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ALT Black woman wearing a sweatshirt that reads Liberate Entre Las Paginas.
ALT Photo of a button that says I Read Banned Books.
ALT Photo of a shirt that says Free People Read Freely.
ALT Photo of a poster featuring a water color of banned books and the George Orwell quote, "If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear."
ALT The freedom to read is under attack. Let's Do Something about it. Let Freedom Read Day.
ALT Let Freedom Read Day. bit.ly/LetFreedomReadDay
ALT Promotional image for the Freedom to Learn National Day of Action. May 3rd, 2024. Learn more at: www.freedomtolearn.net.
ALT Photo of courthouse with text: Victory in court. Update: HB900 Texas' Reader Act. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Affirms Texas Book Ban Law Is Unconstitutional. The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has affirmed the preliminary injunction of the ''Reader Act'' declaring HB900 as unconstitutional. Judge Don Willett of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals noted that ''Plaintiffs have an interest in selling books without being coerced to speak the State's preferred message." www.ftrf.org
ALT Photo of courthouse with text: Victory in court. Update: HB900 Texas' Reader Act. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Affirms Texas Book Ban Law Is Unconstitutional. ''Freedom to Read Foundation is proud to stand with the students of Texas and fight to protect their right to read, inquire and gain new understanding of themselves and the world around them through books." - Deborah Caldwell-Stone, Executive Director of the Freedom to Read Foundation www.ftrf.org
ALT Image from Choose Your Own Adventure website that reads Giving Tuesday. 20% of Giving Tuesday Sales will go to the Freedom to Read Foundation. The Freedom to Read Foundation is a non-profit that protects and defends the First Amendment to support the right of libraries to collect - and individuals to access - information.
ALT For #GivingTuesday, help us continue to defend the right of FREE PEOPLE to READ FREELY. Freedom to Read Foundation, www.ftrf.org
ALT Text image that reads: HB 900 is unnecessary and unwise. School librarians are uniquely qualified to select materials that satisfy the needs of all students, not just books that reflect popular―or politically favorable―views and opinions. Excerpt from amicus brief filed by the Freedom to Read Foundation and American Association of School Librarians urging the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit to uphold a lower court decision stirking key provisions of HB 900, Texas's controverisal book rating law. Includes FTRF logo and AASL logo.
ALT Illustration that includes cover images for The Incal, Metabarons, and Luisa, books published by Humanoids. Copy reads: The Incal to Twilight Man: Humanoids. Pay what you want. Get a bundle of comics worth $1406. Support charity."
ALT Since the founding of this nation, public libraries have been havens for free inquiry and expression. The government has no business interfering with the decisions of parents, families, and minors about what library books to read and how they may access them. We urge you to reject the Resolution in the strongest possible terms. Excerpt from October 17 letter to Huntington Beach City Council strongly opposing passage of Resolution 2023-41. Freedom to Read Foundation.
ALT Rally for the Right to Read: A Banned Books Week Event. Featuring Tracie D Hall (Executive Director of the American Library Association), Chris Jackson (EVP, Publisher, & Editor-in-Chief of One World). Premiering Dr. Ibram X. KKendi's ALA Annual Conference Address. Join Us! Thursday, October 5, 2 p.m. ET / 1 p.m. CT. Include Banned Books Week theme artwork, which reads Let Freedom Read, and photo of Dr. Kendi (a Black man in a suit with long hair that is pulled back) and logos for Penguin Random House, Booklist, Unite Against Book Bans, and American Library Association
ALT Promotional image with photos of participants. Title: Authors and Advocates on Fighting Book Bans. With John Green, author, The Fault in Our Stars; Mike Curato, author, Flamer; Becky Calzada, librarian and Texas FReadom Fighters co-founder; Da'Taeveyon Daniels, Banned Books Week Youth Honorary Chair. October 4, 2023; 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. CDT. Register: bit.ly/FightingBookBans. Includes logos for ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom, Unite Against Book Bans, and American Library Association. Primary artwork for Banned Books Week, which reads Let Freedom Read.
ALT The Banned Wagon is Coming to Nashville. Book bans in America are more widespread than ever. They must be stopped. The Banned Wagon: A Vehicle for Change is road-tripping through the South this Banned Books Week on a mission to get books to the people who need and want them most. Visit us at The Bookshop to get a free banned book, learn more about the issue, and join the movement. NASHVILLE Tuesday, October 3, 3 - 6 p.m. The Bookshop 1043 West Eastland Avenue Nashville, TN 37206 WE'Lt SEE YOU THERE! Driven by Penguin Random House, Freedom to Read Foundation, PEN America, Little Free Library
ALT The Banned Wagon is Coming to ATL! Charis Books & More, Sunday October 1, 1-4pm, 184 S. Chandler Street, Decatur, GA 30030. We'll see you there!
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