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greencreeker · 1 year

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Seattle Public Library is doing this awesome program called Books Unbanned that allows teens and young adults (ages 13-26) access to their collection of e-books and e-audiobooks from anywhere in the USA. All you need to do is fill out a simple form and you get their Books Unbanned card. Please share this information far and wide. I know they're not the only ones to have done this, but the more the merrier!

#banned books #seattle public library #american libraries #public libraries #book banning #book bans #library love #signal boost

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liyazaki · 1 year

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via the Arkansas Advocate

it’s official: in Arkansas, library staff may now be charged with a Class D felony for providing books to their communities that are deemed “obscene”.

in Florida, school librarians and teachers can be criminally charged for checking out books to kids that dare to touch on LGBTQ topics & gender identity, thanks to the “Don’t Say Gay” bill.

book censorship in the US is at such an all-time high, book sanctuaries are popping up all over the country.

library staff aren’t physically safe, either. just over the past couple months, threats against libraries and their staff resulted in the temporary closure of “five public library systems due to bomb and shooting threats," ALA. active shooter trainings have become the new norm for me.

the censorship myself and my colleagues have been watching unfold over the last several years has felt like watching a slow-motion car crash.

but this bill? this feels like a death knell for my profession.

via Teen Vogue

when I was a confused queer kid growing up in an ultra-religious household, the library was my refuge. when I asked hard questions, librarians listened and gave me the tools I needed to answer them. in many ways, libraries saved my life. it's why I became a librarian.

I can't believe I'm living in times where future generations of kids may not have access to the same refuge I did, but it's happening.

if you live in the US and you care about protecting open, equitable access to information, please check out the American Library Association for anti-censorship resources in your state, info on contacting your representatives, etc.

you can also report censorship you see in your community and ALA will investigate (1-800-545-2433, ext. 4266; [email protected]).

I know this isn't my usual content, but libraries are standing on the edge of a horrifying precipice- one we can't escape on our own.

libraries are free society's canary in the coal mine, and all the alarms are singing. when libraries fall, nations usually aren't far behind.

this matters- and we need help.

#censorship #book banning #libraries #banned books #arkansas #florida #public libraries #school libraries #librarians #american library association #american libraries #lgbtq+#lgbtq+ history #us politics #homophobia #transphobia

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archivlibrarianist · 10 months

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From this article:

"The article included photos of several handwritten lists of books that students have requested their libraries bring in. Normally, librarians would order these right away to keep students’ interests, as long they are a good fit for the collection. Now, librarians are holding onto these long lists in the hopes they can order them in the future — in the meantime, though, many students have gotten tired of waiting and stopped going to the library at all."

That's the goal. That's why they're doing this. Don't let them win.

#libraries #school libraries #American libraries #banned books #censorship #reading #children's services #YA services #teen services #literacy #read banned books #that's where the good stuff is #ask your parents or a librarian if they think you're ready #and parents: TALK TO YOUR DAMN KIDS ABOUT WHAT THEY READ #and what they watch see and hear #this is fascism

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bitch-a-la-mode · 6 months

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#library #public libraries #support libraries #american libraries

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penig · 1 year

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From the 3/23 Publisher’s Lunch:

ALA Report: Book Ban Attempts Almost Doubled in 2022

The American Library Association released a new report on Thursday about the total amount of attempted book bans and restrictions in 2022, which they say almost doubled from the previous year. The AP writes, "More than 1,200 challenges were compiled by the association in 2022, nearly double the then-record total from 2021 and by far the most since the ALA began keeping data 20 years ago." The ALA's findings are based on media reports, as well as accounts from libraries, and they say "the numbers might be far higher."

Rather than attempting to ban or restrict access to one book at a time, people are now often asking for "multiple removals," sometimes with "hundreds of books" challenged in a single complaint. Whereas previously, the complaints were mostly individuals, the effort now involves so-called "parental rights" groups like Moms for Liberty.

Director of ALA’s Office for Intellectual Freedom Deborah Caldwell-Stone maintained that the "vast majority" of challenges come from "conservatives, directed at works with LGBTIQA+ or racial themes." Additionally, librarians have been threatened and harassed. Meanwhile, laws facilitating book bans have been proposed and passed in multiple states. "I’ve never seen anything like this," said Caldwell-Stone. "The last two years have been exhausting, frightening, outrage inducing."

Last September, Congress

prepared resolutions

to oppose the wave of bannings and the "proliferating threats to freedom of expression in the United States." However, no laws have been passed to protect libraries.

#libraries #american libraries #yes it's scary out here #i am so angry #non sims

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krishmanvith · 8 months

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mysharona1987 · 1 year

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#Books #florida #woc #native american #poc #gop #libraries #librarians #black literature #Mlk #rosa parks #latinx #latinos #schools #abuela #mlk jr #ron desantis 2024

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rejects-comic-strip · 10 months

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These kids are apparently inspired by posts from Stephen King.

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After you go to the library be sure to visit my store at https://zazzle.com/store/tom_zilis_design. Enjoy.

#share #comics #funny #satire #jokes #web comic #cartoon #follow 👑 share ❤️ enjoy 🍑#follow #funny cartoon #funny comicstrip #smart kids #funny kids #smart girls #funny girls #banned books #american libraries

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transpondster · 1 year

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#libraries #public libraries #american libraries #Texas #washington post

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sienna-eggler · 1 year

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Recently discovered that my books are available on Libby. Not from my own library unfortunately, but I've seen them in others.

#sapphic books #Libby #american libraries #libraries are the best

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fuckyeahgoodomens · 4 months

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Neil Gaiman and Roz Kaveney at the British Library event Why We Need Fantasy 20.11.2023 :) ❤

Neil: I don't remember if it was you or John M. Ford, the late Mike Ford, who pointed out to me first that there is a thing that I do that I was not aware of doing. And it was.. and I remember this being pointed out to me at the time of the publication of American Gods. Or possibly even before it was published, when I sent it out a manuscript. Because it was pointed out to me that one way that you can tell that you're entering the third act of a Neil Gaiman story is there is always a kiss that sort of ends the second act. And it's never a sort of romantic kiss. It's always a kiss that is unexpected and a little bit wrong, but it symbolizes where we're going to go next.

Roz: Yeah, that was Mike, it's too smart for me.

Neil: That was Mike. And I remember arguing with him and then him pointing out that all the places I'd done it. And then I did it again in the Anansi Boys and didn't realize that I'd done it. And then I forget about this thing. And I saw somebody on Tumblr had found an interview with me from 2002 where I'm talking about this and the kiss, and they're like, 'Still doing it then'.

:)) Yep, Neil is still doing it :D <3 (this is the tumblr post)

You can watch the whole event here :).

#good omens #neil gaiman #roz kaveney #why we need fantasy #why we need fantasy british library 2023 event #events #interview #neil interview #videos #fun fact #gos2 #season 2 #2ep6 #2i6i15 #ac kiss #american gods #anansi boys #yep :) :D <3 #s2 interview

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archivlibrarianist · 2 years

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From the article:

"So this month, I want you to promise to reach out to librarians or teachers when you see a Pride display and thank them. The hateful book banning side is outnumbered; they’re just loud. We need to make our voices heard, too. We need teachers and librarians to know that they have support. Send an email. Reply to a tweet. Make a phone call. Even better: show up to those school board and library board meetings. Stand against the hatred and show that they don’t speak for all of us."

Other ways you can show your support:

Contact the library's director

Contact the library's executive board

Write an approving letter to your local paper

#LGBTQIA+#Pride Month 2022 #this also holds true for Juneteenth displays obviously #libraries #public libraries #school libraries #American libraries #book displays #book bans #censorship

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daily-spooky · 4 months

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#goth #gothic #movies #american horror story #ahs #inspiration #motivation #lgbtq #lgbtqia #words #quotes #books #book quotes #tv shows #books and libraries #mental health #love #beauty #facts

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redgoldsparks · 1 year

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Panel 1: For the second year in a row, Gender Queer was the most challenged book in the US, reported the American Library Association.

Panel 2: It’s been a weird two years. Number of unique titles challenged in the US by year. 2000: 378 titles. 2005: 259 titles. 2010: 262 titles. 2015: 190 titles. 2020: 223 titles. 2021: 1858 titles. 2022: 2571 titles.

Panel 3: It’s been a hard two years. The ACLU is tracking 469 anti-LGBTQ bills in the US.

Panel 4: Usually I prefer to wait until something is over before I write about it, so I have time to reflect. But this experience has not ended.

Panel 5: It has only gotten louder. (A series of screen shoots of news headlines about Gender Queer, book challenges and an obscenity lawsuit against the book being dismissed in the state of Virginia).

Panel 6: I’m constantly wondering, “When should I speak and when should I let the book speak for itself?”

Panel 7: I remember when I realized that the previous most challenged book spent five years in the top five.

2020- Melissa by Alex Gino at #1 2019- Melissa by Alex Gino at #1 2018- Melissa by Alex Gino at #1 2017- Melissa by Alex Gino at #5 2016- Melissa by Alex Gino at #3

Panel 8: Oh, I think I can take my time figuring out how to respond. I think I’m in this for the long haul...

Panel 9: Ways to support libraries and challenged authors: Check out and read challenged books. Vote for and attend library board and school board meetings. Report censorship to the ALA and PEN America. Vote to fund libraries. Speak up against legislation limiting the teaching of queer history, sex ed, abortion and the history of racism in the US.

Panel 10: Most challenged books of 2022:

1. Gender Queer: A Memoir by Maia Kobabe

2. All Boys Aren’t Blue by George M Johnson

3. The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison

4. Flamer by Mike Curato

5. (tie) Looking For Alaska by John Green

5. (tie) The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

7. Lawn Boy by Jonathan Evison

8. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie

9. Out of Darkness by Ashley Hope Perez

10. (tie) A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J Maas

10. (tie) Crank by Ellen Hopkins