Make sure to put AABB merch on your holiday list this year! You'll help support the freedom to read AND avoid getting yet another pack of tube socks.* *Ok, we can't gurantee that 2nd part, but the 1st part is still legit & we do have some great merch.

Got friends & family coming over for the holidays this year? Prep postcards with a stamp & a message to support the right to read legislation that's currently in the House for them to send to their Representatives.

What can your #GivingTuesday donation to AABB accomplish? A few examples: $25: One regional leader email address for coordinating local action $50: 250 stickers for a national conference $500: Travel for one author to speak to state legislators Little things that add up to big wins

We've been a little quiet as the House, our next focus is on vacation. While we wait for the next stage you can also support our efforts by donating to Authors Against Book Bans.

More than 1,800 banned titles in the 2023–2024 school year contained sex-related content. In a new interview, bestselling YA author @malindalo.bsky.social explains the necessity of reading those works in full before considering pulling them from shelves: pen.org/malinda-lo-i...

Our next goal is getting the freedom to read bill out of the House. Make sure to sign up for our newsletter for updates & actions. www.massfreedomtoread.org

Our next goal is getting the freedom to read bill out of the House. Make sure to sign up for our newsletter for updates & actions. www.massfreedomtoread.org

Congratulations MA! #FreedomtoRead bill with protections for authors now moves to the House! Call your MA reps! Great work @massaabb.bsky.social ! malegislature.gov/PressRoom/De...

UPDATE! An Act Regarding Free Expression passed the Senate yesterday WITH ALL OUR AMENDMENTS! Huge thank you to everyone who contacted your Senators on this tight timeline! Stay tuned for when this moves to the House. HOORAY!

One more bump for the deadline today! Let's make sure we have the best law possible!

I know @jocomerford.bsky.social supports this but I emailed her anyway! Constituents' voices are important.

Action needed from Massachusetts voters! #FreedomToRead @authorsabb.bsky.social

Hey, local friends! If you care about keeping MA school libraries safe from the right wing book-banning contingent, please take five minutes to contact your senator before Wednesday.

UPDATE! Several senators have filed amendments that, if passed, will significantly strengthen the bill! Please urge your senator to vote for Amendments 1, 4, 5, 6, and 18. This must be done before Wednesday, so the sooner the better. More details...1/5

One more bump of this! We'd don't have to settle for a bill that does pretty good work. We can push for gold-standard protections.

URGENT Call to Action: The Senate version of the S.2696 is moving out of committee BUT this version does not include any protections for book creators and only contains weak first amendment protections. The timing is tight: please email your senator before Wednesday, Nov. 12! More info:

URGENT Call to Action: The Senate version of the S.2696 is moving out of committee BUT this version does not include any protections for book creators and only contains weak first amendment protections. The timing is tight: please email your senator before Wednesday, Nov. 12! More info:

The MA Senate will be voting on An Act Regarding Free Expression on Thursday 11/13. This Boston Globe article touts this as a positive development, but while the protections for libraries are welcome, this version of the bill strips all protections from authors. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/08/m...

Local elections are happening all over Massachusetts next week, including for school boards! You know what happens when you assume, right? Do your research now to make sure you're voting for candidates that support the right to read

Have you signed up for the Mass Freedom to Read Coalition newsletter yet? That's the best way to stay up to date on efforts to pass the Freedom to Read legislation in Mass

Hello ##BookSky Your assignment this week! Adopt an upcoming election! That could mean, volunteering for your preferred candidate, making candidate score cards for a race, or making a donation. Focus is important to effective activism & preventing burnout! Reply with your adoption so we can amplify!

Thanks to The Tufts Daily for covering #MassFreedomToRead and An Act Regarding Free Expression! www.tuftsdaily.com/article/2025... @massaabb.bsky.social @authorsabb.bsky.social @danaalisonlevy.bsky.social

Reposting this video from the summer because every now & then it's important to remind yourself what is at stake. Have a great weekend!

They’ll have postcards you can fill out supporting anti-book banning legislature in Massachusetts!

If you're at the Boston Book Festival this weekend, make sure to visit us at the Beacon Press Booth 55

In August, S.2328 the freedom to read bill moved to the Senate Committee for Ways and Means where it's been sitting for a hot second. If you're state Senator is on the committee reach out to urge them to move the bill forward

Earlier in October the House version of An Act Regarding Free Expression was passed on to the House Committee on Ways and Means. If you're Representative is on the Committee tell them to keep the ball rolling! List of committee members here: malegislature.gov/Committees/D...

The @freedomreadproject.bsky.social has put together a guide for talking to your legislators about protecting the right to read. You don't always get a face to face so you need to make the most of it when you do!

BREAKING: A court ordered the Department of Defense to stop censoring educational materials discussing race and gender in schools on military bases. Books removed from the schools must be returned to the shelves immediately.

As we all continue to word on passing the Right to Read bills before the state legislature, what else would you like to see from the MA chapter of AABB?

Would you like to host of postcard writing party to support Mass's right to read legislation? If so, we'll provide the postcards! Just fill out this form: airtable.com/app3MTRqolF2...

Banned Books Week may be over but the fight for the freedom to read and the first amendment continues. I talked with author/artist Mike Curato (FLAMER) about his experiences as an often-banned creator in Massachusetts and beyond. #massfreedomtoread @massaabb.bsky.social @authorsabb.bsky.social

Are you attending a #NoKings protest in Mass on Saturday? If you bring a Right to Read sign, share a picture with us! We'll repost all pics with alt-text so the Skyline is full!

Do you know if your state representatives support the right to read legislation? If so have they made any public statements? Seems like they should

Not sure how you can best help protect the right to read? United Against Books Bans has put together this fun quiz to help you figure out what type of advocate your are!

Can't believe we let NEW YORK deliver a Right to Read bill to their governor before we did! :)

Are you an author or illustrator living in Massachusetts & want to help pass right to read legislation here? Join Authors Against Book Bans and then connect with the Massachusetts chapter. You'll have access to a discord with tons of resources & get newsletters with action items, info, & more.

Had to move today's Worcester Public Library + Worcester Cinema screening of @thelibrariansfilm.bsky.social to the main area of the building because the Banx Room wasn't big enough! Stop by between 2 and 4 pm for postcard writing screenprinting, and more w/ @massaabb.bsky.social! #BannedBooksWeek

The Worcester Public Library hosts Cookies, Coffee & Controversy on Sat 10/11 from 2-4PM We'll be there to discuss Freedom to Read legislation and the impact of book challenges in Massachusetts. #BannedBooksWeek

High Five Books in Florence, MA presents Snacks & Social Justice Fri Oct 10th 5:30pm - 7:00pm #BannedBooksWeek

It is a beautiful fall day in Camberville today! Which means it's a great day to walk around adding banned books to Little Free Libraries for #BannedBooksWeek (It's probably nice enough where are you too!) Find ones near you here: littlefreelibrary.org/map/

I was interviewed recently for a #BannedBooksWeek event I'm helping out with in my capacity as co-leader for @massaabb.bsky.social by @worcestermagazine.bsky.social Here's the link to the article I'm quoted in: www.worcestermag.com/story/entert...

Lovestruck Books in Harvard Square hosts Books Not Banned: Stories Under Threat, Communities in Action Thursday Oct 9th 6:00 PM-8:00 PM #BannedBooksWeek

Great thread on supporting Banned Books Week!

Readers of all ages are invited to drop in at the Westwood Public Library between 6 and 8:30pm on October 8 to browse our selection of banned books, nosh on some snacks, and settle down for some silent reading. #BannedBooksWeek

Share widely. Contact your electeds. Get this legislation over the finish line.

Hello #BookSky Are you still figuring out what you're doing for #BannedBooksWeek We'll help! Here's a framework for you: 1 Event or 1 Organization or 1 Person Here's what we mean...

It's banned books week and so I'm legally obligated to bully you, a person who has ever had their name on a book, into joining @authorsabb.bsky.social. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... We fight the source of book bans with calls to action, partnership w everyone in the game, and offer training.

Will you be in or around Webster tomorrow? The Gladys E Kelly Public Library is hosting a Banned books Read In in their Community Room from 6-7:30PM #BannedBooksWeek

Tomorrow! Join Belonging Books in Hyannis for a Banned Books Read In at 5PM #BannedBooksWeek