Welcome to today's Banned Book Spotlight!
QPL Children's Librarian Leah recommends "Julián Is a Mermaid" by Jessica Love.
It's #BannedBooksWeek! Learn how we're celebrating the #FreedomToRead, this week and all month long.
queenslibrary.org/spotlight/fr...
QPL Children's Librarian Leah recommends "Julián Is a Mermaid" by Jessica Love.
It's #BannedBooksWeek! Learn how we're celebrating the #FreedomToRead, this week and all month long.
queenslibrary.org/spotlight/fr...
October 8, 2026 at 1:08 AM
Welcome to today's Banned Book Spotlight!
QPL Children's Librarian Leah recommends "Julián Is a Mermaid" by Jessica Love.
It's #BannedBooksWeek! Learn how we're celebrating the #FreedomToRead, this week and all month long.
queenslibrary.org/spotlight/fr...
QPL Children's Librarian Leah recommends "Julián Is a Mermaid" by Jessica Love.
It's #BannedBooksWeek! Learn how we're celebrating the #FreedomToRead, this week and all month long.
queenslibrary.org/spotlight/fr...
Who should decide what belongs on library shelves? Spoiler: The experts. During Banned Books Week, we're celebrating the freedom to read whatever we choose and sending love to librarians. Tag your local library legend. #BannedBooksWeek #FreedomToRead
October 7, 2026 at 9:53 PM
Who should decide what belongs on library shelves? Spoiler: The experts. During Banned Books Week, we're celebrating the freedom to read whatever we choose and sending love to librarians. Tag your local library legend. #BannedBooksWeek #FreedomToRead
During #BannedBooksWeek and the rest of the year, we celebrate the stories and enduring legacies of the authors who dare to write stories that seek truth and spark discussion. #FreedomToRead #ReadUP
October 7, 2026 at 9:00 PM
During #BannedBooksWeek and the rest of the year, we celebrate the stories and enduring legacies of the authors who dare to write stories that seek truth and spark discussion. #FreedomToRead #ReadUP
Peoria Public Library is marking Banned Books Week with a powerful paper-flames display. 🔥📚
October 7, 2026 at 8:55 PM
It’s Banned Books Week! Fabled Films Press stands with communities across the country against book bans and remains committed to supporting children’s literacy and education.
Let’s support #BannedBooks & protect kids’ #FreedomToRead!
Learn more at UniteAgainstBookBans.org
#EduSky
Let’s support #BannedBooks & protect kids’ #FreedomToRead!
Learn more at UniteAgainstBookBans.org
#EduSky
October 7, 2026 at 8:00 PM
It’s Banned Books Week! Fabled Films Press stands with communities across the country against book bans and remains committed to supporting children’s literacy and education.
Let’s support #BannedBooks & protect kids’ #FreedomToRead!
Learn more at UniteAgainstBookBans.org
#EduSky
Let’s support #BannedBooks & protect kids’ #FreedomToRead!
Learn more at UniteAgainstBookBans.org
#EduSky
Don't Miss our #BannedBooksWeek Programs, including these Literature to Life performances of two classic Banned Books!
www.queenslibrary.org/calendar?sea...
#FreedomToRead
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#FreedomToRead
October 7, 2026 at 7:04 PM
Don't Miss our #BannedBooksWeek Programs, including these Literature to Life performances of two classic Banned Books!
www.queenslibrary.org/calendar?sea...
#FreedomToRead
www.queenslibrary.org/calendar?sea...
#FreedomToRead
Stop by the Banned Books Bike Pop-Up by Loca Mocha Cafe today until 3 PM to pick up a free banned book while supplies last! We also have banned and challenged books available for checkout from The Title Wave book bike. #LetBooksBe #BannedBooksWeek #BookBike #FreedomToRead
October 7, 2026 at 5:28 PM
Stop by the Banned Books Bike Pop-Up by Loca Mocha Cafe today until 3 PM to pick up a free banned book while supplies last! We also have banned and challenged books available for checkout from The Title Wave book bike. #LetBooksBe #BannedBooksWeek #BookBike #FreedomToRead
ala150.org/alas-anniver...
Banned Books Week October 4 - 10 2026.
Be aware.
#abed #cndpoli #freedomtoread #libraries #abpoli
Banned Books Week October 4 - 10 2026.
Be aware.
#abed #cndpoli #freedomtoread #libraries #abpoli
ALA’s Anniversary Meets a Critical Moment for the Right to Read
The overlap of Banned Books Week and ALA's 150th anniversary offers a timely opportunity to reflect on ALA’s longstanding role in defending intellectual freedom and protecting Americans’ right to read...
ala150.org
October 7, 2026 at 4:57 PM
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Banned Books Week October 4 - 10 2026.
Be aware.
#abed #cndpoli #freedomtoread #libraries #abpoli
Banned Books Week October 4 - 10 2026.
Be aware.
#abed #cndpoli #freedomtoread #libraries #abpoli
Except: “When a student sees a book that represents their culture, their lived experience, it causes them to engage more, especially with fostering their academic engagement, because they see a character or an experience that they can connect with,” Williams said.
#bannedbookweek
#freedomtoread
#bannedbookweek
#freedomtoread
Incoming Orange County school board chair says new directive to remove books ahead of complaints will not alter OCPS practice | Vox Populi - Winter Garden, FL
Newly elected chair Angie Gallo says OCPS has a “robust policy” in place and is in compliance with state law.
www.wintergardenvox.com
October 7, 2026 at 2:25 AM
Except: “When a student sees a book that represents their culture, their lived experience, it causes them to engage more, especially with fostering their academic engagement, because they see a character or an experience that they can connect with,” Williams said.
#bannedbookweek
#freedomtoread
#bannedbookweek
#freedomtoread
During #BannedBooksWeek (October 4-10), sign up for a library card in person at Queens Public Library to be entered for the chance to win a $50 Amazon Gift Card!
www.queenslibrary.org/spotlight/fr...
#FreedomToRead
www.queenslibrary.org/spotlight/fr...
#FreedomToRead
October 7, 2026 at 12:46 AM
During #BannedBooksWeek (October 4-10), sign up for a library card in person at Queens Public Library to be entered for the chance to win a $50 Amazon Gift Card!
www.queenslibrary.org/spotlight/fr...
#FreedomToRead
www.queenslibrary.org/spotlight/fr...
#FreedomToRead
Everyone deserves to see themselves in a book.
#freedomtoread #scbwidrawthis #bannedbooksweek #scbwiilustrators #scbwi
#freedomtoread #scbwidrawthis #bannedbooksweek #scbwiilustrators #scbwi
October 6, 2026 at 8:32 PM
Everyone deserves to see themselves in a book.
#freedomtoread #scbwidrawthis #bannedbooksweek #scbwiilustrators #scbwi
#freedomtoread #scbwidrawthis #bannedbooksweek #scbwiilustrators #scbwi
Continuing my banned books week theme, book bans reached record numbers last academic year: pen.org/report/book-... . #BannedBooksWeek2026 #FreedomtoRead
A Spotlight on School Book Bans
Nearly 12,000 books were banned in public schools during the 2025-2026 school year, according to PEN America’s Index of School Book Bans.
pen.org
October 6, 2026 at 8:03 PM
Continuing my banned books week theme, book bans reached record numbers last academic year: pen.org/report/book-... . #BannedBooksWeek2026 #FreedomtoRead
“When students are given a choice in what they read, as well as support and time to read, they thrive." -NEA-NH President Megan Tuttle #FreedomToRead
Banned Book Week Celebrates New Hampshire’s Academic and Cultural Freedom - InDepthNH.org
The New Hampshire Legislature’s latest attempt to ban books and materials from public schools and libraries failed once again this year.
indepthnh.org
October 6, 2026 at 4:58 PM
“When students are given a choice in what they read, as well as support and time to read, they thrive." -NEA-NH President Megan Tuttle #FreedomToRead
What do museums, snow monkeys, haiku, & freedom to read have in common? They begin with curiosity.
Ep 210 features @maggietokudahall.bsky.social's new picture books, @authorsabb.bsky.social, & hope as practice.
🎧 www.buzzsprout.com/2019975/epis...
▶️ youtu.be/WYrDsuhd4wE
#PictureBooks #FreedomToRead
Ep 210 features @maggietokudahall.bsky.social's new picture books, @authorsabb.bsky.social, & hope as practice.
🎧 www.buzzsprout.com/2019975/epis...
▶️ youtu.be/WYrDsuhd4wE
#PictureBooks #FreedomToRead
October 6, 2026 at 4:56 PM
What do museums, snow monkeys, haiku, & freedom to read have in common? They begin with curiosity.
Ep 210 features @maggietokudahall.bsky.social's new picture books, @authorsabb.bsky.social, & hope as practice.
🎧 www.buzzsprout.com/2019975/epis...
▶️ youtu.be/WYrDsuhd4wE
#PictureBooks #FreedomToRead
Ep 210 features @maggietokudahall.bsky.social's new picture books, @authorsabb.bsky.social, & hope as practice.
🎧 www.buzzsprout.com/2019975/epis...
▶️ youtu.be/WYrDsuhd4wE
#PictureBooks #FreedomToRead
Trustees are reshaping library policies to ensure that personal views won't dictate material availability—what changes are on the horizon for your local library?
Click to read more!
#ReadingMiddlesexCounty #MA #CitizenPortal #ReadingLibrary #FreedomToRead #PolicyReform #CommunityEngagement
Click to read more!
#ReadingMiddlesexCounty #MA #CitizenPortal #ReadingLibrary #FreedomToRead #PolicyReform #CommunityEngagement
Trustees review collection policy updates to align with new state 'freedom to read' law
Trustees discussed edits to the collection development and reconsideration policy that reference a new Massachusetts law; staff added employee-protection language, clarified reconsideration timelines and noted that library removals may now be challengeable under state procedures.
citizenportal.ai
October 6, 2026 at 4:21 PM
Trustees are reshaping library policies to ensure that personal views won't dictate material availability—what changes are on the horizon for your local library?
Click to read more!
#ReadingMiddlesexCounty #MA #CitizenPortal #ReadingLibrary #FreedomToRead #PolicyReform #CommunityEngagement
Click to read more!
#ReadingMiddlesexCounty #MA #CitizenPortal #ReadingLibrary #FreedomToRead #PolicyReform #CommunityEngagement
Nearly 12,000 book bans in U.S. public schools in a single year — a new record.
When you’re afraid of what kids might learn, apparently the answer is to make sure they can’t read it.
crowdblue.com/news/926438
#BannedBooks #FreedomToRead
When you’re afraid of what kids might learn, apparently the answer is to make sure they can’t read it.
crowdblue.com/news/926438
#BannedBooks #FreedomToRead
October 6, 2026 at 3:10 PM
Nearly 12,000 book bans in U.S. public schools in a single year — a new record.
When you’re afraid of what kids might learn, apparently the answer is to make sure they can’t read it.
crowdblue.com/news/926438
#BannedBooks #FreedomToRead
When you’re afraid of what kids might learn, apparently the answer is to make sure they can’t read it.
crowdblue.com/news/926438
#BannedBooks #FreedomToRead
Welcome to today's Banned Book Spotlight!
Tejas, the Assistant Manager at Cambria Heights Library, recommends Harper Lee's "To Kill a Mockingbird."
It's #BannedBooksWeek! Learn how we're celebrating the #FreedomToRead, this week and all month long.
queenslibrary.org/spotlight/fr...
Tejas, the Assistant Manager at Cambria Heights Library, recommends Harper Lee's "To Kill a Mockingbird."
It's #BannedBooksWeek! Learn how we're celebrating the #FreedomToRead, this week and all month long.
queenslibrary.org/spotlight/fr...
October 6, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Welcome to today's Banned Book Spotlight!
Tejas, the Assistant Manager at Cambria Heights Library, recommends Harper Lee's "To Kill a Mockingbird."
It's #BannedBooksWeek! Learn how we're celebrating the #FreedomToRead, this week and all month long.
queenslibrary.org/spotlight/fr...
Tejas, the Assistant Manager at Cambria Heights Library, recommends Harper Lee's "To Kill a Mockingbird."
It's #BannedBooksWeek! Learn how we're celebrating the #FreedomToRead, this week and all month long.
queenslibrary.org/spotlight/fr...
Keeping stories accessible gives young readers the mirrors and windows they need to make sense of the world around them.
#FreedomToRead #DiverseBooks #ParentingTips
#FreedomToRead #DiverseBooks #ParentingTips
October 6, 2026 at 1:42 AM
Keeping stories accessible gives young readers the mirrors and windows they need to make sense of the world around them.
#FreedomToRead #DiverseBooks #ParentingTips
#FreedomToRead #DiverseBooks #ParentingTips
"Courage starts with showing up and letting ourselves be seen." — Brené Brown, researcher and author, Daring Greatly (2012) #bannedbooks #freedomtoread #libraries #lgbtq #queerbooks #queernews #pride #reading #books #resist #solidarity #photography […]
[Original post on thistlenfern.org]
[Original post on thistlenfern.org]
October 5, 2026 at 10:56 PM
"Courage starts with showing up and letting ourselves be seen." — Brené Brown, researcher and author, Daring Greatly (2012) #bannedbooks #freedomtoread #libraries #lgbtq #queerbooks #queernews #pride #reading #books #resist #solidarity #photography […]
[Original post on thistlenfern.org]
[Original post on thistlenfern.org]
"Courage starts with showing up and letting ourselves be seen." — Brené Brown, researcher and author, Daring Greatly (2012) #BannedBooks #FreedomToRead #Libraries #LGBTQ #QueerBooks #QueerNews #Pride #Reading #Books #Resist #Solidarity #Photography thistleandmoss.com/p...
October 5, 2026 at 10:55 PM
"Courage starts with showing up and letting ourselves be seen." — Brené Brown, researcher and author, Daring Greatly (2012) #BannedBooks #FreedomToRead #Libraries #LGBTQ #QueerBooks #QueerNews #Pride #Reading #Books #Resist #Solidarity #Photography thistleandmoss.com/p...
Ban books. Burn pages. What are so many afraid of?
Books make us think, question, and see differently.
This Banned Books Week, keep the pages turning.
TheBookShepherd.com
#BannedBooksWeek #FreedomToRead #BooksMatter
Books make us think, question, and see differently.
This Banned Books Week, keep the pages turning.
TheBookShepherd.com
#BannedBooksWeek #FreedomToRead #BooksMatter
October 5, 2026 at 9:15 PM
Ban books. Burn pages. What are so many afraid of?
Books make us think, question, and see differently.
This Banned Books Week, keep the pages turning.
TheBookShepherd.com
#BannedBooksWeek #FreedomToRead #BooksMatter
Books make us think, question, and see differently.
This Banned Books Week, keep the pages turning.
TheBookShepherd.com
#BannedBooksWeek #FreedomToRead #BooksMatter