October 8, 2026 at 6:54 PM
October 8, 2026 at 6:54 PM
"[W]hen evaluating an attempt to restrict access to ideas, we should ask not only 'What information is being restricted?' but also 'Who gains greater control when other people cannot access it?'" #books #reading #bookbans #BannedBooksWeek2026
They Told Us What Censorship Looks Like. We Should Listen.
There is a reason dystopian novels so often begin with control over information.
freedomtoreadproject.substack.com
October 8, 2026 at 6:52 PM
"[W]hen evaluating an attempt to restrict access to ideas, we should ask not only 'What information is being restricted?' but also 'Who gains greater control when other people cannot access it?'" #books #reading #bookbans #BannedBooksWeek2026
Ahead of #BannedBooksWeek2026, @penamerica.bsky.social and @thelynxbooks.bsky.social staged an event to teach children about #FirstAmendment with #books, colorful markers, star stickers and blank speech bubble posters. www.wuft.org/politics/202...,
Ahead of Banned Books Week, Gainesville families learn First Amendment rights at bookstore event
About 15 kids from preschool to 9th grade listened to Allison Matulli read. Afterwards, she gave advice to parents on how to broach what could be a complicated topic.
www.wuft.org
October 8, 2026 at 5:34 PM
Ahead of #BannedBooksWeek2026, @penamerica.bsky.social and @thelynxbooks.bsky.social staged an event to teach children about #FirstAmendment with #books, colorful markers, star stickers and blank speech bubble posters. www.wuft.org/politics/202...,
Released in time for #BannedBooksWeek2026 a list of banned verse novels and poetry curated by YPP Laureate @caroleweatherford.bsky.social :
cbweatherford.com/2026/10/06/b...
cbweatherford.com/2026/10/06/b...
Banned Poets Society: Essential Reads for Young Minds
Explore the Banned Poets Society list showcasing impactful poetry for young readers facing censorship and celebrating diverse voices.
cbweatherford.com
October 8, 2026 at 11:36 AM
Released in time for #BannedBooksWeek2026 a list of banned verse novels and poetry curated by YPP Laureate @caroleweatherford.bsky.social :
cbweatherford.com/2026/10/06/b...
cbweatherford.com/2026/10/06/b...
Help us celebrate Banned Books Week 2026 by reading and sharing some of the most banned books from last year. We cannot let governments decide what stories we can read. Let books be and protect the freedom to read!
#BookSky #BannedBooksWeek2026 #RightToReadOhio
#BookSky #BannedBooksWeek2026 #RightToReadOhio
October 8, 2026 at 2:09 AM
Help us celebrate Banned Books Week 2026 by reading and sharing some of the most banned books from last year. We cannot let governments decide what stories we can read. Let books be and protect the freedom to read!
#BookSky #BannedBooksWeek2026 #RightToReadOhio
#BookSky #BannedBooksWeek2026 #RightToReadOhio
Remember this is #BannedBooksWeek2026. On this occasion, @penamerica.bsky.social annual report on #book #banning reveals schools are using #AI #ArtificialIntelligence to do their research, leading to books being banned just because other districts banned those titles. pen.org/report/book-...
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 7, 2026 at 11:21 AM
Remember this is #BannedBooksWeek2026. On this occasion, @penamerica.bsky.social annual report on #book #banning reveals schools are using #AI #ArtificialIntelligence to do their research, leading to books being banned just because other districts banned those titles. pen.org/report/book-...
@amlibraryassoc.bsky.social releases list of most frequently #banned (restricted, challenged or removed) #books on its 150th birthday which coincides w/ #BannedBooksWeek2026 and wait til you see some of the American classics on this list. Wow. ala150.org/alas-anniver...
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 6, 2026 at 10:39 PM
@amlibraryassoc.bsky.social releases list of most frequently #banned (restricted, challenged or removed) #books on its 150th birthday which coincides w/ #BannedBooksWeek2026 and wait til you see some of the American classics on this list. Wow. ala150.org/alas-anniver...
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
#BannedBooksWeek2026: Efforts to #ban #books from schools still overwhelmingly target books about race, racism, LGBTQ+ people or characters, people or characters of color, and sex. But try not to fall off your chair when you see that "Jane Eyre" is on the list this year. pen.org/report/book-...
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 10:52 AM
#BannedBooksWeek2026: Efforts to #ban #books from schools still overwhelmingly target books about race, racism, LGBTQ+ people or characters, people or characters of color, and sex. But try not to fall off your chair when you see that "Jane Eyre" is on the list this year. pen.org/report/book-...
It’s #BannedBooksweek2026, so on the blackboard are titles of some books that have been banned, including some by nz authors. And we also made word finder puzzles with banned authors and their books. They're on the counter, so grab one when you're in BookHaven perusing the shelves. #bannedbooks
October 6, 2026 at 4:42 AM
It’s #BannedBooksweek2026, so on the blackboard are titles of some books that have been banned, including some by nz authors. And we also made word finder puzzles with banned authors and their books. They're on the counter, so grab one when you're in BookHaven perusing the shelves. #bannedbooks
Read a banned book! It's Banned Books Week.
Inside the ALA’s list of the 150 most banned books of the last 35 years.
#books | #BannedBooksWeek | #BannedBooksWeek2026 | #ALA .
Inside the ALA’s list of the 150 most banned books of the last 35 years.
#books | #BannedBooksWeek | #BannedBooksWeek2026 | #ALA .
Inside the ALA’s list of the 150 most banned books of the last 35 years.
In honor of Banned Books Week, the American Library Association (ALA) has published a list of the 150 most challenged books documented between 1990 and 2025. The ALA’s Office for Intellectual…
lithub.com
October 6, 2026 at 2:44 AM
Read a banned book! It's Banned Books Week.
Inside the ALA’s list of the 150 most banned books of the last 35 years.
#books | #BannedBooksWeek | #BannedBooksWeek2026 | #ALA .
Inside the ALA’s list of the 150 most banned books of the last 35 years.
#books | #BannedBooksWeek | #BannedBooksWeek2026 | #ALA .
#BannedBooksWeek2026 - "In a letter to the Drake school board... He informed the board that he was a decorated World War II veteran who had fought against nations that hate books and burn them.
He never received a reply."
theconversation.com/more-than-50...
He never received a reply."
theconversation.com/more-than-50...
More than 50 years after a North Dakota school district burned copies of Kurt Vonnegut’s ‘Slaughterhouse-Five,’ the anti-war novel is still being censored
The battle over the novel offers a window into America’s long-running fight over what students should be allowed to read.
theconversation.com
October 6, 2026 at 2:29 AM
#BannedBooksWeek2026 - "In a letter to the Drake school board... He informed the board that he was a decorated World War II veteran who had fought against nations that hate books and burn them.
He never received a reply."
theconversation.com/more-than-50...
He never received a reply."
theconversation.com/more-than-50...
In honor of banned books week, a tale of resistance: wpln.org/post/fired-f.... #BannedBooksWeek2026 #LetBooksBe
Fired for not moving LGBTQ books, a former Tennessee librarian sues
Former library director Luanne James is suing the Rutherford County Library System six months after she was fired for refusing to relocate LGBTQ-related
wpln.org
October 5, 2026 at 9:17 PM
In honor of banned books week, a tale of resistance: wpln.org/post/fired-f.... #BannedBooksWeek2026 #LetBooksBe
Listening to the audiobook Loveless by Alice Oseman for #BannedBooksWeek2026! Found a banned books list here on Goodreads.
www.goodreads.com/list/show/22...
#books #booksky #Audiobooks
www.goodreads.com/list/show/22...
#books #booksky #Audiobooks
Banned and Challenged LGBTQIA+ Books (25 books)
25 books based on 2 votes: The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky, Speak No Evil by Uzodinma Iweala, Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic by Alison ...
www.goodreads.com
October 5, 2026 at 5:09 PM
Listening to the audiobook Loveless by Alice Oseman for #BannedBooksWeek2026! Found a banned books list here on Goodreads.
www.goodreads.com/list/show/22...
#books #booksky #Audiobooks
www.goodreads.com/list/show/22...
#books #booksky #Audiobooks
On #BannedBooksWeek2026, @penamerica.bsky.social reminds us that there were nearly 12,000 instances of book #baning in 114 school districts in the 2025-26 school year. More than 4,500 books were newly added to the list of titles banned since 2021. Read the report: pen.org/report/book-...
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 5, 2026 at 3:38 PM
On #BannedBooksWeek2026, @penamerica.bsky.social reminds us that there were nearly 12,000 instances of book #baning in 114 school districts in the 2025-26 school year. More than 4,500 books were newly added to the list of titles banned since 2021. Read the report: pen.org/report/book-...
Great account to follow for Banned Books Week:
@censorship.bots.law
#BannedBooksWeek2026 #books #reading
@censorship.bots.law
#BannedBooksWeek2026 #books #reading
October 5, 2026 at 3:00 AM
Great account to follow for Banned Books Week:
@censorship.bots.law
#BannedBooksWeek2026 #books #reading
@censorship.bots.law
#BannedBooksWeek2026 #books #reading
If you believe people should be trusted about what to #read, young people deserve to see themselves reflected in #library books, and parents should not be making decisions about other parents' children, tcelebrate #BannedBooksWeek #BannedBooksWeek2026! Info near you: bannedbooksweek.org
Banned Books Week® | October 4–10, 2026
bannedbooksweek.org
October 4, 2026 at 9:50 PM
If you believe people should be trusted about what to #read, young people deserve to see themselves reflected in #library books, and parents should not be making decisions about other parents' children, tcelebrate #BannedBooksWeek #BannedBooksWeek2026! Info near you: bannedbooksweek.org
October 4, 2026 at 7:11 PM
#BannedBooksWeek starts today! Books are for everyone, so let people read what they want. #LetBooksBe. Protect the Freedom to Read.
Want to get involved? Visit the Banned Books Week website for promo tools, resources, a list of events near you, and more! https://bit.ly/BannedBooksWeek2026
Want to get involved? Visit the Banned Books Week website for promo tools, resources, a list of events near you, and more! https://bit.ly/BannedBooksWeek2026
October 4, 2026 at 7:00 PM
#BannedBooksWeek starts today! Books are for everyone, so let people read what they want. #LetBooksBe. Protect the Freedom to Read.
Want to get involved? Visit the Banned Books Week website for promo tools, resources, a list of events near you, and more! https://bit.ly/BannedBooksWeek2026
Want to get involved? Visit the Banned Books Week website for promo tools, resources, a list of events near you, and more! https://bit.ly/BannedBooksWeek2026
This Banned Books Week, pick up a challenged book, share its story, and stand up for every reader’s right to choose what they read. Oct 4 - 10. 2026 📖
Most challenged books of 2025:
www.ala.org/bbooks/frequ...
#BannedBooksWeek2026 #FreedomToRead
Most challenged books of 2025:
www.ala.org/bbooks/frequ...
#BannedBooksWeek2026 #FreedomToRead
Most Challenged Books
Every year, the American Library Association compiles a list of the books most frequently targeted by censors based on reports from the field and media coverage.
www.ala.org
October 4, 2026 at 4:50 PM
This Banned Books Week, pick up a challenged book, share its story, and stand up for every reader’s right to choose what they read. Oct 4 - 10. 2026 📖
Most challenged books of 2025:
www.ala.org/bbooks/frequ...
#BannedBooksWeek2026 #FreedomToRead
Most challenged books of 2025:
www.ala.org/bbooks/frequ...
#BannedBooksWeek2026 #FreedomToRead
Blog about George Orwell's ANIMAL FARM that I wrote at my old job for Banned Books Week 2021. It continues to be cited by students and researchers. It's something I'm really proud of. 🐖 🐴 🐓
#BannedBooksWeek2026 📚
🌐 : www.library.cmu.edu/about/news/2...
#BannedBooksWeek2026 📚
🌐 : www.library.cmu.edu/about/news/2...
October 4, 2026 at 2:17 PM
Blog about George Orwell's ANIMAL FARM that I wrote at my old job for Banned Books Week 2021. It continues to be cited by students and researchers. It's something I'm really proud of. 🐖 🐴 🐓
#BannedBooksWeek2026 📚
🌐 : www.library.cmu.edu/about/news/2...
#BannedBooksWeek2026 📚
🌐 : www.library.cmu.edu/about/news/2...
Learn more & RSVP on our website (at the link in the FB event) to let us know you’re coming — YOU COULD WIN A COPY of Kirsten Miller’s best-seller “Lula Dean’s Little Library of Banned Books” (one lucky person will take it home with them!): bigfootbooksnc.com/kirstenmiller
#WNC #BannedBooksWeek2026
#WNC #BannedBooksWeek2026
Banned Books Week 2026 Hybrid Kick-Off Event with Kirsten Miller — Bigfoot Books & Brews
Join us for a very special HYBRID (virtual/in-person) Banned Books Week 2026 Kick-Off Event with best-selling author Kirsten Miller! Miller is the author of The Change , The Women of Wild Hill ,…
bigfootbooksnc.com
October 3, 2026 at 10:16 PM
Learn more & RSVP on our website (at the link in the FB event) to let us know you’re coming — YOU COULD WIN A COPY of Kirsten Miller’s best-seller “Lula Dean’s Little Library of Banned Books” (one lucky person will take it home with them!): bigfootbooksnc.com/kirstenmiller
#WNC #BannedBooksWeek2026
#WNC #BannedBooksWeek2026
JOIN US TOMORROW (Sunday 10/4) AT 2PM for a very special HYBRID (in-person/virtual) kick-off event for Banned Books Week 2026 featuring best-selling author Kirsten Miller!
RSVP now: www.bigfootbooksnc.com/events/kirst...
#KirstenMiller #BannedBooks #BannedBooksWeek #BannedBooksWeek2026
RSVP now: www.bigfootbooksnc.com/events/kirst...
#KirstenMiller #BannedBooks #BannedBooksWeek #BannedBooksWeek2026
October 3, 2026 at 10:16 PM
JOIN US TOMORROW (Sunday 10/4) AT 2PM for a very special HYBRID (in-person/virtual) kick-off event for Banned Books Week 2026 featuring best-selling author Kirsten Miller!
RSVP now: www.bigfootbooksnc.com/events/kirst...
#KirstenMiller #BannedBooks #BannedBooksWeek #BannedBooksWeek2026
RSVP now: www.bigfootbooksnc.com/events/kirst...
#KirstenMiller #BannedBooks #BannedBooksWeek #BannedBooksWeek2026