I am honored to receive the AASL Intellectual Freedom Award and represent the tireless work school librarians do everyday. Thank you @PSLA_News for your support to do this work! Let’s celebrate the day when intellectual freedom for our students are not at stake! www.ala.org/news/press-r...
I’m running for 𝘼𝙇𝘼 𝘾𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙘𝙞𝙡𝙤𝙧-𝘼𝙩-𝙇𝙖𝙧𝙜𝙚 and shamelessly asking for your vote! Vote 3/11/24 - 4/3/24. Working together, we can strengthen the ALA Ecosystem Initiative. Now, more than ever, our message needs to be clear, compelling, and a consensus of our values for all who use libraries.
An amazing resource just launched from #UniteAgainstBookBans#UniteAgainstBookBansbookresumes.uniteagainstbookbans.org
A federal judge on Friday temporarily blocked key parts of an Iowa law that bans some books from school libraries and forbids teachers from raising LGBTQ+ issues apnews.com/article/iowa...
A federal judge has temporarily blocked an Iowa law banning some books from school libraries and forbidding teachers from discussing LGBTQ+ issues.
Judge dumps ‘wildly overbroad’ Iowa LGBTQ book ban: “The court has been unable to locate a single case upholding the constitutionality of a school library restriction even remotely similar.” — U.S. District Judge Stephen Locher www.courthousenews.com/judge-dumps-...
A federal judge determined a law banning hundreds of books, from
Curious to see what the most "interesting" public domain materials end up being. www.vice.com/en/article/e...
Up to 75 percent of books published before 1964 may now be in the public domain, according to researchers at the New York Public Library.
We are grateful for all of our FReadom-fighting colleagues and all they do to support reader’s access to quality books all year long! Happy holidays to all
Highlights and Lowlights from 2023 in Book Banning News: Book Censorship News, December 22, 2023 via Book Riot, Kelly Jensen bookriot.com/2023-in-book...
The highlights and lowlights of 2023 in book banning news and trends. That, plus this week's book censorship news.
Teachers & librarians! Hundreds of authors have signed up to offer free virtual read-alouds for LitWorld's World Read Aloud Day in February! If you'd like the full list & authors' contact info, it'll be in my email newsletter next week! Sign up here: katemessner.us20.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=...
