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Graphic reading "WEBINAR: Storytelling for Advocacy" with Unite Against Book Bans and Everyday Advocacy logos

Storytelling for Advocacy: Free Virtual Workshop on July 16 

Community Organizing, Education, Events, Partner News /

Register now for Storytelling for Advocacy, a free virtual workshop on July 16. Those who understand the value of diverse books need to do more these days than just know the literature. We must also be prepared to advocate for its inclusion, explain its power, and speak thoughtfully about curricular choices. Participants will leave with actionable strategies to shift the public narrative surrounding diverse books and their inclusion in schools and libraries.

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Illustration of a public library with people outside. Includes illustrations of things that can be found in libraries: books, cooking classes, music classes, voting boxes, tools. ideas, community.

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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Photographs of author Andrew Aydin (left) and illustrator Nate Powell (right) appear beside the cover of RUN: BOOK ONE.

New NYPL Teen Banned Book Club Pick: ‘Run: Book One’

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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.

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