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Unite and Key Partners are “Drawn to Freedom” – Join Us on April 7 

Book Bans, Community Organizing, Events, Partner News /

On Monday, April 7, Unite Against Book Bans will ask readers around the country to raise their voices online and in person for the third annual Right to Read Day. The 2025 theme is “Drawn to Freedom,” featuring original artwork by National Book Award-winning cartoonist Nate Powell.  Join us to celebrate the right to read and spotlight the other freedoms that are lost when libraries and library workers are attacked.

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Authors Against Book Bans: Fighting to Win

Book Bans, Community Organizing, Legislation, Partner News /

Authors Against Book Bans is a nationally led coalition of writers, illustrators, anthology editors and contributors, and other book creators who stand united against the deeply unconstitutional movement to limit the freedom to read. Our organization is locally involved in the fight against book bans through a growing network of grassroots chapters—and it’s with great pride that we report on two of our recent success stories.

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Black History Month: Build Strength and Capacity with AAPF’s Liberation Calendar

Book Bans, Community Organizing, Education, Partner News, Resources /

Last week brought reports that federal agencies are eradicating Black History Month. Executive orders to eliminate “discriminatory equity ideology” are in fact censorship attempts to prohibit the teaching of comprehensive American history in K-12 schools. As the war against censorship continues, the African American Policy Forum’s 2025 Liberation Calendar can provide support for ongoing engagement.

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L4L Attorneys Stand With Libraries Fighting Book Bans

Book Bans, Community Organizing, Education /

Lawyers for Libraries, a project of the American Library Association, is designed to create a network of attorneys around the country involved in, or committed to becoming involved in, the defense of the First Amendment freedom to read and the application of constitutional law to library policies, principles, and problems.

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October 19 Freedom to Read Community Day of Action: Books Unite, Bans Divide

Nationwide “Freedom to Read Day of Action” Will Unite Communities to Stand Up for Libraries and Against Censorship

Book Bans, Community Organizing, Events /

On Saturday, October 19, communities around the country will come together to host events that share positive, galvanizing messages about the power of libraries and the essential role they play in the functioning of democracy. The Freedom to Read Community Day of Action will unite readers everywhere in support of the freedom to read as a fundamental American right that is essential to supporting an informed citizenry.

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