✨ We're proud to #UniteAgainstBookBans w/Picture Book Summit as their 2025 charity partner! Learn more about our partnership and the upcoming Oct 4 summit on the Unite Against Book Bans blog: https://uniteagainstbookbans.org/defending-the-right-to-read-picture-book-summit-stands-against-book-bans/

George Takei was named honorary chair of #BannedBooksWeek! Who saw his keynote speech at our Annual Convention in Baltimore? As a longtime member of the @bannedbooksweek.bsky.social Coalition, NCTE supports the right to read during Banned Books Week and every day. Get involved: bannedbooksweek.org

This year's #BannedBooksWeek honorary chair is THE legendary George Takei! As honorary chair, Mr. Takei encourages us to #UniteAgainstBookBans: "Please stand with me in opposing censorship, so that we all can find ourselves—and each other — in books.” bannedbooksweek.org/legendary-ac...

📅 Together w/Public School Strong, #UniteAgainstBookBans invites libraries, schools, bookstores, & community groups to showcase their #BannedBooksWeek events on PSS' online advocacy calendar. Visit the @bannedbooksweek.bsky.social events page to list your events and find others in your area today!

‪ #BannedBooksWeek is just around the corner! We have posters, bookmarks, & more to show the world that Censorship Is So 1984 - Read for Your Rights! Order NOW to ensure ontime delivery. bit.ly/censorship-1984 Get #CensorshipIsSo1984 apparel & other banned books designs at bit.ly/BBWk1984

Want to join the fight against book bans? 📚📣 We've teamed up with Silent Book Club and nearly 450 indie bookshops and libraries to host Banned Books Read-Ins on October 5-7. Attendees will take action against book bans and receive a free audio copy of Lula Dean’s Little Library of Banned Books ⏬

“Stories build empathy and shape a future where every voice matters. That’s the power of books, and we will never stop fighting for it.” — Todd Stock Learn more about our partner Sourcebook’s anti-censorship work ⬇️ #UniteAgainstBookBans

Find the areas hit hardest by book bans and the nearest Little Free Library book-sharing box locations! We are proud to reveal our 2025 Book Ban Map, created in collab with @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social & @penamerica.bsky.social. Learn more and try the interactive map! littlefreelibrary.or...

Have you stocked up for #BannedBooksWeek? We have posters, bookmarks, & more to show the world that Censorship Is So 1984 - Read for Your Rights! Order by Sept 18 to ensure ontime delivery. bit.ly/censorship-1984 Get #CensorshipIsSo1984 apparel & other banned books designs A bit.ly/BBWk1984

Oct 11 is #LetFreedomReadDay! During #BannedBooksWeek, take at least ONE action to help defend books from censorship and speak up for the library staff, educators, writers, publishers & booksellers who make them available: https://uniteagainstbookbans.org/let-freedom-read-day/ #UniteAgainstBookBans

BREAKING: FIRE’s 2026 College Free Speech Rankings reveal America’s colleges are failing. The nation’s report card on campus speech shows over half of colleges received an “F” rating. Intolerance in students has skyrocketed in the Trump 2.0 era.

During a Freedom to Read bill signing, @davidmoralesri.bsky.social spoke to the importance of coming together to #UniteAgainstBookBans & show up #ForOurLibraries: 📚Join the campaign—fight censorship: UniteAgainstBookBans.org 🚩Support library funding: ALA.org/showup Video: @steveahlquist.bsky.social

Back by popular demand! Join #UniteAgainstBookBans & Everyday Advocacy during #BannedBooksWeek for a free interactive workshop. We’ll share: ⚒️ Practical tools to help you craft advocacy plans 💬 Interactive reflection prompts + breakout groups ✊ Strategies to confront book bans Register today ⬇️

Studying the Constitution is essential—especially as constitutional rights are increasingly under attack, including the freedom to read. Our partner @zinnedproject.bsky.social encourages educators to #TeachTruth on Constitution Day 9/17. Find resources in the latest #UniteAgainstBookBans blog post ⬇️

📚 Heading to a board meeting to defend the freedom to read? Bring along some #UniteAgainstBookBans book résumés to inform decision makers and the public of a book's significance and educational value, and why it should be kept on library shelves: bookresumes.uniteagainstbookbans.org

Are you a concerned community member who lives in an area experiencing censorship? Fill out our confidential form to receive customized support and resources to oppose the attempted ban or challenge: #UniteAgainstBookBans

Literacy is not just a personal practice but a shared responsibility—one rooted in community, connection, and the freedom to read. Get ready for #ILD2025 by checking out new resources from ILA that can help you celebrate reading and speak up for Children’s Rights to Read: ⬇️ #UniteAgainstBookBans

Everyone can contribute something to the fight, but because certain actions tend to get all the coverage, it can be easy to feel shut out. So here's a thread of ways to help that do NOT include: Going anywhere Calling anyone Writing anything If you want to help, we want your help. Let's go....

🎉 Rhode Island advocates worked to #UniteAgainstBookBans and passed a Freedom to Read Act! “In Rhode Island, we promote free expression. We don’t restrict it. And in Rhode Island, we see censorship for what it is: a way to limit what we can learn about the world—and about each other.” — Gov. McKee

@ncacensorship.bsky.social is calling on community organizations, libraries, faith groups, and friends to host a Right to Read Night during #BannedBooksWeek, featuring @halseanderson.bsky.social's Chains. Learn how to organize your own Right to Read Night ⬇️ #CensorshipIsSo1984 #UniteAgainstBookBans

Looking for #BannedBooksWeek resources? Unite Against Book Bans has you covered! @penamerica.bsky.social @ncacensorship.bsky.social #Freadom 📚🇺🇸

Show everyone that you support the freedom to read with #UniteAgainstBookBans merch: www.librarygiftshop.org/uabb Your purchase helps us continue to provide resources for advocates fighting book bans in their communities. Save 20% through today, August 18.

Libraries nationwide are joining @bklynlibrary.bsky.social's Books Unbanned. “That’s really what the library is about. The freedom to read..We respect that everybody’s different & everyone’s got different needs. And it’s not our business to tell you what to do with those books” #UniteAgainstBookBans

"None of these books are obscene." Welcome news out of Florida. So grateful for @flfreedomread.bsky.social's impactful work fighting for the right to read freely.

In this new post on our partner @uabookbans.bsky.social’s blog, the manager of the #IntellectualFreedom Center at #NCTE explains why teachers require more support in curating texts: uniteagainstbookbans.org/new-teacher-...

If you believe that: 1) Reading is critical to our democracy. 2) Books help us understand complex issues. 3) Parents shouldn’t make decisions for other parents’ children. 4) Youth deserve to see themselves in books. Join the campaign to #UniteAgainstBookBans: uniteagainstbookbans.org/take-action/

Conference attendees and authors like @halseanderson.bsky.social sat in the Big Chair & voiced their personal experiences w/book bans @ #ALAAC25. Be sure to check out the videos on the @bannedbooksweek.bsky.social YouTube channel during Banned Books Week (10/5-11)! #UniteAgainstBookBans @sagepub.com

Re-upping this great "Book Résumés" initiative from @uabookbans.bsky.social. It's a powerful, free tool anyone can use to combat censorship. Lots of titles, including favorites by authors like Elana K. Arnold, Phil Bildner, Mike Curato, and many more.

📚 Heading to a board meeting to defend the freedom to read? Bring along some #UniteAgainstBookBans book résumés to inform decision makers and the public of a book's significance and educational value, and why it should be kept on library shelves: bookresumes.uniteagainstbookbans.org

Classic texts like Romeo & Juliet and The Great Gatsby still dominate public school curriculum. While a large majority of English teachers (90%) say teaching diverse texts is a goal, their ability to do so is influenced by autonomy over text selections and censorship. @ncte.org #UniteAgainstBookBans

“There is hope in community. There is hope in these books. Just because things are hard doesn’t mean that we can’t get better.” — author @saundramitchell.com #UniteAgainstBookBans

Check out the NEW Everyday Advocacy Playbook: a guide for educators on changing the narrative surrounding the world of teaching & books. You'll find: An intro to Everyday Advocacy Reflection prompts A pathway to develop advocacy plans A section on opposing book bans And more! #UniteAgainstBookBans

📝 Looking for a way to take action against book bans? Try writing a letter to the editor—it's a great way to raise your voice and be heard by a wider audience. Here's how to get started: uniteagainstbookbans.org/toolkit/#media #UniteAgainstBookBans

“This is the slipperiest of slopes. In any society throughout history, book banning has a very direct correlation to authoritarianism. It’s a straight line, a harbinger.” — @aasuaje.bsky.social @wgbh.org #UniteAgainstBookBans

The @uabookbans.bsky.social website is full of great material for anyone who cares about defending the #FreedomToRead. These discussion resources for nine frequently-banned titles are smart, engaging, and in-depth. Highly recommend checking them out.

No community is immune from censorship. That's why we ALL must #UniteAgainstBookBans. You have the tools to make a difference. Need a plan to take action? Use our toolkit to organize your community: uniteagainstbookbans.org/toolkit/

“When people say things like, ‘It's not a book ban, we just removed it from the school library... In some cases, removing that book from that one place of access is effectively erasing the book altogether from that young person’s life.” @bklynlibrary.bsky.social @edsurge.com #UniteAgainstBookBans

“When you start to chip away at what public education was created to do, you are chipping away at the very foundation of what democracy, and liberty and freedom are supposed to be.” — Representative DeShanna Neal www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... #UniteAgainstBookBans

#UniteAgainstBookBans + Everyday Advocacy are hosting Storytelling for Advocacy on 7/16! The virtual workshop will focus on ways to use storytelling as a tool to advocate for the use of diverse books in schools and libraries, in alliance with fellow educators and community members. Register today!

Read more about last week's #UniteAgainstBookBans film screening and organizing party in this blog post by DAYLO's (a student-led pro-literacy group) Kate Selvitelli! Thanks to DAYLO, all our partners, & @bannedtogetherdoc.bsky.social for coming together to #UniteAgainstBookBans with us @ #ALAAC25!

At the @uabookbans.bsky.social organizing session & "Banned Together" screening at @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social on Saturday, we had the pleasure of meeting @jessicaralli.bsky.social, co-author of new book for young people on disabilities, "All of Us". Highly recommended: bookshop.org/a/7256/97805...

Be sure to stop by the #UniteAgainstBookBans booth in the ALA Connect Lounge if you’re @ #ALAAC25! Learn more about Unite Against Book Bans, our partners, & the resources we’ve developed to help you defend the freedom to read. (Featuring awesome #DrawnToFreedom artwork by @natepowell.bsky.social!)

If you believe that: 1) Reading is critical to our democracy. 2) Books help us understand complex issues. 3) Parents shouldn’t make decisions for other parents’ children. 4) Youth deserve to see themselves in books. Join the campaign to #UniteAgainstBookBans: uniteagainstbookbans.org/take-action/

My 💜! It's @halseanderson.bsky.social in the Big Chair at #ALAAC25! Come tell your banned book story in the Grand Hall by registration! Thank you, @sagepub.com for the amazing work! W/ @uabookbans.bsky.social @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social @bannedbooksweek.bsky.social

Join us June 28th - 29th at #ALAAC25 as we partner with @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social and @uabookbans.bsky.social to bring back Banned Books from the Big Chair. Experience our banned books exhibit and "Read For Your Rights." Learn about Banned Books Week in October: www.ala.org/bbooks/banned

We'll be there! ⬇️ (Needed all the more in light of today's horrific SCOTUS rulings.)

If you're going to #ALAAC25, don't miss this! Celebrate heroes and catch a keynote from the amazing @4nikkolas.bsky.social!

🎉 Who's joining us this Saturday @ #ALAAC25 for the @bannedtogetherdoc.bsky.social screening and #UniteAgainstBookBans organizing party? Stop by to connect with other advocates—share advocacy ideas, resources, and even create your own organizing materials! annual2025.eventscribe.net/index.asp?pr...

We support Florida school librarians & condemn their disparagement by the FL Board of Education. We are proud to see so many faith, education, and civil rights organizations defending the freedom to read. Read the joint letter ⤵️ Floridians: Ask your reps for a hearing: act.pen.org/a/hillsborou...

Some who ban books use religion as a cover to shut down the freedom to read. But this church is working to #UniteAgainstBookBans: “Our banned book collection is a way of encouraging thoughtful engagement..empathy for others.. These are not partisan goals—they are human &, for us, faith-driven ones.”