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brandyschillace · 22 days

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Librarians Unite for Representation

Public Library Association slogan this year ‘Free People Read Freely.’ Together we unite against book bans and promote representation.

#Unite against book bans #cozy mystery #autistic author #books #british mystery #autism #right to read #authors #books & libraries #public libraries #librarians

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intothestacks · 2 months

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A handful of states are eyeing laws that would allow criminal charges against school librarians for distributing books that contain "obscene matter."

Why it matters: GOP state lawmakers have in recent years increased their efforts to ban material they deem inappropriate from schools and libraries.

That material includes books on gender identity and sexual orientation.

Critics, including the American Civil Liberties Union of West Virginia, said the bill "is designed to create confusion for educators about what kinds of materials can be taught or displayed."

The American Library Association said this type of legislation would allow for "advocacy groups and parents to sue or prosecute library workers" for providing books and other materials that present "accurate medical information about sex or puberty, describe sexual behavior, or reflect the experiences of LGBTQ+ persons."

The ALA noted that such legal action would be "based on the false claim that any material that includes information about sex, sexuality, gender identity, or sexual orientation is legally obscene and inappropriate for minors."

#libraries #librarians #american news #news article #library news #librarylife #libraryland #censorship #book banning #lgbt issues #right to read #school libraries #elementary school #public libraries

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torpublishinggroup · 19 days

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As we mark the second annual Right To Read Day, Macmillan Publishers remains steadfast in our commitment to combat book banning. We are proud to celebrate authors like Mike Curato (Flamer) and George M. Johnson (All Boys Aren't Blue), whose work will inspire readers for generations. While we are disheartened to see their books, once again, on the American Library Association's Top 10 Most Challenged Books, our resolve to support the right to read will not waver." — Jon Yaged (CEO, Macmillan Publishers)

Learn more about how you can take action against book banning and access resources from the ALA here: bit.ly/RightToReadDay

#right to read

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californiastatelibrary · 19 days

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#RightToReadDay is a National Day of Action in support of the right to read during #NationalLibraryWEek. The State of America's Libraries Report is released, including Top Ten Most Challenged Books of 2023.

#california #libraries #right to read

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chaoticamelay · 5 months

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How to get books about Palestine in your local library (it's very quick and easy!) 🍉

An NYC couple stole 5 pro-Palestinian children's books from their library to 'prevent indoctrination'. For everyone who thinks all people should have access to these stories: your local library might not have any books about Palestine… BUT here’s how you can help them get some!! It’s super easy and takes five minutes!

First, go on the website of your local library, or any that you have a library card for! (I picked a random library as an example, bc Internet safety is important)

2. Then, search the book you want the library to have, just to check if it’s there. If it is, great! You can pick a different book and check again. If it isn’t there, proceed to the next step. (I searched Homeland: My Father Dreams of Palestine, one of the stolen books.) The library didn't have it!

3. Next step might take a bit: you need to find the spot on the site to submit purchase requests. Sometimes it’ll be obvious and other times it might take digging- often it’s at the bottom of the site, or under browse as “suggest a new title”. Here it was under Can’t Find It? In the library info section, and then click “suggest a purchase”!

4. Click on the link and fill out the form! It will ask for title, author, publishing date, target audience, and possibly ISBN: you can find all this info online! I’ll also add some at the end of this post. You’ll also likely need to add your name and library card number so they know the request is coming from someone who uses the library… this particular one didn’t though!

5. Hit submit and you’re done! You can then do this for more books at all the libraries you have cards with :) Go forth and get Palestinian content into your local libraries 🍉

Some books to search: (the ones in bold are the ones stolen from the NYC library, btw!)

Homeland: My Father Dreams of Palestine by Hannah Moushabeck. Published 2023 by Chronicle Books LLC. Children’s book, ISBN 9781797225906

These Olive Trees by Aya Ghanameh Published 2023 by Viking Books For Young Readers. Children’s book, ISBN 9780593525180

Sitti’s Key by Sahar Khader Ali Published 2023 by Little Hibba. Children’s book, ISBN 9798395349675

What the Kite Saw by Anne Laurel Carter Published 2021 by Groundwood Books. Children's book, ISBN 9781773062433

My Garden over Gaza by Sarah Musa. Published 2022 by Ruqaya's Bookshelf. Children's book, ISBN 9781989079256

We Are Palestinian: A Celebration of Culture and Tradition by Reem Kassis Published 2023 by Crocodile Books. Children's book, ISBN 9781623717254

#palestine #free palestine #gaza #free gaza #right to read #🍉#jews for palestine #public libraries #ceasefire now

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lost-carcosa · 1 year

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https://bookriot.com/illinois-right-to-read-bill/

#books #banned books #censorship #illinois #good news #right to read

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incognitajones · 1 year

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Right to Read Day

So apparently, ALA has declared today (April 24) Right to Read Day which makes it a great day to do some activism against book bans.

If you haven’t been following the news, you may not be aware of just how bad things have become. Trust me, it’s bad and getting worse.

If you live in the United States: EveryLibrary’s bill tracking map is a fantastic resource – click on a state to see how many bills of concern criminalizing librarianship, prohibiting materials, etc, are currently in the works. “Take Action” links beside each proposed bill provide templates addressed to the correct legislator(s).

Useful for almost anyone, anywhere: this guide to what to say in support of libraries when speaking at a school/library board or local government meeting. June is Pride Month in much of the Western world, and LGBTQ+ book displays are a common flashpoint for this type of suppression, so now is a great time to read up and maybe put your name down for the next public meeting. Can’t go in person? A customizable template for letter writing is also included.

If you can’t do any of that, or you live somewhere this is not an issue yet (it will be): please, say something to your local library staff.

Friends and colleagues of mine are being called groomers and pedophiles to their faces daily for providing books about queer/trans kids or organizing drag story times, part-time library staff are fielding phone calls asking them why we have child pornography in our collection… it’s exhausting and demoralizing. Just letting your local library staff know that you appreciate us providing (or want us to provide) a broad variety of materials that represent the entire community is a big boost.

#libraries #public libraries #right to read #psa

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butch-librarian · 1 year

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Visit the United Against Book Bans website to access resources on how to take action to prevent and combat book bans, whether through direct action and protest, social media campaigns, or to donate to support librarians facing backlash in the defense of intellectual freedom

#united against book bans #book bans #library censorship #book banning #right to read #right to read day #intellectual freedom #libraries #librarians #support libraries

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theinquisitxor · 1 year

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Here’s your reminder that today is the #RightToReadDay. However, our threat to democracy is everyday, and it’s up to us to uphold our freedom to read!

“We believe rather that what people read is deeply important; that ideas can be dangerous; but that the suppression of ideas is fatal to a democratic society. Freedom itself is a dangerous way of life, but it is ours.”

#freedom to read #american library association #Right to read #ALA #right to read day #books #library #libraries #book bans #book challenges #democracy

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dendrochronologies · 3 months

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maya angelou saying the funniest thing anyone has ever said about editing, which i can never let myself forget EVER AGAIN [x]

#OK. YOU'RE RIGHT. SO WHAT? DON'T EVER MENTION THIS TO ME AGAIN. IF YOU DO I WILL NEVER SPEAK TO YOU AGAIN.#i used to think about this interview all the tiiiiime i can't believe i let myself lose track of it!!!!!!!#maya angelou #FAVE #editing #*r #god i've read this a thousand times and i still laugh every time it's so GOOD #'OK. YOU'RE RIGHT. SO WHAT. DON'T EVER MENTION THIS TO ME AGAIN'#notifications are off for this besties 💗#i will eventually turn reblogs back on but 20k notes overnight was a little too much pls slow down ✋️#also pls do not follow me unless you are desperately in love with me. i can't make silly little personal posts with so many of you here!!!!

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brandyschillace · 20 days

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RIGHT TO READ and UNITED AGAINST BOOK BANS

Censorship threatens our right to read—and that threatens us all. Books lift us, connect us, inspire us; they make us question, research, and make our own choices. We can’t let that be taken away. I’m a historian who writes about the Nazi book burning—about how censorship was used to take away the rights of #transgender #lgbtq and minorities, resulting in attacks on #immigrants, Jews, homosexuals, #women, trans, Romani, and #disabled people. It’s not many steps from banning books to burning them—so: Make you voice heard! Today, I’m participating in #RightToReadDay with other authors, readers, and community members across the country. Safeguarding our freedom to read requires all of us - learn how you can take action:

Learn more from Unite Against Book Bans and join the campaign!

#right to read #unite against book bans #support trans rights #transgender #disability rights #immigrants #women #book banning #author #writer #mystery #history

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historyandmemes · 4 months

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RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — More than half a million people in Gaza — a quarter of the population — are starving, according to a report Thursday by the U.N. and other agencies that highlights the humanitarian crisis caused by Israel’s bombardment and siege on the territory in response to Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack. The extent of the population’s hunger eclipsed even the near-famines in Afghanistan and Yemen of recent years, according to figures in the report. The report warned that the risk of famine is “increasing each day,” blaming the hunger on insufficient aid entering Gaza. “It doesn’t get any worse,’’ said Arif Husain, chief economist for the U.N.’s World Food Program. “I have never seen something at the scale that is happening in Gaza. And at this speed.” ... At the start of the war, Israel stopped all deliveries of food, water, medicine and fuel into the territory. After U.S. pressure, it allowed a trickle of aid in through Egypt. But U.N. agencies say only 10% of Gaza’s food needs has been entering for weeks. (Dec. 21, 2023 | Source)

DON'T LOOK AWAY.

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embraceyourdestiny · 6 months

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to any americans who feel "paralyzed" and "dont know what to do" to help with gaza:

reading a fucking book. i beg of you.

in a time of knowledge suppression is it your duty to arm yourself with knowledge.

read about americas occupations in the middle east.

read about 9/11 from outside of america and see how they inflicted senseless harm and violence to countless amounts of people and have been suppressing your rights for the past 2 fucking decades.

read about any of the countless wars from the past 30 years. especially from a civilian's. and the victims and survivors' perspective. listen to the horror stories and do not plug your fucking ears as to what your country is doing.

and read about fucking gaza and palestine and keep up with what is happening no matter how "sad" or "uncountable" you might get.

dont look away from this.

you dont have the right to be comfortable during countless active genocides.

if you're knowledgeable, you're powerful, and our current state doesnt fucking want that.

you have the power to change things if you open your eyes and scream to the world.

wake the fuck up.

Edit: please check the reblogs there are readings and ways to help

#og #truly if youre not about it your against it and i dont fuck with you because you're complacent #wake the fuck up #we're all responsible and dont you dare say you're not #americans need to stop living in the world with their eyes closed and their ears covered #look at what your fucking 'glorious country' is doing to people #everyone should be against america no fucking exceptions because america is violent and evil and needs to be stopped #then read about what america has done to the natives of their land #radicalize yourself #decolonize your mind #free palestine #land back #palestine will be free #theres too many fucking movements of just the past couple years all happening at once to act like the world is fucking fine #we are in a human rights CRISIS #WAKE THE FUCK UP PLEASE

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ironmanrecords · 1 month

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Save Acocks Green Library

Libraries are great for many reasons, and the importance of Acocks Green Library extends far beyond just being a repository of books. The Library was built in 1932, so it’s nearly 100 years old. Acocks Green Library was built in modernised Georgian style, in sandstone bricks and Grinshill stone. The City’s Coat of Arms is over the main door. The internal joinery is of oak, including substantial…

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bereft-of-frogs · 16 days

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There’s that post that’s like ‘everyone should get into a tiny niche fandom at least once’ fully agree, that was really fun -- but I would like to add that everyone should get into a fandom where their opinions run counter to major fanon because it really teaches you about sticking to your guns and trusting your interpretation of the text without having to rely on peer validation

because WHAT are people talking about sometimes

#aka: genuinely sometimes I think I live in a parallel universe and simply watched/read different things #full disclosure it does make you feel like a killjoy sometimes #because often times these fanons will be presented in a silly jokey manner #'oh so silly isn't this character so funny this is just my silly little headcanon'#and it's like yes yes lol lol but ok look me in the eyes and tell me you know that this is #at best only one interpretation of many and at worst simply not supported by the text at all #please tell me you know that #or in one specific example such a ubiquitous joke that is literally a significant theme of the work and i feel like SUCH a killjoy #being like 'ok yes very funny.....you know that was a major theme right?? tell me you know that'

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smittyw · 1 month

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TEMPO DI ZUPPA

#dungeon meshi #delicious in dungeon #falin touden #dungeon meshi spoilers #dunmeshi #fanart #id in alt text #THATS RIGHT. (<- meowth voice) the once in a blue moon fanart i had planned lololll #enjoy it bc i dont know when itll happen again #PLS READ DUNGEON MESHI

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