Ready to discover your next favorite read? Explore these recommended new book releases for September and October! #JCPSLibraries #EveryChildAReader #Literacy #BooksUniteUs #LetFreedomRead #ReadingForPleasure #ReadersAreLeaders #RepresentationMatters #READ #BookRecommendations
October 19, 2026 at 6:40 PM
Ready to discover your next favorite read? Explore these recommended new book releases for September and October! #JCPSLibraries #EveryChildAReader #Literacy #BooksUniteUs #LetFreedomRead #ReadingForPleasure #ReadersAreLeaders #RepresentationMatters #READ #BookRecommendations
October 4–10, 2026 is #BannedBooksWeek. #LetFreedomRead
October 10, 2026 at 8:12 PM
October 4–10, 2026 is #BannedBooksWeek. #LetFreedomRead
“We lose the opportunities to understand each other,” McCormick told us. “We lose the opportunity to be uncomfortable, to really face up to the world as it is, and to grapple with it together.”
Read the full interview at: pen.org/patricia-mcc... #BannedBooks #LetFreedomRead
Read the full interview at: pen.org/patricia-mcc... #BannedBooks #LetFreedomRead
20 Years Ago, Patricia McCormick Wrote a Novel About Sexual Violence to ‘Open Hearts.’ Now It’s the Most Banned Book in the Country.
Patricia McCormick talks about the state of book bans and the consequences of repealing readers’ access to stories about sexual violence.
pen.org
October 10, 2026 at 8:38 PM
“We lose the opportunities to understand each other,” McCormick told us. “We lose the opportunity to be uncomfortable, to really face up to the world as it is, and to grapple with it together.”
Read the full interview at: pen.org/patricia-mcc... #BannedBooks #LetFreedomRead
Read the full interview at: pen.org/patricia-mcc... #BannedBooks #LetFreedomRead
October 4–10, 2026 is #BannedBooksWeek. #LetFreedomRead
October 10, 2026 at 10:56 AM
October 4–10, 2026 is #BannedBooksWeek. #LetFreedomRead
Let Freedom Read Day feels especially important to me as a queer author.
Books give people places to recognize themselves, encounter lives unlike their own, and imagine possibilities they may not have been given elsewhere.
#BannedBooksWeek #LetFreedomRead
Books give people places to recognize themselves, encounter lives unlike their own, and imagine possibilities they may not have been given elsewhere.
#BannedBooksWeek #LetFreedomRead
October 10, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Let Freedom Read Day feels especially important to me as a queer author.
Books give people places to recognize themselves, encounter lives unlike their own, and imagine possibilities they may not have been given elsewhere.
#BannedBooksWeek #LetFreedomRead
Books give people places to recognize themselves, encounter lives unlike their own, and imagine possibilities they may not have been given elsewhere.
#BannedBooksWeek #LetFreedomRead
On this #LetFreedomRead Day, check out our Banned Books Bingo to see how you can take action to fight book bans!
Lean more at pen.org/action... and let us know in the comments if you get Bingo!
Lean more at pen.org/action... and let us know in the comments if you get Bingo!
October 10, 2026 at 2:11 PM
On this #LetFreedomRead Day, check out our Banned Books Bingo to see how you can take action to fight book bans!
Lean more at pen.org/action... and let us know in the comments if you get Bingo!
Lean more at pen.org/action... and let us know in the comments if you get Bingo!
“Banning books gives us silence when we need speech. It closes our ears when we need to listen. It makes us blind when we need sight.”
— Stephen Chbosky
4/4
#BannedBooksWeek #LetFreedomRead
— Stephen Chbosky
4/4
#BannedBooksWeek #LetFreedomRead
October 10, 2026 at 11:40 AM
“Banning books gives us silence when we need speech. It closes our ears when we need to listen. It makes us blind when we need sight.”
— Stephen Chbosky
4/4
#BannedBooksWeek #LetFreedomRead
— Stephen Chbosky
4/4
#BannedBooksWeek #LetFreedomRead
Let Freedom Read! 📚✨ Every story deserves to be heard. Celebrate “Let Freedom Read Day” with UCC: explore banned book resources, grab a Pilgrim Press T-shirt, and take action for access to diverse voices. #LetFreedomRead #BannedBooksWeek #UCC
October 10, 2026 at 7:23 PM
Let Freedom Read! 📚✨ Every story deserves to be heard. Celebrate “Let Freedom Read Day” with UCC: explore banned book resources, grab a Pilgrim Press T-shirt, and take action for access to diverse voices. #LetFreedomRead #BannedBooksWeek #UCC
October 9, 2026 at 8:52 PM
October 4–10, 2026 is #BannedBooksWeek. #LetFreedomRead
October 9, 2026 at 11:53 AM
October 4–10, 2026 is #BannedBooksWeek. #LetFreedomRead
This year I started #BannedBooksWeek in the best way possible--at picturesque @boydsmills.bsky.social surrounded by incredible #kidlit authors, including the award-winning duo of @erinentrada.bsky.social & @laurelsnyder.bsky.social
#LetBooksBe #LetFreedomRead
#LetBooksBe #LetFreedomRead
October 9, 2026 at 9:31 PM
This year I started #BannedBooksWeek in the best way possible--at picturesque @boydsmills.bsky.social surrounded by incredible #kidlit authors, including the award-winning duo of @erinentrada.bsky.social & @laurelsnyder.bsky.social
#LetBooksBe #LetFreedomRead
#LetBooksBe #LetFreedomRead
October 4–10, 2026 is #BannedBooksWeek. #LetFreedomRead
October 8, 2026 at 8:06 PM
October 4–10, 2026 is #BannedBooksWeek. #LetFreedomRead
October 4–10, 2026 is #BannedBooksWeek. #LetFreedomRead
October 8, 2026 at 8:06 PM
October 4–10, 2026 is #BannedBooksWeek. #LetFreedomRead
For Day 5 of Banned Books Week, we’re highlighting the American Library Association's data documenting the concerning rise of book bans and challenges in 2025.
Learn more: https://loom.ly/AduqGJM
#LetBooksBe #BannedBooksWeek #LetFreedomRead #censorship #libraries
Learn more: https://loom.ly/AduqGJM
#LetBooksBe #BannedBooksWeek #LetFreedomRead #censorship #libraries
October 8, 2026 at 8:01 PM
For Day 5 of Banned Books Week, we’re highlighting the American Library Association's data documenting the concerning rise of book bans and challenges in 2025.
Learn more: https://loom.ly/AduqGJM
#LetBooksBe #BannedBooksWeek #LetFreedomRead #censorship #libraries
Learn more: https://loom.ly/AduqGJM
#LetBooksBe #BannedBooksWeek #LetFreedomRead #censorship #libraries
October 4–10, 2026 is #BannedBooksWeek. #LetFreedomRead
October 7, 2026 at 8:12 PM
October 4–10, 2026 is #BannedBooksWeek. #LetFreedomRead
October 4–10, 2026 is #BannedBooksWeek. #LetFreedomRead
October 7, 2026 at 2:48 PM
October 4–10, 2026 is #BannedBooksWeek. #LetFreedomRead
October 4–10, 2026 is #BannedBooksWeek. #LetFreedomRead
October 7, 2026 at 1:30 AM
October 4–10, 2026 is #BannedBooksWeek. #LetFreedomRead
October 4–10, 2026 is #BannedBooksWeek. #LetFreedomRead
October 6, 2026 at 7:03 PM
October 4–10, 2026 is #BannedBooksWeek. #LetFreedomRead
October 4–10, 2026 is #BannedBooksWeek. #LetFreedomRead
October 6, 2026 at 11:38 AM
October 4–10, 2026 is #BannedBooksWeek. #LetFreedomRead
Sand up to #LetFreedomRead this #BannedBooksWeek with “Bathe the Cat” by #AliceB.McGinty & illustrator #DavidRoberts
A hilarious rhyming story about a family in a hurry to get all their chores done before grandma arrives, but the cat has other plans that definitely do not include taking a bath.😼🧼🧹🫧
A hilarious rhyming story about a family in a hurry to get all their chores done before grandma arrives, but the cat has other plans that definitely do not include taking a bath.😼🧼🧹🫧
October 6, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Sand up to #LetFreedomRead this #BannedBooksWeek with “Bathe the Cat” by #AliceB.McGinty & illustrator #DavidRoberts
A hilarious rhyming story about a family in a hurry to get all their chores done before grandma arrives, but the cat has other plans that definitely do not include taking a bath.😼🧼🧹🫧
A hilarious rhyming story about a family in a hurry to get all their chores done before grandma arrives, but the cat has other plans that definitely do not include taking a bath.😼🧼🧹🫧
October 4–10, 2026 is #BannedBooksWeek. #LetFreedomRead
October 5, 2026 at 6:47 PM
October 4–10, 2026 is #BannedBooksWeek. #LetFreedomRead
October 4, 2026 at 7:12 PM
Save the date!
@uabookbans.bsky.social is celebrating #LetFreedomRead Day this October, during @bannedbooksweek.bsky.social.
Keep an eye on this page if you want to host or attend an event, and be sure to check out their great resources and join the fight:
@uabookbans.bsky.social is celebrating #LetFreedomRead Day this October, during @bannedbooksweek.bsky.social.
Keep an eye on this page if you want to host or attend an event, and be sure to check out their great resources and join the fight:
Let Freedom Read Day - Unite Against Book Bans
On October 10, 2026, during Banned Books Week, we are inviting people to host or attend an in-person event focused on the freedom to read. We will update this page with freed event templates, ideas,…
uniteagainstbookbans.org
August 23, 2026 at 6:36 PM
Save the date!
@uabookbans.bsky.social is celebrating #LetFreedomRead Day this October, during @bannedbooksweek.bsky.social.
Keep an eye on this page if you want to host or attend an event, and be sure to check out their great resources and join the fight:
@uabookbans.bsky.social is celebrating #LetFreedomRead Day this October, during @bannedbooksweek.bsky.social.
Keep an eye on this page if you want to host or attend an event, and be sure to check out their great resources and join the fight:
MI Right to Read Week is over, but that doesn't mean it's finished: A banned book isn’t banned everywhere—but it’s missing somewhere.
And when it’s gone, someone’s story—and sense of being seen—goes with it.
#BannedBooksWeek #LetFreedomRead #MIRighttoRead
And when it’s gone, someone’s story—and sense of being seen—goes with it.
#BannedBooksWeek #LetFreedomRead #MIRighttoRead
October 12, 2025 at 3:11 PM
MI Right to Read Week is over, but that doesn't mean it's finished: A banned book isn’t banned everywhere—but it’s missing somewhere.
And when it’s gone, someone’s story—and sense of being seen—goes with it.
#BannedBooksWeek #LetFreedomRead #MIRighttoRead
And when it’s gone, someone’s story—and sense of being seen—goes with it.
#BannedBooksWeek #LetFreedomRead #MIRighttoRead