FreedomToRead

Joy of Reading | Donalyn Miller, Teri Lesesne

My plan of action is to vote. I'm privileged to live in a state where I can sit down at home with my ballot and voter's pamphlet. I can take as much time as I need to make informed decisions. We can liberate libraries and librarians in states where books are being banned. Children are not free if they can't see themselves in what they read. #ala #freedomtoread #dayofaction #americanlibraryassociation #vote #blm #lgbtq+ #transrights saves lives.

lynneamch Librarians are my friends and my heroes! 💙 📚 2mo

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AroundTheBookWorld

Rebel Rose (Volume 1) | Emma Theriault

By sentencing writer Hossein Shanbehzadeh to 12 years in prison—merely for tweeting a period—Iranian authorities demonstrate the absurdity of their attempts to silence writers and critics. We urge the Tehran court to quash Shanbehzadeh's conviction.

Iran has jailed the second-most writers in the world for their expression.

https://iranwire.com/en/news/133478-iran-sentences-editor-to-12-years-in-prison/

#FreedomToRead #BanBigotsNotBooks 🇮🇷 📚

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AllDebooks

Banned Books | DK

One of my all-time favourite books is on the banned books list. I'm really enjoying this Audible edition during #bannedbooksweek2023
I fully support #freedomtoread and endorse all endeavours to turn the tide on archaic censorship.

The whole point of writing and literature is to open our minds to new thoughts and experiences we might not ordinarily have access to. ⬇️

AllDebooks Whole worlds, characters, creatures, adventures, ideas and knowledge await the turn of a page. There is no such thing as a prescribed reading list. Each reader has the ability to read and understand text, forming their own opinions, contextualising and debating. All of this helps make us more compassionate, empathetic people. Reading feeds our very humanity, or it should.
The banned books in America makes me sick to my stomach. ⬇️ 1y

AllDebooks We need to fight this and stop the rot now. I think a child would be done more harm from elitist, narrow-minded, toxic views of what's 'normal', than they would reading a book that makes them think. See Alan Cummings video on how his book about his 2 dogs was banned because they have 2 Dads!!

Look to see how you can help and get involved.
https://bannedbooksweek.org/
https://pen.org/banned-book-week-action/

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AllDebooks https://www.instagram.com/p/Cx7nLSVslyz/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== 1y

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Loreen

Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic | Alison Bechdel

It‘s the last day of #bannedbookweek2021. This graphic novel has been challenged many times for the following reasons: #pornographic #lgbtq #druguse #sexualviolence #sexualsituations #readbannedbooks kids! #freedomtoread #bannedbooks #bannedbooksweek

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CindyMyLifeIsLit

Banned Books: Challenging Our Freedom to Read | Robert P. Doyle

It‘s Banned Books Week! Let‘s celebrate our intellectual freedom and read a book that someone, at some point, tried to censor! #ReadBannedBooks #FreedomtoRead

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Loreen

Sula 2 | Toni Morrison

My read for #bannedbookweek. #bannedbook #popsugar2020 #tonimorrison #sula #ireadbannedbooks #donttellmewhattoread #freedomtoread #blm #blmreading #rebelreader

readordierachel Such a good book 💕 4y

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Crinoline_Laphroaig

Beyond Magenta: Transgender Teens Speak Out | Susan Kuklin

Much like these Rebel Spider Lilies who jumped the fence; I don't like being told what to do. So I'm always excited for Banned Books Week. Celebrate The Freedom to Read Sep 27 - Oct 3. I'll be rereading my favorite #3 and finishing up my #top10challengedbooks by reading #2 Beyond Magenta. ✊
#bannendbooksweek #2020 #freedomtoread
#donttellmewhattoread #ireadbannedbooks #rebelreader #mymotherwouldnotapprove

GingerAntics Both of those books look really good. 4y

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I‘m happy to know what these are called! I have some and I love them 💞 4y

Crinoline_Laphroaig @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks proper name https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lycoris_radiata 4y

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Crinoline_Laphroaig thank you!! They come and go so quickly!! 4y

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Moonprismpower

The Freedom to Read | American Library Association

The Missouri Library Association is fighting against Missouri House Bill 2044 which would appoint a “parent group” to pass into law censorship of library books. I can only hope the librarians and library patrons who fight against this censorship win this battle. #censorship #freedomtoread #ala #ireadbannedbooks

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