024 4:36pm

In honor of Banned Books week, all sales made from this link for a week will be donated to @archive.org #booksky #books #internetarchive #bannedbooks #Trumpsatirebook shop.ingramspark.com/b/084?atBzuU...

Rronaldtootall.bsky.socialSep 27, 2024 3:53pm

These two states are responsible for most of the nation’s school #bookbans #BannedBooksWeek,19thnews.org/2024/09...#BannedBooks

These two states are responsible for most of the nation’s school book bans

It’s Banned Books Week, and books by James Baldwin, Terry McMillan, Amy Tan and Agatha Christie made PEN America’s index of school book bans for the first time.

PMpragmaticmom.bsky.socialSep 27, 2024 2:24pm

12 Banned Books in New England #fREADomToRead buff.ly/47Hef46 #ReadYourWorld #BannedBooksWeek #BannedBooks #KidLit

12 Banned Books in New England #fREADomToRead

I am part of Authors Against Banned Books and in our most recent meeting, we all wanted to take an action step to fight against banned and challenged books. One suggestion was to raise awareness of af...

GGgarrowed.bsky.socialSep 27, 2024 10:15am

#BannedBooksWeek #BannedBooks #ALA #BBW #Censorship #Librarians

A photograph of a paperback copy of Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse-Five. The book is open on the title spread, and the letters N and O (in scarlet translucent vellum) are placed over the pages. A Republic, Missouri, resident had filed a complaint about
the appropriateness of the book in the high school library, arguing that it teaches principles contrary to the Bible. This photo was used in the BBW campaign's "Books Challenged or Banned" shortlist publication.

A photograph of a page from the BBW campaign's "Books Challenged or Banned" shortlist publication (which I designed and typeset). The layout features a photo of Sherman Alexie's The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian book with a large scarlet X over it.

A photograph of another page from the BBW campaign's "Books Challenged or Banned" shortlist publication. The layout features a photo of a Kindle device, open on a page from Toni Morrison's Beloved, with a scarlet circle and an X over it. "… complainants cited the allegedly obscene nature of some passages in the book and asked that it be removed from the curriculum." — Salem, Mich. High School Advanced Placement English course.