Hi Readers! We've got lots of exciting events coming up as we move into October and Banned Books Week! More details will be out soon, and we can't wait to see you there!

Hi readers!! September's Banned Book Club will be this Monday, Sept. 15, at 6:30 pm!! Join us in discussing milk and honey by Rupi Kaur, one of the original 13 books included in the blanket ban after H.B. 29 was signed in 2024. RSVP at: www.fightforthefirst.org/events/septe...

Re-upping this! Please join us this coming Saturday if you want to help fight book bans in Davis School District!

Our Banned Book Club is meeting next Tuesday, Aug 19th, at 6:30 to discuss Water for Elephants. Find more information here: www.fightforthefirst.org/events/augus...

Do you miss Scholastic Book Fairs? Us, too. Come join us at Kiitos this Saturday to recapture the energy. There will be books, bookish merch, and adult drag story hour. Plus, it fundraises for a good cause: Mosaics Resource Center.

Join us this Friday and Saturday at screenings of The LIbrarians!

Tonight’s the night! Online book club at 6:30 pm mt. www.fightforthefirst.org/events/banne...

Kudos to the team at Let Davis Read and everyone who took action for helping students keep access to good books!! Showing up and speaking up makes a difference!

Join us online on Tuesday, June 17 at 6:30 for our next Let Utah Read Banned Books Club. We'll be reading discussing Tricks by Ellen Hopkins. Click for Info and to RSVP www.fightforthefirst.org/events/banne...

Join us at 3 Cups in Holladay on May 20, 6:30 for the next Let Utah Read Book Club. We'll be discussing Beloved, by Toni Morrison which was recently banned by Granite SD. More info and RSVP: www.fightforthefirst.org/events/let-u...

Join us at 3 Cups in Holladay on May 20, 6:30 for the next Let Utah Read Book Club. We'll be discussing Beloved, by Toni Morrison which was recently banned by Granite SD. More info and RSVP: www.fightforthefirst.org/events/let-u...

Unless the Utah State Board of Education (USBE) takes action by July 4th, Water for Elephants, by Sara Gruen, will become 18th book permanently banned statewide in Utah. Please contact board members and ask them to overturn the ban and restore local control! letutahread.org/localcontrol

Teachers, librarians, book lovers, #BookSky! Join us Friday May 9th from 10AM-3PM for the Freedom Read-In, a free, all-day assembly of award-winning children's book authors reading from their own work to bring attention to and raise support for Freedom to Read bills that are active in 12 states...

Thanks to Martha Harris at KUER for covering our conversation with author Ellen Hopkins(@ellenhopkins.bsky.social) who has three books banned statewide in Utah www.kuer.org/education/20...

Did you miss our great conversation with author Ellen Hopkins last night? All is not lost! You can access the recording at: letutahread.org/events/hopkins @ellenhopkins.bsky.social

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See you tonight! 8pm Central!!!

Don't miss this conversation with Ellen Hopkins, a NY Times bestselling author, on April 24th, 7 pm (MT). Three of Ellen's book have been banned statewide by the state of Utah. RSVP to receive the event link at: www.fightforthefirst.org/events/a-con...

Let's talk about the freedom to read in Utah, and everywhere!

Don't miss this conversation with NY Times bestselling author Ellen Hopkins on April 24th, 7 pm (MT). Three of Ellen's book have been banned statewide by the state of Utah. RSVP to receive the event link at: letutahread.org/events/hopkins @ellenhopkins.bsky.social

Don't miss this conversation with NY Times bestselling author Ellen Hopkins on April 24th, 7 pm (MT). Three of Ellen's book have been banned statewide by the state of Utah. RSVP to receive the event link at: letutahread.org/events/hopkins @ellenhopkins.bsky.social

Thanks to @carmenreports.bsky.social for her excellent reporting on the recent bill and ongoing attempts to ban student access to materials in research databases based on repeatedly debunked claims and misinformation: www.sltrib.com/news/politic....

Come on out the the Legendarium in SLC tonight at 6:30 for our Banned Book Club. We'll be discussing the "Banned Together", the new book edited by by Ashley Hope Pérez. We'll have some t-shirt and sticker giveaways! RSVP appreciated but not required: www.fightforthefirst.org/events/banne...

On this National Day of Action for Libraries: SEND AN EMAIL: Save Federal IMLS Funding for Libraries letutahread.org/saveimls

New blog post: In the Defense of Banned Books: Why ‘The Bluest Eye’ Should Remain on the Shelves letutahread.org/blog/bluesteye

SAVE IMLS FUNDING! Tell our elected representatives that federal IMLS funding for libraries needs to be preserved! In 2024, IMLS provided nearly 2.3 million dollars to fund libraries services for Utahns. learn more and take action at: letutahread.org/saveimls

IMLS staff have been put on admin leave as of today. Learn more and take action at www.everylibrary.org/statement_im...

Communities are coming together to fight back www.al.com/news/2025/03...

Trump is threatening Federal Funding for Libraries; learn more and take action at saveimls.org.

President Donald J. Trump appointed Keith E. Sonderling as Acting Director of the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), raising significant concerns for the nation’s library and museum communities. www.everylibrary.org/statementson... via @everylibrary.bsky.social

They are reportedly coming for IMLS tomorrow. Please take action NOW to protect federal funding for libraries, and stop DOGE from cutting IMLS to the bone saveimls.org

Thanks to @johncusack.bsky.social for bringing attention to @everylibrary.bsky.social petition on IMLS funding for libraries. For complete info and opportunities to take action, see: saveimls.org

There is a new Executive Order (EO) targeting the Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS). What is IMLS, and how will cuts to IMLS funding impact Utahns and all Americans? Learn more and take action at: saveimls.org

There is a new Executive Order (EO) targeting the Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS). What is IMLS, and how will cuts to IMLS funding impact Utahns and all Americans? Learn more and take action at: saveimls.org

I know you all think booklooks is going ... but we also know that's not quite the story. Please give a hand in this district and support parents on the ground working hard for the freedom to read. cc @heykellyjensen.bsky.social www.fightforthefirst.org/petitions/st...

Librarian criminalization bills are growing in numbers across the US, but they're not new. Get to know what they are, how they began, what they mean, and what states are proposing them in 2025. That, plus this week's book censorship news: bookriot.com/librarian-cr...

SEND AN EMAIL: Stop Trump's E.O. Attacking Federal Funding for Libraries action.everylibrary.org/emaileo2025 via @everylibrary.bsky.social

In a new executive order, Trump has targeted the federal agency charged with distributing congressionally approved funds to state libraries and to library, museum, and archives program grant recipients. www.everylibrary.org/statementiml... via @everylibrary.bsky.social

New Blog Post: Censoring Library Databases: A Battle Won But the War Continues letutahread.org/blog/abattle...

Paging @letutahread.bsky.social, @authorsabb.bsky.social, #utpol, @everylibrary.bsky.social, @heykellyjensen.bsky.social, and other #freadom advocates: Two new #bannedbook challenges in Davis School District (Utah). One is a Game of Thrones book. The other is ALMOST ADULTING by Arden Rose. 1/

The parents of these students are fighting for our freedoms abroad, yet those same freedoms are being eroded in their children's schools at home. action.everylibrary.org/dodschools via @everylibrary.bsky.social

HB473, Utah’s database censorship bill, is officially dead!! Thank you to everyone who signed the petition and reached out to your legislators!

Utah has banned a 17th book statewide --Tricks, by Ellen Hopkins. This is the THIRD book by Hopkins to be banned statewide, and THE 15th written by a female author. The State School Board has 60 days to overturn this ban. Send an email today: letutahread.org/localcontrol @ellenhopkins.bsky.social

"To me, EveryLibrary is the pre-eminent nonprofit that focus on helping librarians defend their funding, collections, and occasionally, employees. There are petitions to share, a section on legislative news, info on crowdfunding campaigns, and more." www.infotoday.com/cilmag/mar25...

Book banning isn’t about protection—it’s about control. Every censored story is a lost opportunity for growth, empathy, and understanding. We stand for intellectual freedom and the right to read without restriction! Join us in the fight against censorship and let’s keep stories alive.

Don't censor research databases in Utah! Take action today: letutahread.org/hb473

Don't censor research databases in Utah! Take action today: www.fightforthefirst.org/petitions/do...

Event: "For the Love of Books: Authors and Legislators on the Right to Read," a free event open to the public! letutahread.org/events/for-t... (Sponsored by our friends at "For the Love of EveryLibrary")

New post: The Fight Against Book Bans Goes Federal letutahread.org/blog/dod.