Lauren (she/her)
@laurenstro.bsky.social
Elementary school librarian & avid reader. Always learning. Thoughts/opinions belong only to me. #ClearTheAir #LibCollab #TheBookChat
It’s no accident that the most commonly banned books frequently feature LGBTQIA+ folx and people/characters of color. pen.org/book-bans/
Book Bans - PEN America
PEN America found more than 10,000 book bans in the 2023-2024 school year, more than double the banned books in the previous year.
pen.org
April 15, 2025 at 8:50 PM
It’s no accident that the most commonly banned books frequently feature LGBTQIA+ folx and people/characters of color. pen.org/book-bans/
Also: many many attempts to ban & censor books have nothing to do with the books themselves, but with the targeted, systematic erasure of marginalized and oppressed groups of people.
April 15, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Also: many many attempts to ban & censor books have nothing to do with the books themselves, but with the targeted, systematic erasure of marginalized and oppressed groups of people.
Please support the librarians in your life and in your community. We need it now more than ever. 💛
April 15, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Please support the librarians in your life and in your community. We need it now more than ever. 💛
Stay informed about book bans and censorship across the country, but especially in your community.
@heykellyjensen.bsky.social has been doing amazing work around that for YEARS if you’re not sure where to start. bsky.app/profile/heyk...
@heykellyjensen.bsky.social has been doing amazing work around that for YEARS if you’re not sure where to start. bsky.app/profile/heyk...
A massive thread of resources, history, information, and material to help you not only fight and understand book censorship but protect the incredible democratic institutions of public libraries and public education.
This is updated regularly!
This is updated regularly!
April 15, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Stay informed about book bans and censorship across the country, but especially in your community.
@heykellyjensen.bsky.social has been doing amazing work around that for YEARS if you’re not sure where to start. bsky.app/profile/heyk...
@heykellyjensen.bsky.social has been doing amazing work around that for YEARS if you’re not sure where to start. bsky.app/profile/heyk...
Related: if attempts are being made to ban or censor books where you live, speak up against it however you can.
You can anonymously report to ALA OIF and PEN America using the links below. Both also offer help if requested.
www.ala.org/tools/challe...
pen.org/book-bans/re...
You can anonymously report to ALA OIF and PEN America using the links below. Both also offer help if requested.
www.ala.org/tools/challe...
pen.org/book-bans/re...
Challenge Reporting
Reporting censorship and challenges to materials, resources, and services is vital to developing the best resources to defend library resources and to protect against challenges before they happen. He...
www.ala.org
April 15, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Related: if attempts are being made to ban or censor books where you live, speak up against it however you can.
You can anonymously report to ALA OIF and PEN America using the links below. Both also offer help if requested.
www.ala.org/tools/challe...
pen.org/book-bans/re...
You can anonymously report to ALA OIF and PEN America using the links below. Both also offer help if requested.
www.ala.org/tools/challe...
pen.org/book-bans/re...
Everyone has the right to put down a book that isn’t right for them. But banning a book or removing it from library shelves makes that decision for others and for others’ children.
April 15, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Everyone has the right to put down a book that isn’t right for them. But banning a book or removing it from library shelves makes that decision for others and for others’ children.
Children absolutely deserve to see themselves, their families, and their identities represented and affirmed in the books they read.
April 15, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Children absolutely deserve to see themselves, their families, and their identities represented and affirmed in the books they read.