Arkansas Right to Read
@arrighttoread.bsky.social
Educating the public and opposing any current or future attempts to unconstitutionally infringe upon your right to read and access information.
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“Let students pick what they read, when they abandon a book, and what kind of reading feels meaningful.
Because identity grows in the places where we feel trusted.
We build book collections that reflect the world … Keep listening to what they reach for. And we fight to protect those choices.”
Because identity grows in the places where we feel trusted.
We build book collections that reflect the world … Keep listening to what they reach for. And we fight to protect those choices.”
This is the work. Not forcing reading or offering rewards, but building spaces where children feel safe enough, curious enough, and seen enough to want to read. Before we change students, we have to change the conditions we create around reading.
This Is the Work
This week, I was invited to sit down with with Dr. Sarah Sansbury, Leah Gregory, and Janette Derucki for the Can’t Shelve This podcast (releasing February 10th). The invitation was simple: come talk about reading culture. About what we actually do in our classrooms and schools that either invites children into reading or quietly pushes them away. That kind of conversation is my favorite.
pernillesripp.com
January 18, 2026 at 1:14 PM
“Let students pick what they read, when they abandon a book, and what kind of reading feels meaningful.
Because identity grows in the places where we feel trusted.
We build book collections that reflect the world … Keep listening to what they reach for. And we fight to protect those choices.”
Because identity grows in the places where we feel trusted.
We build book collections that reflect the world … Keep listening to what they reach for. And we fight to protect those choices.”
Reposted by Arkansas Right to Read
There are at least 10 states proposing really cruel, detrimental anti-library, anti-literature bills this legislative session. It's only January 18, so these won't be the only ones.
Here's what they are, what they do, and how you can respond.
Also note the outside agitators fueling these.
Here's what they are, what they do, and how you can respond.
Also note the outside agitators fueling these.
Even more bad library bills being proposed in state legislatures. Don't just read and understand what's at stake here–take action to help stop their progress.
Attempts to suppress LGBTQ+ books in libraries? They're not happening at the local level, folks.
buttondown.com/wellsourced/...
Attempts to suppress LGBTQ+ books in libraries? They're not happening at the local level, folks.
buttondown.com/wellsourced/...
Even More Bad Library Bills for 2026–and How to Fight Them Now
Two more bad bills have hit state legislatures in Indiana and Ohio. Here's what they are, what they do, and how to take action now.
buttondown.com
January 18, 2026 at 1:46 PM
There are at least 10 states proposing really cruel, detrimental anti-library, anti-literature bills this legislative session. It's only January 18, so these won't be the only ones.
Here's what they are, what they do, and how you can respond.
Also note the outside agitators fueling these.
Here's what they are, what they do, and how you can respond.
Also note the outside agitators fueling these.
Reposted by Arkansas Right to Read
Only 0.05% of students’ parents opted them out of these books.
Legislators are fighting a culture war to appease one twentieth of one percent of the population. We keep seeing this. @txfreedomread.bsky.social
@flfreedomread.bsky.social
@penamerica.bsky.social
www.thebanner.com/education/k-...
Legislators are fighting a culture war to appease one twentieth of one percent of the population. We keep seeing this. @txfreedomread.bsky.social
@flfreedomread.bsky.social
@penamerica.bsky.social
www.thebanner.com/education/k-...
These are the books families opted-out of after Supreme Court fight
Montgomery County Public Schools recently finished its first semester since the U.S. Supreme Court sided with a group of parents who sought the right to opt-out of lessons with LGBTQ themes.
www.thebanner.com
January 8, 2026 at 8:48 PM
Only 0.05% of students’ parents opted them out of these books.
Legislators are fighting a culture war to appease one twentieth of one percent of the population. We keep seeing this. @txfreedomread.bsky.social
@flfreedomread.bsky.social
@penamerica.bsky.social
www.thebanner.com/education/k-...
Legislators are fighting a culture war to appease one twentieth of one percent of the population. We keep seeing this. @txfreedomread.bsky.social
@flfreedomread.bsky.social
@penamerica.bsky.social
www.thebanner.com/education/k-...
Hi, world! We are Arkansas Right to Read Project, a grassroots nonprofit made up of Arkansans who believe in your right to read and access information.
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Arkansas Right To Read Project
www.arrighttoread.org
January 8, 2026 at 9:46 PM
Hi, world! We are Arkansas Right to Read Project, a grassroots nonprofit made up of Arkansans who believe in your right to read and access information.
Learn more about us and sign up for updates:
www.arrighttoread.org
Report censorship attempts in Arkansas:
www.arrighttoread.org/arkansas_int...
Learn more about us and sign up for updates:
www.arrighttoread.org
Report censorship attempts in Arkansas:
www.arrighttoread.org/arkansas_int...