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#BookBans

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petersuber

𝗧𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗱: Moms for Liberty removing books from elementary school libraries for age-inappropriate discussions of sex

𝗪𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗱: Defense Department removing books from the US Naval Academy library for promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion

apnews.com/article/military-ac

An entrance to the U.S. Naval Academy campus in Annapolis, Md., is seen Jan. 9, 2014. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
AP News · Naval Academy removes nearly 400 books from library in new DEI purge ordered by Hegseth's officeBy Lolita Baldor
#BookBans#Books#Censorship
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nuagezero

Each year during the American Library Association’s “Banned Books Week,” librarians display famous books that have been challenged in the past as well as the most frequently challenged books in the present day. This book-centric approach seems to be the standard. By focusing on the books themselves, however, do librarians tacitly concede that these books are indeed controversial?

inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe.or

www.inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe.orgRethinking Banned Books Exhibits in the Library – In the Library with the Lead Pipe
#censorship#bookbans#usa
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azteclady

Via Kelly Jensen: "South Carolina State Board of Education members question the mechanisms giving one person power to ban books state wide and table the decision to remove 10 more titles from schools. This is an outcome that wasn't expected, and the feedback many of the SC BOE members gave was really, really good. Some have figured out they've become a tool of an agenda (though they say it much more diplomatically)."

#Libraries #SouthCarolina #BookBans

bookriot.com/south-carolina-po

BOOK RIOT · South Carolina Postpones Vote on Banning 10 Books StatewideSouth Carolina State Board of Education members question the mechanisms giving one person power to ban books state wide and table the decision to remove 10 more titles from schools.
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infoDOCKET

Statement: PEN America, ACLU of South Carolina Express Alarm Over More Pending Statewide School Book Bans pen.org/press-release/pen-amer
#bookbans #libraries #books @penamerica

PEN AmericaPEN America, ACLU of South Carolina Express Alarm Over More Pending Statewide School Book Bans - PEN AmericaPEN America and the ACLU of South Carolina raised alarm today over the potential banning of ten more books statewide in S.C. public schools on April 1.The book titles are largely for young adult readers by women and LGBTQ+ authors that focus on diverse groups or difficult real-world topics. In an initial vote earlier this month, a review committee unanimously recommended the titles be banned statewide. A final vote on the recommendations is scheduled for Tuesday at 1PM ET by the state Board of Education.
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azteclady

Via Kelly Jensen: "Rutherford County Library System (TN) just banned any books "promoting" transgender issues to minors.

This is a public library. Because, as we've said over and over, the "we're only doing it at schools" was a lie all along.

This will continue to happen. "

Keeping children ignorant from sexuality to gender issues, by the way, endangers them, always.

#Libraries #BookBans #TransRightsAreHumanRights

Beware: url for article uses as transphobic slur

dnj.com/story/news/2025/03/18/

The Daily News Journal · Divided Rutherford County Library System Board bans transgender books 'to protect children'By , The Daily News Journal
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petersuber

New evidence that #BookBans backfire.
pubsonline.informs.org/doi/10.

"We find that the circulations of banned books increased by 12%, on average, compared with comparable nonbanned titles after the ban. We also find that banning a book in a state leads to increased circulation in states without bans…Books with higher visibility on social media following the ban see an increase in consumption."

PS: It's not clear how much book bans would backfire without protests and publicity. But it's now clear that protests and publicity help them backfire. Keep it up.

#Books#Censorship#Libraries
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kriykat

Chris Hedges: Trump’s War on Education
consortiumnews.com/2025/03/14/
The U.S. president’s cuts to education under the guise of fighting anti-Semitism are an effort to enforce totalitarianism in the minds of future generations. Questions are not to be asked, myths are to be enforced. By Chris Hedges ScheerPost The…
#Politics #Analysis #CivilRights #History #HumanRights #Racism #RightWing #TrumpAdministration #AntiSemitism #BookBans #ChrisHedges #Dei #DonaldTrump #Education #EllenSchrecker #HannahArendt #HowardZinn #JasonStanley #Libertarianism #Propaganda #Totalitarianism

Consortium News · Chris Hedges: Trump’s War on EducationThe U.S. president's cuts to education under the guise of fighting anti-Semitism are an effort to enforce totalitarianism in the minds of future generations. Questions are not to be asked, myths are to be enforced.    By Chris Hedges ScheerPost The attacks on colleges and universities —
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azteclady

@romancelandia @bookstodon #Romancelandia
"The guide to contested Illinois public school board elections, taking place April 1, is live.

This guide is different from the public library guide, in that it's intended to be 1. collaborative and 2. an exercise in how to find info on local elections."

#Libraries #Illinois #BookBans

buttondown.com/wellsourced/arc

Well Sourced by Kelly Jensen · The Illinois Library Lovers Guide to Public Library Elections, April 1, 2025By Well Sourced by Kelly Jensen
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Fuzzy Leapfrog

Gemeinsam mit der Kommission für Queere Hochschulpolitik der #bukof (Bundeskonferenz der Frauen- und Gleichstellungsbeauftragten an Hochschulen) organisieren wir Queerbrarians ein queeres Online-Event zum #WorldBookDay 📚

Nach einem einführenden deutschen Vortrag von mir sprechen Eve & Lucie. Sie kämpfen gegen die #BookBans in ihrem County in Tennessee.

Das Event ist kostenfrei und braucht keine Anmeldung. Alle Interessierten sind herzlich willkommen.

Flyer & Infos

queerbrarians.de/2025/03/13/on

Flyer des Events Oben das Logo der Queerbrarians mit ihrem Slogan: Wir verleihen Vielfalt Celebrating the freedom to read A queer event on the World Book Day 23. April 2025 | 16:30 Uhr Zwischen den Zeilen: Bibliotheken und verbotene Bücher von Deutschland bis in die USA Referentin: Claudia Frick, TH Köln Claudia Frick ist Professorin für Informationsdienstleistungen und Wissenschaftskommunikation an der TH Köln. Nach ihrer Promotion in Meteorologie absolvierte sie einen berufsbegleitenden Master in Bibliotheks- und Informationswissenschaft. Read Banned Books: It's Good for Everyone Speaker: Eve Boger and Lucie Pitt, Wilco Iris Eve Boger holds an M.D. in Pediatrics and is the Executive Director of Wilco Iris, a non-profit organization working to build an inclusive and empowered community for queer youth in Tennessee, USA. Lucie Pitt, a Wilco Iris student leader alumni, is a junior at Loyola University Chicago majoring in theology and minoring in women and gender studies. Use the QR Code to join the event via Zoom! Meeting ID: 66617007814 | Passcode: 254861 Kommission für Queere Hochschulpolitik der bukof
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Bagolina

#BookBans jouez avec les #bibliothécaires
littlefreelibrary.org/about/bo
Expanding access to #books is at the heart of our mission. The rise of book bans in America goes against our organization’s core values — especially when the bans overwhelmingly target #BIPOC and #LGBTQ+ authors. When these voices and perspectives are erased through book bans, our world becomes a less informed, less empathetic, and less inclusive place. #trump

Little Free LibraryBook Bans - Little Free LibraryExpanding access to books is at the heart of our mission. The rise of book bans in America goes against our organization’s core values — especially when the bans overwhelmingly… Continue reading Book Bans
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