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The official account for the ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom. Fighting book bans and censorship in libraries since 1967. ala.org/bbooks

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ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom @oif.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
#BannedBooksWeek is just around the corner! We have posters, bookmarks, & more to show the world that Censorship Is So 1984 - Read for Your Rights! Order NOW to ensure ontime delivery. bit.ly/censorship-1984 Get #CensorshipIsSo1984 apparel & other banned books designs at bit.ly/BBWk1984
Get Ready for Banned Books Week. Shop the ALA Store. Image shows collage of products featuring Censorship Is So 1984 artwork, including bookmarks, buttons, stickers, and posters.
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Banned Books Week @bannedbooksweek.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
Have you stocked up for #BannedBooksWeek? We have posters, bookmarks, & more to show the world that Censorship Is So 1984 - Read for Your Rights! Order by Sept 18 to ensure ontime delivery. bit.ly/censorship-1984 Get #CensorshipIsSo1984 apparel & other banned books designs A bit.ly/BBWk1984
Get Ready for Banned Books Week®. Shop the ALA Store. Features images of posters and bookmarks with the tagline Censorship Is So 1984. Read for Your Rights. American Library Association.
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ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom @oif.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
Congratualtions to the recipients of the 2025 Eleanor Roosevelt Bannd Book Awards! 😍 Join the celebration on 10/11/25, during #BannedBooksWeek! w/ @penamerica.bsky.social @ftrf.bsky.social @ncacensorship.bsky.social @ncte.org @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social ervk.org/banned-books...
The Eleanor Roosevelt Banned Book Awards. 2025 Bravery in Literature Award Honorees. October 11 at the Bardavon, Poughkeepsie, New York. Photos of recipients: Margaret Atwood, Malinda Lo, Becky Calzada, Peter Parnell and Justin Richardson, Matthew A Cherry and Vashti Harrison, John Green, and Juno Dawson. Keynote speaker: Jennifer Finney Boylan
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ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom @oif.bsky.social · 29/06/2025
It's the last day for the Big Chair at #ALAAC25! Come by the Grand Hall now to tell your banned books story! W/ @sagepub.com @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social @bannedbooksweek.bsky.social
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ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom @oif.bsky.social · 29/06/2025
Don't miss this exhibit, y'all! You can meet the artist, Sheryl Oring, and talk about her powerful statement on censorship...
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ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom @oif.bsky.social · 28/06/2025
Don't miss the amazing Writer's Block exhibit in the Grand Hall at #ALAAC25! Find it next to the Big Chair & meet artist Sheryl Oring! @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social
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ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom @oif.bsky.social · 28/06/2025
My 💜! It's @halseanderson.bsky.social in the Big Chair at #ALAAC25! Come tell your banned book story in the Grand Hall by registration! Thank you, @sagepub.com for the amazing work! W/ @uabookbans.bsky.social @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social @bannedbooksweek.bsky.social
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Sage @sagepub.com · 27/06/2025
Join us June 28th - 29th at #ALAAC25 as we partner with @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social and @uabookbans.bsky.social to bring back Banned Books from the Big Chair. Experience our banned books exhibit and "Read For Your Rights." Learn about Banned Books Week in October: www.ala.org/bbooks/banned
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Banned Books Week @bannedbooksweek.bsky.social · 28/06/2025
Don't forget to visit the Big Chair during #ALAAC25! Find it in the Grand Concourse near registration! Sponsored by @sagepub.com @oif.bsky.social @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social
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American Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
Don’t miss the Intellectual Freedom Awards at ALA Annual w/ @ftrf.bsky.social, @ifrt-ala.bsky.social, and @ischoolui.bsky.social! 6/27, 7:30pm, Philly Marriott Salon E. #ALAAC25 attendees welcome. Keynote by NYT Bestseller @4nikkolas.bsky.social! bit.ly/IFawards2025
o ALT TEXT: Intellectual Freedom Awards at ALA Annual Conference 2025. Celebrating Intellectual Freedom Heroes: Skip Dye, Owen Wolfe, Illinois Library Association, Nate Coulter, Shannon M. Oltmann. Keynote NIKKOLAS SMITH (The History of We, The Artivist, The 1619 Project: Born on the Water). Presented by Freedom to Read Foundation, University of Illinois School of Information Science, Intellectual Freedom Round Table. June 27, 7:30 pm, Philadelphia Marriott, Salon E. bit.ly/IFawards2025
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ALA Intellectual Freedom Round Table @ifrt-ala.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
Join us for the Intellectual Freedom Awards at ALA Annual Conference 2025. June 27, 7:30 pm, Philadelphia Marriott, Salon E. bit.ly/IFawards2025 This even is open to all registered ALA Conference attendees. Special thanks to OverDrive, PRH, Macmillan, Sage Publishing, and Simon and Schuster.
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ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom @oif.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
Don’t miss the Intellectual Freedom Awards at ALA Annual w/ @ftrf.bsky.social @ifrt-ala.bsky.social @ischoolui.bsky.social! 6/27, 7:30pm, Philly Marriott Salon E. #ALAAC25 attendees welcome. Keynote by NYT Bestseller @4nikkolas.bsky.social! bit.ly/IFawards2025
Intellectual Freedom Awards at ALA Annual Conference 2025. Celebrating Intellectual Freedom Heroes: Skip Dye, Owen Wolfe, Illinois Library Association, Nate Coulter, Shannon M. Oltmann. Keynote NIKKOLAS SMITH (The History of We, The Artivist, The 1619 Project: Born on the Water). Presented by Freedom to Read Foundation, University of Illinois School of Information Science, Intellectual Freedom Round Table. June 27, 7:30 pm, Philadelphia Marriott, Salon E. bit.ly/IFawards2025
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ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom @oif.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
Congratulations to the recipients of @ifrt-ala.bsky.social intellectual freedom awards! Thank you @illibraryassoc.bsky.social @soltmann.bsky.social and Nate Coulter for being free speech heroes! www.ala.org/news/2025/05...
Intellectual Freedom Round Table 2025 Intellectual Freedom Awards. Gerland Hodges Chapter Relations Award: Illinois Library Association. John Phillip Immroth Memorial Award: Nate Coulter. Elim M. Obler Memorial Award: Shannon M. Oltmann
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ALA Public Policy & Advocacy @librarypolicy.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
Time is running out. Make your calls NOW to #FundLibraries. Call Congress now: bit.ly/Call2FundLibraries #ForOurLibraries
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American Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
“We’re watching Huntington Beach closely. We’ve traditionally looked to the courts to preserve our civil liberties, but in a time when litigation takes years, it might be more effective to go to the ballot box…” — Deborah Caldwell-Stone, @oif.bsky.social director www.politico.com/news/2025/05...
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Librarians take on MAGA in California beach town
As conservatives target library content and funding across the country, bookworms and librarians are teaming up in a California beach town to take their case to voters.
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American Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
Libraries nationwide are facing incredibly difficult decisions as federal funding cuts impact programs & services: apnews.com/article/inst... We need to act NOW. Call Congress and tell them to #FundLibraries, while there's still time: bit.ly/Call2FundLibraries #ForOurLibraries
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Libraries are cutting back on staff and services after Trump's order to dismantle small agency
Libraries across the United States have cut back on some digital services weeks after the Trump administration's move to dismantle the Institute of Museum and Library Services.
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American Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
🎉📽️ Join us on Day One of #ALAAC25 for an exclusive screening of "The Librarians," a powerful documentary about the fight for truth, democracy, and access to information. Stick around for a live Q&A with the director and the librarians featured in the film. Register Now. bit.ly/ALAAC25-Regi...
Image: Illustration of a movie camera. Libraries at the Forefront of Film
Trailer poster - The Librarians The Librarians Screening & Q&A - Friday, June 27 - 1:30pm - 3:30pm ET - Register Now & SAVE with advance rates. - ALA Annual Conference & Exhibition 2025 - Philadelphia - June 26-30 - FOR OUR LIBRARIES. - American Library Association - ALAAnnual.org
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Unite Against Book Bans @uabookbans.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
We ❤️ to see so many different groups coming together to #UniteAgainstBookBans! We’re stronger together. Thank you to @freadomfighters.bsky.social and all who spoke up for libraries and the freedom to read today in Texas.
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American Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
NEW: ALA welcomes the ruling in federal court in Rhode Island directing the Administration to reverse its actions to eliminate the Institute of Museum & Library Services. Read more about the impacts of the ruling - which is temporary & limited in geographic scope: www.ala.org/news/2025/05...
Show up for our libraries. American library association.
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American Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
For 225 years, the Library of Congress has collected America’s stories and kept Congress informed. The American Library Association stands with America’s library.
The Library of Congress belongs to Congress and the American people. [Logos: Show up for our libraries - American Library Association]
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American Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
NEW: Congress is pushing back on the President's actions at the Library of Congress. Our federal legislature MUST show up for its library & intervene: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202... You can take action to Show Up #ForOurLibraries. Tell Congress to #FundLibraries: bit.ly/Call2FundLibraries
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In rare move, Congress pushes back on Trump over Library of Congress
Lawmakers are raising separation-of-powers concerns as the White House seeks to install a Justice Department official at the legislative-branch institution.
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American Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
ALA is alarmed by the termination of the Digital Equity Act grants program, a seismic investment in America's digital infrastructure. This abrupt & illegal termination is extremely concerning for the libraries relying on funding to connect their communities. More: www.ala.org/news/2025/05...
ALA raises alarm over termination of Digital Equity Act grants. Show up for our libraries, American Library Association.
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American Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
ICYMI: A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction to halt the elimination of IMLS in the case led by 21 state AGs. ALA welcomes the decision. We're reviewing the ruling to fully understand its implications and will share updates as they are available. www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
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R.I. Judge Orders Halt to IMLS Dismantling
In Rhode Island v. Trump, district court judge John J. McConnell Jr. ordered a halt to an executive order dismantling the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Plaintiffs in ALA v. Sonderling requ...
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American Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
“As we continue to look at what is happening in the current government, we need to advocate for the needs of our sovereign nations. We need to hold the federal government accountable to upholding their trust responsibility.” — ALA President President Cindy Hohl www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
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Tribal communities risk losing local libraries and the history they hold amid DOGE cuts
Federally recognized tribes say the Trump administration cut the grant money they use to sustain the local libraries that serve as anchors in their most rural communities.
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ALA Intellectual Freedom Round Table @ifrt-ala.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
Please make time to read the 5/9/25 @oif.bsky.social #IntellectualFreedom News highlights: #censorship, #1stAmendment /civil rights, legislation, Around the Web (long list!), @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social news. #FreedomToRead #StopCensorship at www.oif.ala.org/intellectual...
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Intellectual Freedom News 5/9/2025
ALA actively advocates and educates in defense of intellectual freedom—the rights of library users to read, seek information, and speak freely as guaranteed by the First Amendment. Intellectual freedo...
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ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom @oif.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
Join @oif.bsky.social and @ftrf.bsky.social leaders for @americanbar.org "Representing Libraries and the First Amendment," a webinar on navigating complex First Amendment issues in libraries. 5/21 at 1pm ET. (CLE credit hours available!) learningcenter.americanbar.org/courses/106181
Representing Libraries and the First Amendment: Government Speech, Public Forums, and the Right to Read. May 21, 2025. 1pm ET. American Bar Association. Rule of Law in America CLE. Photograph of a woman reading in a library.
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American Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
NEW: ALA denounces yesterday's unlawful firing of Dr. Shira Perlmutter, the Register of Copyrights at the Library of Congress. Dr. Perlmutter has led the US Copyright Office with integrity, intelligence and an understanding of intellectual property issues. 1/2
ALA Denounces unlawful firing of U.S. Register of Copyrights, Dr. Shira Perlmutter. Show up for our libraries. American Library Association.
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American Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
NEW: ALA salutes Dr Carla Hayden for her exceptional service to the nation as the Librarian of Congress. We are deeply disappointed in Dr Hayden's abrupt & unjust dismissal last night, an insult to the scope & breadth of her work. Read ALA Pres. Cindy Hohl's statement: www.ala.org/news/2025/05...
The American Library Association praises servic of Dr. Carla Hayden, decries 'unjust dismissal' of Librarian of Congress. [Image of Dr. Carla Hayden standing in the stacks in a library]
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American Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
No matter the outcomes in the courts, IMLS cannot continue to operate without sustained funding. While the Administration has proposed eliminating the agency's budget, we will NOT let that happen. Take action now. Tell Congress to #FundLibraries in the federal budget: ala.org/fundlibraries
Fund libraries. Tell Congress to invest in libraries. ALA American Library Association. #FundLibraries
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American Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
NEW: A federal judge in Rhode Island ruled that the gutting of the Institute of Museum & Library Services is likely unlawful. This is the SECOND federal court to rule against the slashing of the only federal agency dedicated to library funding. Learn about ALA's own legal case: ala.org/IMLS-lawsuit
Second federal judge rules against dismantling IMLS. In response to a lawsuit from 21 state Attorneys General, a federal judge in Rhode Island has ruled that the dismantling of the Institute of Museum and Library Services is likely illegal. This is the second federal court to rule against the slashing of the agency, following a ruling in ALA’s separate legal case in Washington. Show up for our libraries. ALA American Library Association.
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ALA Public Policy & Advocacy @librarypolicy.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
ALA is deeply disappointed in the result of today's Senate vote to reject using #ERate funding for wi-fi hotspot programs. The E-Rate program is broadly popular and admired, helping millions of Americans get online through the library and at school. More from ALA President Cindy Hohl ⤵️
"This disappointing vote doesn't need to become law if House members consider how many constituents are benefitting - and will benefit in the future from this program. The enthusiasm for this vote was low. E-Rate, supported financially by the Universal Service Fund, is wildly popular. Individuals and families need internet access and digital skills training that libraries are uniquely suited to provide. Hotspots provided through the federal E-Rate program offer flexible, at-home opportunity for internet access, which individuals and families need, along with digital skills training, and that libraries are uniquely suited to provide." - ALA President Cindy Hohl. Show up for our libraries, American Library Association.
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American Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
⚠️ The White House budget proposal would fully eliminate IMLS—the only federal agency for library services—in FY2026. This would gut access to information and opportunity, especially in rural areas. We can’t let this stand. apnews.com/article/trum... #FundLibraries
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White House comes out with sharp spending cuts in Trump's 2026 budget plan
President Donald Trump’s 2026 budget plan would slash nondefense domestic spending by $163 billion, while increasing expenditures on national security.
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American Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
"In our role as stalwart information warriors, we shall hold the front lines of democracy." — ALA President Cindy Hohl #ForOurLibraries americanlibrariesmagazine.org/2025/05/01/i...
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Information Warriors, Unite | American Libraries Magazine
As we saw with the executive order calling for the elimination of IMLS, libraries—and everything we value—are under attack.
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American Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
"These aren’t just impressive numbers – they represent a potential political force that could mobilize against lawmakers targeting library funding..." #FundLibraries
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American Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
“They targeted the wrong profession. If anyone thought that we were quiet and we were going to stand back, they didn’t know us.” — ALA President Cindy Hohl www.latimes.com/california/s...
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Commentary: Trump is slashing library funds. California is a target
Amid the chaos of government cuts, the defunding of grants to libraries has gone largely unnoticed. But California wasn't spared.
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American Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
🚨 Today, a federal court granted a temporary restraining order to halt the administration’s dismantling of IMLS—a direct result of the lawsuit filed by ALA and @afscme.bsky.social. www.ala.org/news/2025/05... #ForOurLibraries #FundLibraries
Federal Court halts dismantling of IMLS in ALA lawsuit. U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia grants temporary restraining order.
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American Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
NEW: ALA was in court today for the first hearing in ALA v. Sonderling, our lawsuit aimed at halting the dismantling of the Institute of Museum & Library Services. We urge the court to immediately enjoin the Administration from further damaging America's libraries. Learn more: ala.org/IMLS-lawsuit
ALA President Cindy Hohl standing outside the US District Court for the District of Columbia.
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Banned Books Week @bannedbooksweek.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
Support your programs with the #BannedBooksWeek Krug Grant from @ftrf.bsky.social! ACT FAST: application deadline is 4/30. www.ftrf.org/page/Krug_BBW
Banned Books Week Oct 5-11, 2025. Censorship is so 1984. Read for your rights. ALA.org/BBooks
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American Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
Orwell's 1984 wasn’t meant to be a how-to guide, but here we are. This October, join the fight for the freedom to read. The theme for #BannedBooksWeek 2025 is Censorship Is So 1984. Read for Your Rights. Planning to participate? Apply for a Krug Fund grant by April 30! www.ala.org/news/2025/04...
Banned Books Week, October 5-11, 2025. Censorship is so 1984 (the word censorship is crossed out with a red line), Read for your rights. ala.org/bbooks
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American Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
Interlibrary loans suspended in South Dakota. Without federal library funding, libraries across the state may be forced to halt or charge for sharing books—a service vital to students, families, and rural communities. southdakotasearchlight.com/2025/04/15/s... #ForOurLibraries
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‘After all our hard work’: Federal fallout leads to suspension of interlibrary loan courier service • South Dakota Searchlight
The State Library cannot renew its contract with the courier service due to “the uncertainty” surrounding federal funding.
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American Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
“The quality of children’s education, their exposure to ideas and the preparing of citizens in the next generation are all being harmed by this censorship.” — Emerson Sykes, ACLU senior staff attorney and lead counsel in the case www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... #ForOurLibraries
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Students at Pentagon schools sue Hegseth over book bans on race and gender
Lawsuit argues that culling library books prevents children from learning about health, hygiene, biology and abuse
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ALA Public Policy & Advocacy @librarypolicy.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
All across the country, library advocates are speaking up in their local papers, reminding their communities why federal funding for libraries is so important. Use our new LTE toolkit to raise your voice in your own community: www.ala.org/sites/defaul... More tools: ala.org/showup #ForOurLibraries
Take action for our libraries. show up for our libraries. American library association.
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Unite Against Book Bans @uabookbans.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
@amlibraryassoc.bsky.social released NEW censorship data this #NationalLibraryWeek, finding that 72% of book bans in 2024 were initiated NOT by parents, but by organized groups and elected officials. Read more on the #UniteAgainstBookBans blog: uniteagainstbookbans.org/ala-releases...
Below the covers of the Top 10 Most Challenged Books of 2024 is the text: American Library Association Releases 2024 Censorship Data. The data reported to ALA reveals that the majority of book censorship attempts are now originating from organized movements. Unite Against Book Bans.
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ilovelibraries.bsky.social @ilovelibraries.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
#NationalLibraryWeek Honorary Chairs @goraina.bsky.social and @scottmccloud.bsky.social talk about their love for libraries and their new collaboration, The Cartoonists Club, on the current episode of How I Library. It's a fun and fascinating talk. ilovelibraries.org/article/how-...
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American Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
NEW: Today ALA & our co-plaintiff @afscme.bsky.social filed a preliminary injunction in federal court. This continues our ongoing legal action to save federal library funding. Our goal is to immediately halt the dismantling of the Institute of Museum & Library Services. 1/3
ALA is back in court to protect library funding. Show up for our libraries. ALA American Library Association.
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American Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
NEW: ALA is going to court to stop the President’s attempts to illegally dismantle the Institute of Museum & Library Services. The President does not have the authority to destroy a federal agency. That's why we're taking action with our co-plaintiff @afscme.bsky.social. #ForOurLibraries (1/3)
We're suing Trump to save library funding. Show up for our libraries, American Library Association.
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Nate Powell @natepowell.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
Today is Right To Read Day— to celebrate and defend our fundamental freedom to choose what and how we read, write, draw, publish & express ourselves. It’s an honor to have made some artwork for this campaign! uniteagainstbookbans.org/right-to-rea...
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American Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
Libraries continued to provide critical services and develop innovative programs and services, despite the challenges they faced in 2024. Learn more and see which books face the most censorship challenges in this year's State of America's Libraries Report: www.ala.org/news/state-a...
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American Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
"Stories and art bring us together, inspiring us all to discover our unique talents and skills. Libraries are essential to that process—now more than ever." A great message for #NationalLibraryWeek 2025 from @goraina.bsky.social & @scottmccloud.bsky.social, this year’s Honorary Chairs!
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American Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
MORE: Libraries in several states have received letters which claim to cancel federal IMLS grants. Congress MUST act to restore this funding. Read our full statement: www.ala.org/news/2025/04... Use your voice - call Congress to protect & restore library funding: bit.ly/CallCongressForLibraries
"Withdrawing library grants is a callous move at any time, but downright cruel at a time when it's getting harder for many Americans to make ends meet - most of all, in small and rural communities. The White House may have no qualms about slashing opportunity for jobseekers, students, veterans and families, but Congress has the power to restore support for services their constituencies rely on." - ALA President Cindy Hohl. American Library Association, Show up for our libraries
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