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In case you haven't seen it, The US Dept. of WAAAAR!!!!! has a spreadsheet listing all the books that have been removed/banned from the US Naval Academy's Nimitz Library this year. 📘📗📕
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#nokings #bannedbooks #readbannedbooks #letfreedomread #uniteagainstbookbans
New episode is up! Anne Frank's Diary: The Graphic Adaptation
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#annefrank #nokings #resist #history #WWII #WW2 #podcast #podcasts #podcasting #bannedbooks #readbannedbooks #missingmediablues #freedomtoread #letfreedomread #uniteagainstbookbans #censorshipisso1984
“Anti-democratic coddling“ is such a fun phrase to say. 😅
Thanks #SCBWI, for keeping this important soil tilled.
#raisingreaders #bookbanning #writercommunity #letfreedomread #freadom #readbannedbooks
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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
Today and every day, I recognize the sanctity of our freedom to read. I relish in creating—writing—dangerously.
I’ve always been grateful for books. Now, I’m also increasingly protective of them.
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#BannedBooksWeek #LetFreedomRead
Today is National Coming Out Day. It’s also Let Freedom Read Day and the final day of Banned Books Week. Keep shining! Keep creating! Keep fighting! Much love from little me and grown-up me 🏳️🌈💖🏳️⚧️
#nationalcomingoutday #letfreedomread #bannedbooksweek #kidlit #booksky
Did you know Bram Stoker’s DRACULA has been banned due to its themes of sexuality, violence, and the supernatural? Hear excerpts from frequently challenged books at our free reading at 2:00 today at the Edgewater Library.
#BannedBooksWeek #CensorshipIsSo1984 #LetFreedomRead
In June, we had the immense pleasure of talking to #MikeCurato about his graphic novel #Gaysians. Enjoy the conversation here youtube.com/live/IWx65zTlg9A?si=yG2UQTMGBRw56UGC
#LetFreedomRead #bannedbooksweek #booksky #graphicnovel
📸 credit - Paul Specht
Let's explore #thestacks!
Look for #books from the #bannedlist,
Celebrate #fREADom.
-Stevie • #EXPLORETHESTACKS: #LetFreedomRead
Some stories were silenced, but readers never stopped listening. We haven't been banned yet, but some of our titles certainly could be in the future.
💙📚 𝐆𝐞𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐨𝐛𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 - inimitablebooks.com
#bannedbooksweek #letfreedomread #freedomtoread #booksnotbans #readbannedbooks
It’s Banned Books Week!
Did you know Margaret Atwood’s THE HANDMAID’S TALE has been banned for “the discussion of feminism?”
Hear excerpts from frequently challenged books at our free readings all over Chicago and the suburbs.
#BannedBooksWeek #CensorshipIsSo1984 #LetFreedomRead
"Censorship by the Numbers" from @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social www.ala.org/bbooks/censo... #BannedBooksWeek #LetFreedomRead
🎬 Watch Trailer: youtu.be/p3yq7AgrU7A?...
👥 Community Partner: Lilac Library
#ImageOutRoc #ImageOut33 #ThisIsImageOut #SupportLGBTQArts
#BannedBooksWeek #LetFreedomRead #CensorshipIsSo1984 #IntellectualFreedom #UniteAgainstBookBans
Did you know Stephen Chbosky’s THE PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER has been banned for containing LGBTQIA+ content?
Hear excerpts from frequently challenged books at our free readings all over Chicago and the suburbs.
#BannedBooksWeek #CensorshipIsSo1984 #LetFreedomRead #ReadForYourRights #BannedBooks
📚 It’s #BannedBooksWeek.
Here’s the truth: books get banned because they challenge power.
If someone’s afraid of a story, that’s the one you need to read.
🔥 Read dangerously. #LetFreedomRead
#bannedbooksweek #freedomtoread #BannedBooksWeek #LetFreedomRead #BookBans #BannedBooksWeek2025 #Censorship #ChallengedBooks #Books #Education #School #Libraries #SchoolLibraries #Librarians #Teachers #Educators #Students #K12 #NewBooks
It’s Banned Books Week! Did you know Harper Lee’s TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD has been banned because “it makes people uncomfortable.”
Hear excerpts from frequently challenged books at our free readings all over Chicago and the suburbs.
#BannedBooksWeek #CensorshipIsSo1984 #LetFreedomRead #Chicago
🏳️🌈📚🚫 You can’t ban a community.
You can’t redact our legacy.
👊 Support the rebels who aren't afraid to publish our stories.
#BannedBooksWeek #LetFreedomRead #BookSky #CensorshipIsSo1984 #FightCensorship
Let Freedom Read Day is Oct 11. A great day to support your local library and pick up a banned book or two. #bannedbooks #letfreedomread #booksky
Banned books speak volumes to those who listen. 📚 #BannedBooksWeek #LetFreedomRead www.ala.org/bbooks
4/ 📢 Post on social media using #BannedBooksWeek and #FreedomToRead
Because the right to read is the right to be heard.
#BannedBooksWeek #IfNotUs #CensorshipIsSo1984 #FreedomToRead #ReadForYourRights #LetFreedomRead #WestFloridaPublicLibrary #LittleFreeLibrary #PublicSchoolStrong
Books save lives. 📚 #BannedBooksWeek highlights how LGBTQ+ stories are under attack. At Radiant, we affirm every voice—in care & in culture. Fight censorship. Support queer authors. #LetFreedomRead #LGBTQBooks #ReadWithPride #RepresentationMatters
Painting by Vicki Rosenthal Art titled Book Freedom. The painting is a stack of books with a play on some familiar titles like 1984 or Well Society. We're not Gone With The Wind by Always Beenhere. Other titles are made up: Environmental Respect. Florida is a Drag! LGBTQIA+U. TRANS POWER Change the World Series. Ova-Vender The Superhero of Reproductive Justice Terminates Fascism. Roots Run Deep - Race Wins by D.E.I. Justice. Rise up Against Wholly Caustic Acts 2023. FL Free-Dumb: Observe The Absurd.
Graphic leaflike image with words: Let Freedom Read Day
Image of an open book with Yellow Tape and words: Banned Books Week. Below image states: Oct. 5-11, 2025. BanndBooksWeek.org @BannedBooksWeek #BannedBooksWeek #CensorshipIsSo1984
Banned Books Week!!!
10/5 - 10/11, 2025
"Book Freedom" art by VickiRosenthal.Art
Actions Defending our Freedom to Read:
*Speak Out Against Book Bans
*Read a Banned Book (check out or buy)
*Support Banned Book Sanctuaries
*Vote for People who Defend our Freedoms
#BannedBooksWeek #LetFreedomRead
Banned Books Week starts tomorrow. Did you know Dan Brown’s THE DAVINCI CODE has been banned for being “blasphemous?” Hear excerpts from frequently challenged books at our free readings all over Chicago and the suburbs.
#BannedBooksWeek #CensorshipIsSo1984 #LetFreedomRead #thingstodoinchicago
