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Book bans aren't just targeting fiction. They're increasingly targeting facts.

Nonfiction makes up 12% of banned titles, restricting access to information about history, race, sexuality, and health.

Censorship limits not just stories, but what students can learn.

#FreedomToRead #BookBans
November 2, 2026 at 2:36 PM
qplnyc.bsky.social
Welcome to today's Banned Book Spotlight!

#QPLTeens Librarian Ilana recommends "Gender Queer" by @redgoldsparks.bsky.social.

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Learn how QPL celebrated #BannedBooksWeek and the #FreedomToRead, all month long.

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October 30, 2026 at 6:17 PM
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November 3, 2026 at 1:48 PM
sbook.bsky.social
Banned. #Freedomtoread #readbannedbooks
Woman named Susan Book standing in front of bookshelf with a sign that says Banned with caution tape
October 31, 2026 at 9:28 PM
freedomreadproject.bsky.social
Your vote is your voice! Today, vote with the freedom to read in mind.

From school boards to state legislatures, elected officials shape policies affecting books, libraries, and education.

Make your voice heard. Vote today!

#FreedomToRead #VoteToday #StopBookBans
it's election day. november 3, 2026. the future of reading freedom is being decided locally, statewide, and nationally. let your voice be heard.
November 3, 2026 at 2:19 PM
littlerebsprize.bsky.social
🌈Defending Freedom: LGBTQ+Lives and Children’s/YA Literature

Come see twice #LittleRebelsAward Winner @sarahhaggerholt.bsky.social at the @ibbyuk.bsky.social conference!

#KidLitUK
#FreedomToRead
#BookBans
#queerkidsbooks
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Our next conference highlight - the Middle Grade and Picture Book panel 📚

Join Fen Coles from @letterboxlibrary.bsky.social and Kristina Rahim, Jodie Lancet-Grant, Sarah Hagger-Holt and Carol Tompson in this unmissable panel ✨️

📅 Saturday 7 Nov
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October 29, 2026 at 1:40 PM
infreedom.bsky.social
Here's something spooky this October: censorship. Protecting the freedom to read takes year-round attention.

https://ow.ly/cg0l5100erf

#FreedomToRead #BannedBooks #IntellectualFreedom #Libraries #HalloweenReads
October 29, 2026 at 6:50 PM
danricewrites.bsky.social
Read banned books. Think dangerous thoughts. Be a rebel — read Sold. Short, sharp, and important: a reminder that story is power. Read the full post: wix.to/s642PGf

#ReadBannedBooks #FreedomToRead #BookLovers #Sold #CensorshipAwareness
Read Banned Books: Sold
Read the books "the man" says are dangerous. Be a rebel! Read banned books! Think dangerous thoughts! Read Sold.
wix.to
November 2, 2026 at 8:08 PM
infreedom.bsky.social
What happens when librarians must interpret unclear laws? Iowa's SF 496 challenges school libraries.

https://ow.ly/r2pC5100eAm #FreedomToRead #SchoolLibraries #Librarians #IntellectualFreedom #BannedBooks
November 3, 2026 at 4:00 PM
infreedom.bsky.social
A big moment for The Librarians! The documentary won an Emmy for Exceptional Merit.

Read: https://ow.ly/Osru5100ev7 #TheLibrarians #FreedomToRead #BannedBooks #IntellectualFreedom #EmmyWinner
The Librarians, featuring several North Texans, wins an Emmy
The documentary about efforts to remove books from school libraries features several North Texans, including Laney Hawes and Chris Tackett.
ow.ly
October 30, 2026 at 1:50 PM
bywaterbooks.bsky.social
🏳️‍🌈🇺🇸👊🗳️👊🇺🇸🏳️‍🌈
We publish the stories they silence.
We champion the voices they erase.
We defend everyone’s freedom to read.

Books don’t ban themselves. People do.
Democracy won’t defend itself, either.

YOUR VOICE. YOUR VOTE. YOUR FIGHT.

#ElectionDay #BookSky #FreedomToRead
Graphic with the text VOTE WITH PURPOSE featuring red, white, and blue illustrations of a ballot box, a hand casting a vote, a megaphone, a raised fist, a pencil, and a book with a pride flag. The image also has a Bywater Books logo in the bottom-right corner.
November 3, 2026 at 2:03 PM
infreedom.bsky.social
What do young readers lose when books vanish? WashU expert Sheretta Butler-Barnes on #FreedomToRead. https://ow.ly/rRHm5100ewH

#BannedBooks #IntellectualFreedom #Literacy #Libraries
WashU Expert: Book bans limit children’s understanding of themselves and the world
Book bans erase more than stories. They can erase histories and threaten students' identities, says the Brown School's Sheretta Butler-Barnes.
ow.ly
November 2, 2026 at 7:50 PM
danricewrites.bsky.social
Read what "they" call dangerous. Between the World and Me pushes boundaries — and that's exactly why you should read it. Short, powerful, and necessary. wix.to/zqFG6PZ

#BannedBooks #ReadBold #BetweenTheWorldAndMe #FreedomToRead #DanSciFi
Read Banned Books:Between the World and Me
Read the books "the man" says are dangerous. Be a rebel! Read banned books! Thing dangerous thoughts!
wix.to
November 2, 2026 at 1:14 PM
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#scbwidrawthis #FreedomToRead
#BannedBooksWeek 
#scbwiillustrators
#scbwi
Illustration of a little girl wearing pajamas and a unicorn headlamp reading a book in the dark with a blanket over her head.
October 29, 2026 at 2:07 PM
qplnyc.bsky.social
Reminder: Teens and Kids can learn important facts about voting and choose which banned or challenged book is their favorite by casting their vote at any QPL location through #ElectionDay, Tuesday, November 3!

#QPLTeens #BannedBooks #FreedomToRead
A graphic of a hand casting a ballot, a stack of books turned into a ballot box, and the words "Vote As If Your Favorite Book Depends on It! Banned Books Edition."
November 3, 2026 at 7:31 PM
aldogrech.bsky.social
aldogrech.substack.com/p…

Two things you can do with people who know less: educate them or use them. Watch who bans books, who cuts school budgets, who sells you the feed.

#BannedBooks #FreedomToRead #Education
October 31, 2026 at 6:21 PM
danricewrites.bsky.social
They call it dangerous. We call it necessary. Read Banned Books: Sold — a short, sharp reminder to question who gets to decide what we think. wix.to/5OkM1fi

Share if you’re with the rebels. #ReadBannedBooks #Censorship #FreedomToRead #BookLovers #ShortRead
Read Banned Books: Sold
Read the books "the man" says are dangerous. Be a rebel! Read banned books! Think dangerous thoughts! Read Sold.
wix.to
October 31, 2026 at 1:43 PM
infreedom.bsky.social
Book restrictions aren't just local. School Library Journal explores 3 federal proposals impacting collections, curriculum, and parental involvement.

Read now: https://ow.ly/EfUe5100em5

#FreedomToRead #IntellectualFreedom #SchoolLibraries #LibraryAdvocacy #BannedBooks
October 27, 2026 at 6:45 PM
freedomreadproject.bsky.social
Rick Riordan's CAMP HALF-BLOOD CONFIDENTIAL celebrates imagination, friendship, and the joy of reading. Yet even this fun adventure faces objections over mythology and supernatural themes.

We've included one objector's notes to show what's being challenged.

#FreedomToRead #BannedBooks
October 28, 2026 at 1:51 PM
artworkbyimelda.bsky.social
FREEDOM TO READ

October's challenge for SCBWI illustrators is to illustrate: "Freedom to Read"

#scbwidrawthis #scbwiillustrators #Freedomtoread #familiesthatreadtogether #loveofreading #books #relaxing
The challenge was to draw an image from the concept: "Freedom to Read." My first rough sketches were drawings of books being withheld, unattainable by a crowd reaching for the books behind bars- in light of current book banning. Another sketch was of a child reading in black and white, and in the thought bubble all the images he was reading were in color. Finally, what I went with was a simple line drawing of a family reading together, relaxed, in their living room. The image shows the mother on the couch with her cat asleep on top of her, implying that they have been cozy there for awhile. The Dad is in a comfortable chair, leg extended on a big ottoman. A child is in the window seat, lost in a book with the best light. Another cat peeks from behind the curtain. The colors are purposely limited, just a teal and tan color, to highlight the ink line drawing. Reminiscent of mid -century limited palette printing.
November 1, 2026 at 12:15 AM
infreedom.bsky.social
There's a freedom-to-read conversation in Indiana! IU Indianapolis' Ray Bradbury Center uses Festival 451 Indy to inspire reading, literacy, and lifelong learning.

#IndianaFreedomToRead #FreedomToRead #RayBradbury #Fahrenheit451 #Indianapolis

https://ow.ly/SPbS5100epJ
IU Indianapolis hosts Festival 451 Indy to promote literacy
IU Indianapolis hosts Festival 451 Indy to promote literacy and honor Ray Bradbury. Programs include workshops and a new play.
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October 28, 2026 at 2:45 PM
ctjeszinkerman.bsky.social
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Who Gets to Decide What We Read? The Federal Court Battles That Could Redefine the Freedom to Read
Across the country, federal judges are confronting a fundamental constitutional question: Does the First Amendment protect our right to receive ideas through public libraries, or can government offici...
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October 30, 2026 at 4:59 PM
gitaralleigh.bsky.social
Come meet the fabulous authors appearing at @ibbyuk.bsky.social
conference on Saturday the 7th November! Plus an industry panel, bookshop by @letterboxlibrary.bsky.social
AND Christmas cards designed by Axel Scheffler!! #ukkidlit #kidlituk #freedomtoread
www.tickettailor.com/events/ibbyu...
October 26, 2026 at 8:11 AM
freedomreadproject.bsky.social
James Madison warned that freedom is often lost through gradual, quiet encroachments.

Today, soft censorship and anticipatory obedience allow books to disappear from shelves without formal bans or public debate.

We must recognize censorship even when it happens quietly.

#FreedomToRead
James Madison quote: There are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations.
October 26, 2026 at 1:41 PM
ctjeszinkerman.bsky.social
#freedomtoread
#project2025
New Florida State Education Directive Threatens to Expand Book Removals in Schools
(MIAMI) — PEN America and the Florida Freedom to Read Project expressed alarm today over a new Department of Education directive that could turn the state’s already troubling book censorship into a “d...
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October 29, 2026 at 5:40 PM