Massachusetts Authors Against Book Bans
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Massachusetts Authors Against Book Bans is a state affiliate of Authors Against Book Bans, book creators fighting for our freedom to read. #MassFreedomToRead https://www.massfreedomtoread.org/ www.authorsagainstbookbans.com
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ICE cannot be reformed. It must be abolished.
January 11, 2026 at 4:06 PM
ICE cannot be reformed. It must be abolished.
Our primary goal this year, is getting the Freedom to Read bill passed! It's been passed in the Senate & now we need to move it out of the House. Sign up for your newsletter for updates & action items: www.massfreedomtoread.org
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January 13, 2026 at 6:52 PM
Our primary goal this year, is getting the Freedom to Read bill passed! It's been passed in the Senate & now we need to move it out of the House. Sign up for your newsletter for updates & action items: www.massfreedomtoread.org
We can't sit back and assume being in a blue state will protect the rights of educators, librarians, and students to read a wide and diverse array of voices. We need to pass the right to read legislation out of the House & get it signed ASAP
Massachusetts father who sued school district over kindergarten books with LGBTQ characters scores win in court
Massachusetts father who sued school district over kindergarten books with LGBTQ characters scores win in federal court
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January 5, 2026 at 2:45 PM
We can't sit back and assume being in a blue state will protect the rights of educators, librarians, and students to read a wide and diverse array of voices. We need to pass the right to read legislation out of the House & get it signed ASAP
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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.
*Ok, we can't gurantee that 2nd part, but the 1st part is still legit & we do have some great merch.
Authors Against Book Bans
Official AABB Merch. Perfect to wear while fighting book bans. Great for school board meetings, conferences, marching for our rights, and annoying THAT neighbor. (You know the one.) Show off your love...
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December 12, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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.
*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.
December 4, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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.
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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
$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
Donate - Authors Against Book Bans
Thank you for donating to Authors Against Book Bans. Your donation directly supports the freedom to read by powering our work with our partner organizations, bringing the author muscle to the fight…
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December 2, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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
$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.
Happy Friday! In order to continue fighting on behalf of all books, all authors, & all readers Authors Against Book Bans is fundraising. No donation is too small & all are tax deductible!
Donate - Authors Against Book Bans
Thank you for donating to Authors Against Book Bans. Your donation directly supports the freedom to read by powering our work with our partner organizations, bringing the author muscle to the fight to...
www.authorsagainstbookbans.com
November 30, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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.
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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...
Uneasy About Sexual Content in a YA Novel? ‘Read the Whole Book,’ Urges Author Malinda Lo
“That’s why there is sexuality in my books: because it is part of life. There’s no nefarious purpose,” says author Malinda Lo.
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November 26, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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...
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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
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November 20, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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
Mass Freedom To Read
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November 20, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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
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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...
Great work @massaabb.bsky.social ! malegislature.gov/PressRoom/De...
Senate Passes Bill Guarding Against Politically Motivated Book Bans
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center"><em>Bill guards against political bias in library decisions, protects librarians from reprisals</em></p>
<p><strong>(BOSTON—11/13/2025) </strong>The Massachus...
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November 15, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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...
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!
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
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:
November 14, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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!
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
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:
November 12, 2025 at 5:35 PM
One more bump for the deadline today! Let's make sure we have the best law possible!
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I know @jocomerford.bsky.social supports this but I emailed her anyway! Constituents' voices are important.
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
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:
November 12, 2025 at 12:04 AM
I know @jocomerford.bsky.social supports this but I emailed her anyway! Constituents' voices are important.
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Action needed from Massachusetts voters! #FreedomToRead @authorsabb.bsky.social
Yay Massachusetts! Amendments added to the bill, "An Act Regarding Free Expression." They make the bill even stronger. Please contact your STATE Senator & urge them to support the bill with these amendments. Directions: preview.mailerlite.io/emails/webvi... #ReadFree #FReadom #AuthorsAgainstBookBans
NEW Call to Action to Protect the Freedom to Read
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November 11, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Action needed from Massachusetts voters! #FreedomToRead @authorsabb.bsky.social
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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
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:
November 11, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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
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 - Email Your Senators! — Mass Freedom To Read
Mass Freedom To Read learned late on Thursday that An Act Regarding Free Expression (renamed S. 2696) has moved out of the Senate Ways and Means Committee and will be going to a floor vote next Thursd...
www.massfreedomtoread.org
November 11, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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 - Email Your Senators! — Mass Freedom To Read
Mass Freedom To Read learned late on Thursday that An Act Regarding Free Expression (renamed S. 2696) has moved out of the Senate Ways and Means Committee and will be going to a floor vote next Thursd...
www.massfreedomtoread.org
November 10, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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.
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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 - Email Your Senators! — Mass Freedom To Read
Mass Freedom To Read learned late on Thursday that An Act Regarding Free Expression (renamed S. 2696) has moved out of the Senate Ways and Means Committee and will be going to a floor vote next Thursd...
www.massfreedomtoread.org
November 8, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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:
URGENT Call to Action - Email Your Senators! — Mass Freedom To Read
Mass Freedom To Read learned late on Thursday that An Act Regarding Free Expression (renamed S. 2696) has moved out of the Senate Ways and Means Committee and will be going to a floor vote next Thursd...
www.massfreedomtoread.org
November 8, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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:
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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...
Republicans have made it easier for book bans across the country. Massachusetts Democrats are looking to curb them here. - The Boston Globe
The Massachusetts Senate will vote Thursday on legislation that would create a set of rules and restrictions for school districts to follow when adding or removing school library materials.
www.bostonglobe.com
November 8, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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
October 30, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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
Mass Freedom To Read
Mass Freedom to Read is a coalition of Massachusetts parents and readers, authors and creators, libraries, booksellers, and publishers. We believe that freedom of expression, including the freedom to…
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October 27, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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
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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!
October 26, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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!
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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
Battling book bans in Beantown and beyond - The Tufts Daily
I consider myself to be generally aware of the state of book banning in the United States. I read about the fights going on in school districts and libraries throughout Florida, Tennessee and Texas. I...
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October 24, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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