Join the African American Policy Forum for a national week of action, April 27 through May 4, 2025. #HandsOffOurHistory focuses on rallying the public to protect Black history and the freedom to learn.
“Hands Off Our History” Week of Action Starts April 27 Read More »
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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A new documentary film that explores record-breaking rates of U.S. book banning debuted at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival—on the same day that the U.S. Department of Education declared book bans a “hoax.”
Book Banning Documentary “The Librarians” Premieres as DOE Declares Bans a “Hoax” Read More »
The latest pick in NYPL’s national Teen Banned Book Club is “Run: Book One,” a bestselling graphic novel about the life and times of the late civil rights icon and congressman John Lewis. NYPL invites libraries, schools, and the public to read along with us and join the book’s creators for a special author talk on February 20.
New NYPL Teen Banned Book Club Pick: ‘Run: Book One’ Read More »
Banned author Jodi Picoult promotes libraries and the freedom to read on her 2024 tour for “By Any Other Name” (Ballantine, 2024).
Banned Author Jodi Picoult’s Tour Recruits Thousands to Anti-Censorship Movement Read More »
On October 19, more than 175 events took place across the country in observation of the first-ever Freedom to Read Community Day of Action—a massive and inspiring outpouring of support for this fundamental right.
Day of Action Drives media coverage and Local Action Read More »
Interfaith Alliance releases a new podcast, “The Freedom to Read is an Essential Human – and Religious – Right!” featuring Unite partners.
Listen In: “The Freedom to Read is an Essential Human – and Religious – Right!” Read More »
Award-winning filmmaker Ava DuVernay and student activist Julia Garnett will serve as honorary chairs of Banned Books Week, September 22–28.
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.
Sage sponsored “Banned Books from the Big Chair” at the 2024 ALA Annual Conference, where more than 200 authors, educators, librarians, and book enthusiasts read passages from banned books.
Banned Books from the Big Chair: Emotional Testimony from Authors and Readers Read More »
