ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom
@oif.bsky.social
The official account for the ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom. Fighting book bans and censorship in libraries since 1967. ala.org/bbooks
#BannedBooksWeek is just around the corner! We have posters, bookmarks, & more to show the world that Censorship Is So 1984 - Read for Your Rights! Order NOW to ensure ontime delivery. bit.ly/censorship-1984
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September 17, 2025 at 1:39 PM
#BannedBooksWeek is just around the corner! We have posters, bookmarks, & more to show the world that Censorship Is So 1984 - Read for Your Rights! Order NOW to ensure ontime delivery. bit.ly/censorship-1984
Get #CensorshipIsSo1984 apparel & other banned books designs at bit.ly/BBWk1984
Get #CensorshipIsSo1984 apparel & other banned books designs at bit.ly/BBWk1984
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Have you stocked up for #BannedBooksWeek? We have posters, bookmarks, & more to show the world that Censorship Is So 1984 - Read for Your Rights! Order by Sept 18 to ensure ontime delivery. bit.ly/censorship-1984
Get #CensorshipIsSo1984 apparel & other banned books designs A bit.ly/BBWk1984
Get #CensorshipIsSo1984 apparel & other banned books designs A bit.ly/BBWk1984
September 9, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Have you stocked up for #BannedBooksWeek? We have posters, bookmarks, & more to show the world that Censorship Is So 1984 - Read for Your Rights! Order by Sept 18 to ensure ontime delivery. bit.ly/censorship-1984
Get #CensorshipIsSo1984 apparel & other banned books designs A bit.ly/BBWk1984
Get #CensorshipIsSo1984 apparel & other banned books designs A bit.ly/BBWk1984
Congratualtions to the recipients of the 2025 Eleanor Roosevelt Bannd Book Awards! 😍 Join the celebration on 10/11/25, during #BannedBooksWeek! w/ @penamerica.bsky.social @ftrf.bsky.social @ncacensorship.bsky.social @ncte.org @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social
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July 22, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Congratualtions to the recipients of the 2025 Eleanor Roosevelt Bannd Book Awards! 😍 Join the celebration on 10/11/25, during #BannedBooksWeek! w/ @penamerica.bsky.social @ftrf.bsky.social @ncacensorship.bsky.social @ncte.org @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social
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It's the last day for the Big Chair at #ALAAC25! Come by the Grand Hall now to tell your banned books story! W/ @sagepub.com @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social @bannedbooksweek.bsky.social
My 💜! It's @halseanderson.bsky.social in the Big Chair at #ALAAC25! Come tell your banned book story in the Grand Hall by registration! Thank you, @sagepub.com for the amazing work! W/ @uabookbans.bsky.social @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social @bannedbooksweek.bsky.social
June 29, 2025 at 7:09 PM
It's the last day for the Big Chair at #ALAAC25! Come by the Grand Hall now to tell your banned books story! W/ @sagepub.com @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social @bannedbooksweek.bsky.social
Don't miss this exhibit, y'all! You can meet the artist, Sheryl Oring, and talk about her powerful statement on censorship...
Don't miss the amazing Writer's Block exhibit in the Grand Hall at #ALAAC25! Find it next to the Big Chair & meet artist Sheryl Oring! @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social
June 29, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Don't miss this exhibit, y'all! You can meet the artist, Sheryl Oring, and talk about her powerful statement on censorship...
Don't miss the amazing Writer's Block exhibit in the Grand Hall at #ALAAC25! Find it next to the Big Chair & meet artist Sheryl Oring! @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social
June 28, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Don't miss the amazing Writer's Block exhibit in the Grand Hall at #ALAAC25! Find it next to the Big Chair & meet artist Sheryl Oring! @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social
My 💜! It's @halseanderson.bsky.social in the Big Chair at #ALAAC25! Come tell your banned book story in the Grand Hall by registration! Thank you, @sagepub.com for the amazing work! W/ @uabookbans.bsky.social @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social @bannedbooksweek.bsky.social
June 28, 2025 at 7:55 PM
My 💜! It's @halseanderson.bsky.social in the Big Chair at #ALAAC25! Come tell your banned book story in the Grand Hall by registration! Thank you, @sagepub.com for the amazing work! W/ @uabookbans.bsky.social @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social @bannedbooksweek.bsky.social
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Join us June 28th - 29th at #ALAAC25 as we partner with @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social and @uabookbans.bsky.social to bring back Banned Books from the Big Chair.
Experience our banned books exhibit and "Read For Your Rights."
Learn about Banned Books Week in October: www.ala.org/bbooks/banned
Experience our banned books exhibit and "Read For Your Rights."
Learn about Banned Books Week in October: www.ala.org/bbooks/banned
June 27, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Join us June 28th - 29th at #ALAAC25 as we partner with @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social and @uabookbans.bsky.social to bring back Banned Books from the Big Chair.
Experience our banned books exhibit and "Read For Your Rights."
Learn about Banned Books Week in October: www.ala.org/bbooks/banned
Experience our banned books exhibit and "Read For Your Rights."
Learn about Banned Books Week in October: www.ala.org/bbooks/banned
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Don't forget to visit the Big Chair during #ALAAC25! Find it in the Grand Concourse near registration! Sponsored by @sagepub.com @oif.bsky.social @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social
June 28, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Don't forget to visit the Big Chair during #ALAAC25! Find it in the Grand Concourse near registration! Sponsored by @sagepub.com @oif.bsky.social @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social
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Don’t miss the Intellectual Freedom Awards at ALA Annual w/ @ftrf.bsky.social, @ifrt-ala.bsky.social, and @ischoolui.bsky.social!
6/27, 7:30pm, Philly Marriott Salon E.
#ALAAC25 attendees welcome.
Keynote by NYT Bestseller @4nikkolas.bsky.social!
bit.ly/IFawards2025
6/27, 7:30pm, Philly Marriott Salon E.
#ALAAC25 attendees welcome.
Keynote by NYT Bestseller @4nikkolas.bsky.social!
bit.ly/IFawards2025
June 24, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Don’t miss the Intellectual Freedom Awards at ALA Annual w/ @ftrf.bsky.social, @ifrt-ala.bsky.social, and @ischoolui.bsky.social!
6/27, 7:30pm, Philly Marriott Salon E.
#ALAAC25 attendees welcome.
Keynote by NYT Bestseller @4nikkolas.bsky.social!
bit.ly/IFawards2025
6/27, 7:30pm, Philly Marriott Salon E.
#ALAAC25 attendees welcome.
Keynote by NYT Bestseller @4nikkolas.bsky.social!
bit.ly/IFawards2025
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Join us for the Intellectual Freedom Awards at ALA Annual Conference 2025.
June 27, 7:30 pm, Philadelphia Marriott, Salon E. bit.ly/IFawards2025
This even is open to all registered ALA Conference attendees.
Special thanks to OverDrive, PRH, Macmillan, Sage Publishing, and Simon and Schuster.
June 27, 7:30 pm, Philadelphia Marriott, Salon E. bit.ly/IFawards2025
This even is open to all registered ALA Conference attendees.
Special thanks to OverDrive, PRH, Macmillan, Sage Publishing, and Simon and Schuster.
June 27, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Join us for the Intellectual Freedom Awards at ALA Annual Conference 2025.
June 27, 7:30 pm, Philadelphia Marriott, Salon E. bit.ly/IFawards2025
This even is open to all registered ALA Conference attendees.
Special thanks to OverDrive, PRH, Macmillan, Sage Publishing, and Simon and Schuster.
June 27, 7:30 pm, Philadelphia Marriott, Salon E. bit.ly/IFawards2025
This even is open to all registered ALA Conference attendees.
Special thanks to OverDrive, PRH, Macmillan, Sage Publishing, and Simon and Schuster.
Don’t miss the Intellectual Freedom Awards at ALA Annual w/ @ftrf.bsky.social @ifrt-ala.bsky.social @ischoolui.bsky.social! 6/27, 7:30pm, Philly Marriott Salon E. #ALAAC25 attendees welcome. Keynote by NYT Bestseller @4nikkolas.bsky.social! bit.ly/IFawards2025
June 20, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Don’t miss the Intellectual Freedom Awards at ALA Annual w/ @ftrf.bsky.social @ifrt-ala.bsky.social @ischoolui.bsky.social! 6/27, 7:30pm, Philly Marriott Salon E. #ALAAC25 attendees welcome. Keynote by NYT Bestseller @4nikkolas.bsky.social! bit.ly/IFawards2025
Congratulations to the recipients of @ifrt-ala.bsky.social intellectual freedom awards! Thank you @illibraryassoc.bsky.social @soltmann.bsky.social and Nate Coulter for being free speech heroes! www.ala.org/news/2025/05...
May 30, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Congratulations to the recipients of @ifrt-ala.bsky.social intellectual freedom awards! Thank you @illibraryassoc.bsky.social @soltmann.bsky.social and Nate Coulter for being free speech heroes! www.ala.org/news/2025/05...
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Time is running out. Make your calls NOW to #FundLibraries.
Call Congress now: bit.ly/Call2FundLibraries
#ForOurLibraries
Call Congress now: bit.ly/Call2FundLibraries
#ForOurLibraries
We're almost out of time to #FundLibraries. We need you to call Congress TODAY.
Tell Congress to fund libraries in next year's federal budget: bit.ly/Call2FundLibraries
Without sustained funding, legal wins for the future of the Institute of Museum & Library Services will only be temporary.
Tell Congress to fund libraries in next year's federal budget: bit.ly/Call2FundLibraries
Without sustained funding, legal wins for the future of the Institute of Museum & Library Services will only be temporary.
May 16, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Time is running out. Make your calls NOW to #FundLibraries.
Call Congress now: bit.ly/Call2FundLibraries
#ForOurLibraries
Call Congress now: bit.ly/Call2FundLibraries
#ForOurLibraries
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“We’re watching Huntington Beach closely. We’ve traditionally looked to the courts to preserve our civil liberties, but in a time when litigation takes years, it might be more effective to go to the ballot box…”
— Deborah Caldwell-Stone, @oif.bsky.social director
www.politico.com/news/2025/05...
— Deborah Caldwell-Stone, @oif.bsky.social director
www.politico.com/news/2025/05...
Librarians take on MAGA in California beach town
As conservatives target library content and funding across the country, bookworms and librarians are teaming up in a California beach town to take their case to voters.
www.politico.com
May 19, 2025 at 3:52 PM
“We’re watching Huntington Beach closely. We’ve traditionally looked to the courts to preserve our civil liberties, but in a time when litigation takes years, it might be more effective to go to the ballot box…”
— Deborah Caldwell-Stone, @oif.bsky.social director
www.politico.com/news/2025/05...
— Deborah Caldwell-Stone, @oif.bsky.social director
www.politico.com/news/2025/05...
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Libraries nationwide are facing incredibly difficult decisions as federal funding cuts impact programs & services: apnews.com/article/inst...
We need to act NOW. Call Congress and tell them to #FundLibraries, while there's still time: bit.ly/Call2FundLibraries #ForOurLibraries
We need to act NOW. Call Congress and tell them to #FundLibraries, while there's still time: bit.ly/Call2FundLibraries #ForOurLibraries
Libraries are cutting back on staff and services after Trump's order to dismantle small agency
Libraries across the United States have cut back on some digital services weeks after the Trump administration's move to dismantle the Institute of Museum and Library Services.
apnews.com
May 19, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Libraries nationwide are facing incredibly difficult decisions as federal funding cuts impact programs & services: apnews.com/article/inst...
We need to act NOW. Call Congress and tell them to #FundLibraries, while there's still time: bit.ly/Call2FundLibraries #ForOurLibraries
We need to act NOW. Call Congress and tell them to #FundLibraries, while there's still time: bit.ly/Call2FundLibraries #ForOurLibraries
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🎉📽️ Join us on Day One of #ALAAC25 for an exclusive screening of "The Librarians," a powerful documentary about the fight for truth, democracy, and access to information. Stick around for a live Q&A with the director and the librarians featured in the film. Register Now. bit.ly/ALAAC25-Regi...
May 19, 2025 at 8:19 PM
🎉📽️ Join us on Day One of #ALAAC25 for an exclusive screening of "The Librarians," a powerful documentary about the fight for truth, democracy, and access to information. Stick around for a live Q&A with the director and the librarians featured in the film. Register Now. bit.ly/ALAAC25-Regi...
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We ❤️ to see so many different groups coming together to #UniteAgainstBookBans! We’re stronger together. Thank you to @freadomfighters.bsky.social and all who spoke up for libraries and the freedom to read today in Texas.
So we thank the authors, parents, grandparents, veterans, librarians, and citizens who spoke up for library access today. We ask the legislature - Don't mess with Texas libraries! @aclutx.bsky.social @equalitytexas.bsky.social @aabbri.bsky.social @everylibrary.bsky.social #txlege
May 19, 2025 at 10:40 PM
We ❤️ to see so many different groups coming together to #UniteAgainstBookBans! We’re stronger together. Thank you to @freadomfighters.bsky.social and all who spoke up for libraries and the freedom to read today in Texas.
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NEW: ALA welcomes the ruling in federal court in Rhode Island directing the Administration to reverse its actions to eliminate the Institute of Museum & Library Services.
Read more about the impacts of the ruling - which is temporary & limited in geographic scope: www.ala.org/news/2025/05...
Read more about the impacts of the ruling - which is temporary & limited in geographic scope: www.ala.org/news/2025/05...
May 15, 2025 at 8:49 PM
NEW: ALA welcomes the ruling in federal court in Rhode Island directing the Administration to reverse its actions to eliminate the Institute of Museum & Library Services.
Read more about the impacts of the ruling - which is temporary & limited in geographic scope: www.ala.org/news/2025/05...
Read more about the impacts of the ruling - which is temporary & limited in geographic scope: www.ala.org/news/2025/05...
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For 225 years, the Library of Congress has collected America’s stories and kept Congress informed. The American Library Association stands with America’s library.
![The Library of Congress belongs to Congress and the American people. [Logos: Show up for our libraries - American Library Association]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:q5qyswhppr7tiskw43xhcv7f/bafkreib3eioahb3b27g7vdp65hu4bmfloqxp3k3frylkwhdtg6bnfbl7iy@jpeg)
May 15, 2025 at 6:43 PM
For 225 years, the Library of Congress has collected America’s stories and kept Congress informed. The American Library Association stands with America’s library.
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NEW: Congress is pushing back on the President's actions at the Library of Congress. Our federal legislature MUST show up for its library & intervene: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
You can take action to Show Up #ForOurLibraries. Tell Congress to #FundLibraries: bit.ly/Call2FundLibraries
You can take action to Show Up #ForOurLibraries. Tell Congress to #FundLibraries: bit.ly/Call2FundLibraries
In rare move, Congress pushes back on Trump over Library of Congress
Lawmakers are raising separation-of-powers concerns as the White House seeks to install a Justice Department official at the legislative-branch institution.
www.washingtonpost.com
May 14, 2025 at 3:28 PM
NEW: Congress is pushing back on the President's actions at the Library of Congress. Our federal legislature MUST show up for its library & intervene: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
You can take action to Show Up #ForOurLibraries. Tell Congress to #FundLibraries: bit.ly/Call2FundLibraries
You can take action to Show Up #ForOurLibraries. Tell Congress to #FundLibraries: bit.ly/Call2FundLibraries
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ALA is alarmed by the termination of the Digital Equity Act grants program, a seismic investment in America's digital infrastructure.
This abrupt & illegal termination is extremely concerning for the libraries relying on funding to connect their communities. More: www.ala.org/news/2025/05...
This abrupt & illegal termination is extremely concerning for the libraries relying on funding to connect their communities. More: www.ala.org/news/2025/05...
May 15, 2025 at 3:47 PM
ALA is alarmed by the termination of the Digital Equity Act grants program, a seismic investment in America's digital infrastructure.
This abrupt & illegal termination is extremely concerning for the libraries relying on funding to connect their communities. More: www.ala.org/news/2025/05...
This abrupt & illegal termination is extremely concerning for the libraries relying on funding to connect their communities. More: www.ala.org/news/2025/05...
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ICYMI: A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction to halt the elimination of IMLS in the case led by 21 state AGs.
ALA welcomes the decision. We're reviewing the ruling to fully understand its implications and will share updates as they are available.
www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
ALA welcomes the decision. We're reviewing the ruling to fully understand its implications and will share updates as they are available.
www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
R.I. Judge Orders Halt to IMLS Dismantling
In Rhode Island v. Trump, district court judge John J. McConnell Jr. ordered a halt to an executive order dismantling the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Plaintiffs in ALA v. Sonderling requ...
www.publishersweekly.com
May 14, 2025 at 7:08 PM
ICYMI: A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction to halt the elimination of IMLS in the case led by 21 state AGs.
ALA welcomes the decision. We're reviewing the ruling to fully understand its implications and will share updates as they are available.
www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
ALA welcomes the decision. We're reviewing the ruling to fully understand its implications and will share updates as they are available.
www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
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“As we continue to look at what is happening in the current government, we need to advocate for the needs of our sovereign nations. We need to hold the federal government accountable to upholding their trust responsibility.” — ALA President President Cindy Hohl
www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
Tribal communities risk losing local libraries and the history they hold amid DOGE cuts
Federally recognized tribes say the Trump administration cut the grant money they use to sustain the local libraries that serve as anchors in their most rural communities.
www.nbcnews.com
May 13, 2025 at 8:03 PM
“As we continue to look at what is happening in the current government, we need to advocate for the needs of our sovereign nations. We need to hold the federal government accountable to upholding their trust responsibility.” — ALA President President Cindy Hohl
www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
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Please make time to read the 5/9/25 @oif.bsky.social #IntellectualFreedom News highlights: #censorship, #1stAmendment /civil rights, legislation, Around the Web (long list!), @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social news. #FreedomToRead #StopCensorship at www.oif.ala.org/intellectual...
Intellectual Freedom News 5/9/2025
ALA actively advocates and educates in defense of intellectual freedom—the rights of library users to read, seek information, and speak freely as guaranteed by the First Amendment. Intellectual freedo...
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May 12, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Please make time to read the 5/9/25 @oif.bsky.social #IntellectualFreedom News highlights: #censorship, #1stAmendment /civil rights, legislation, Around the Web (long list!), @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social news. #FreedomToRead #StopCensorship at www.oif.ala.org/intellectual...