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
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
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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...
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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.
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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
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Reposting this video from the summer because every now & then it's important to remind yourself what is at stake. Have a great weekend!
If you need a reminder of what we're fighting for, here are a bunch of authors reading short excerpts of letters sent to them by grateful readers. Recommend having tissues handy.
October 24, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Reposting this video from the summer because every now & then it's important to remind yourself what is at stake. Have a great weekend!
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They’ll have postcards you can fill out supporting anti-book banning legislature in Massachusetts!
If you're at the Boston Book Festival this weekend, make sure to visit us at the Beacon Press Booth 55
Boston Book Festival 2025 — Mass Freedom To Read
Mass Freedom To Read will be at the Boston Book Festival! Come see us at the Beacon Press Booth #55 and write postcards to your legislators urging them to support An Act Regarding Free Expression.
www.massfreedomtoread.org
October 23, 2025 at 10:21 PM
They’ll have postcards you can fill out supporting anti-book banning legislature in Massachusetts!
If you're at the Boston Book Festival this weekend, make sure to visit us at the Beacon Press Booth 55
Boston Book Festival 2025 — Mass Freedom To Read
Mass Freedom To Read will be at the Boston Book Festival! Come see us at the Beacon Press Booth #55 and write postcards to your legislators urging them to support An Act Regarding Free Expression.
www.massfreedomtoread.org
October 23, 2025 at 3:00 PM
If you're at the Boston Book Festival this weekend, make sure to visit us at the Beacon Press Booth 55
In August, S.2328 the freedom to read bill moved to the Senate Committee for Ways and Means where it's been sitting for a hot second. If you're state Senator is on the committee reach out to urge them to move the bill forward
Senate Committee on Ways and Means
Use MyLegislature to follow bills, hearings, and legislators that interest you.
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October 22, 2025 at 4:39 PM
In August, S.2328 the freedom to read bill moved to the Senate Committee for Ways and Means where it's been sitting for a hot second. If you're state Senator is on the committee reach out to urge them to move the bill forward
Earlier in October the House version of An Act Regarding Free Expression was passed on to the House Committee on Ways and Means. If you're Representative is on the Committee tell them to keep the ball rolling! List of committee members here: malegislature.gov/Committees/D...
House Committee on Ways and Means
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October 21, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Earlier in October the House version of An Act Regarding Free Expression was passed on to the House Committee on Ways and Means. If you're Representative is on the Committee tell them to keep the ball rolling! List of committee members here: malegislature.gov/Committees/D...
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The @freedomreadproject.bsky.social has put together a guide for talking to your legislators about protecting the right to read. You don't always get a face to face so you need to make the most of it when you do!
How to Talk to Your Legislators About the Freedom to Read
Learn how to make the most of a five-minute meeting with lawmakers to effectively defend the freedom to read and fight censorship.
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October 21, 2025 at 3:11 PM
The @freedomreadproject.bsky.social has put together a guide for talking to your legislators about protecting the right to read. You don't always get a face to face so you need to make the most of it when you do!
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BREAKING: A court ordered the Department of Defense to stop censoring educational materials discussing race and gender in schools on military bases.
Books removed from the schools must be returned to the shelves immediately.
Books removed from the schools must be returned to the shelves immediately.
October 20, 2025 at 7:35 PM
BREAKING: A court ordered the Department of Defense to stop censoring educational materials discussing race and gender in schools on military bases.
Books removed from the schools must be returned to the shelves immediately.
Books removed from the schools must be returned to the shelves immediately.
As we all continue to word on passing the Right to Read bills before the state legislature, what else would you like to see from the MA chapter of AABB?
October 20, 2025 at 6:13 PM
As we all continue to word on passing the Right to Read bills before the state legislature, what else would you like to see from the MA chapter of AABB?
Would you like to host of postcard writing party to support Mass's right to read legislation? If so, we'll provide the postcards! Just fill out this form: airtable.com/app3MTRqolF2...
October 16, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Would you like to host of postcard writing party to support Mass's right to read legislation? If so, we'll provide the postcards! Just fill out this form: airtable.com/app3MTRqolF2...