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Unite Against Book Bans
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#UniteAgainstBookBans is a national @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social initiative to empower readers everywhere to stand together in the fight against censorship.

Join the campaign: https://uniteagainstbookbans.org/take-action/
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Show the world that we need to #UniteAgainstBookBans with some merch! Each purchase helps us provide resources for advocates fighting book bans in their communities.

🛍️ Wear your support proudly today!
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#BannedBooksWeek #LetFreedomReadDay @bannedbooksweek.bsky.social
A stack of George Orwell’s 1984 and Animal Farm in book and audio book versions on top of a red couch. Also pictured are a Unite Against Book Bans bag, water bottle, bookmark, and Censorship is so 1984 bracelets and bookmark.
October 11, 2025 at 11:52 PM
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⏰Need a 5-minute action to do for #LetFreedomReadDay? Take the What’s your freedom to read advocate personality? quiz to assess your strengths + uncover your advocacy style! At the end, get actions you can take to fight censorship, based on your result: UniteAgainstBookBans.org/quiz #BannedBooksWeek
What's Your Freedom to Read Advocate Personality? Take the quiz to find out! UniteAgainstBookBans.org/quiz. Censorship is so 1984. Read for your rights. Banned Books Week, Oct. 5-11, 2025.
October 11, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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We need to get the word out: Censorship is /so/ 1984!

Make a digital photocard holder or frame with a picture of you (or your bias!) holding a book and encourage others to #UniteAgainstBookBans. Here are some templates if you need inspo: www.canva.com/design/DAG1g...

#BTS #RM #BannedBooksWeek
A digitally decorated photocard holder with Censorship is So 1984, Unite Against Book Bans, and Read Banned Books! on it. The photo in the middle is of RM from BTS holding up a book and reading a Read Banned Books hat. A digital frame with Censorship is So 1984 on it. A person is in the middle holding up a copy of George Orwell's 1984.
October 11, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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✊ If you have 1 hour or more: Volunteer at your library or start organizing!

Fighting book bans can be a challenging issue to tackle alone. Check out steps you can take to get your community to #UniteAgainstBookBans in our action toolkit: uniteagainstbookbans.org/toolkit/#gra... #BannedBooksWeek
If you have an hour or more: volunteer at your local library. Start organizing! Let Freedom Read Day. Banned Books Week. UniteAgainstBookBans.org/LFRD/ Unite Against Book Bans.
October 11, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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💬 If you have 30 mins: write a letter to your local officials or make a plan to attend a school/library board or council meeting. Attending these meetings is one of the most critical actions you can take to #UniteAgainstBookBans: uniteagainstbookbans.org/guide-to-att... #BannedBooksWeek
If you have 30 minutes: write a letter to your local officials or to local media. Make a plan to attend your local school board, library board, or city council meeting. Let Freedom Read Day. Banned Books Week. UniteAgainstBookBans.org/LFRD/ Unite Against Book Bans.
October 11, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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📙 If you have 15 mins: donate a challenged book to a @littlefreelibrary.bsky.social or check one out from the library.

Circulation stats prove that we WANT to keep these titles on shelves. Browse @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social's Frequently Challenged Books for books to read www.ala.org/bbooks/frequ...
If you have 15 minutes: check out a challenged book from your library. Buy a banned book or help others access them by donating to a little free library. Let Freedom Read Day. Banned Books Week. UniteAgainstBookBans.org/LFRD/ Unite Against Book Bans.
October 11, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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📚 If you have 5 mins:

Call a decision maker

Join the #UniteAgainstBookBans campaign: uniteagainstbookbans.org/take-action/

Take our quiz to find your advocacy personality type. Get customized resources and actions you can take based on your result! UniteAgainstBookBans.org/quiz

#BannedBooksWeek
If you have 5 minutes: call a decision maker. Support an organization fighting censorship. Join the Unite Against Book Bans campaign. Find your advocacy type: UniteAgainstBookBans.org/quiz. Let Freedom Read Day. Banned Books Week. UniteAgainstBookBans.org/LFRD/ Unite Against Book Bans.
October 11, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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It's #LetFreedomReadDay! Take at least ONE action today to defend the freedom to read. When we all #UniteAgainstBookBans, we can make a difference. All you need is 5 minutes to make an impact! #BannedBooksWeek

🧵 Check out the thread below or UniteAgainstBookBans.org/LFRD/ for some ideas 👇
The freedom to read is under attack. Let's do something about it. Let Freedom Read Day. Banned Books Week. UniteAgainstBookBans.org/LFRD/ Unite Against Book Bans.
October 11, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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2,452 unique titles were targeted for censorship in 2024, the 3rd highest ever recorded by @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social For #BannedBooksWeek & #LetFreedomReadDay, curb censorship by joining #UniteAgainstBookBans to get action opportunities, info & tools/resources: uniteagainstbookbans.org/take-action
821 attempts to censor library books and materials in 2024. ALA American Library Association. 2,452 unique titles targeted for censorship in 2024. ALA American Library Association.
October 9, 2025 at 8:11 PM
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❓ What kind of advocate are YOU? Take the Freedom to Read Advocate Personality quiz to find your strengths and discover your individual advocacy style! At the end, get actions you can take based on your result: uniteagainstbookbans.org/quiz #UniteAgainstBookBans #CensorshipIsSo1984 #BannedBooksWeek
What's Your Freedom to Read Advocate Personality? Take the quiz to find out! UniteAgainstBookBans.org/quiz. Censorship is so 1984. Read for your rights. Banned Books Week, Oct. 5-11, 2025.
October 8, 2025 at 11:52 PM
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TODAY 10/7 @ 4 pm CT! Join #UniteAgainstBookBans & Everyday Advocacy for a free interactive workshop. We'll explore ways to defend diverse books & amplify educators’ & librarians’ voices. Register: https://ala-events.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_l-EVEbmkSoCz3DIaUvCA3w#/registration #BannedBooksWeek
Webinar. Storytelling for Advocacy. Tuesday, October 7, 2025. 4:00 p.m. CDT, 5:00 p.m. EDT. Register today! Unite Against Book Bans and Everyday Advocacy logos.
October 7, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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✨ It takes all of us to fight for the freedom to read. Take this NEW #BannedBooksWeek quiz to assess your strengths & uncover your individual advocacy style. At the end, get actions you can take based on your result: https://quiz.tryinteract.com/#/68d400f64d6f970015d8e11b #UniteAgainstBookBans
What's your Freedom to Read Advocate Personality? Take a quiz to find out! Censorship is so 1984. Read for your rights. Banned Books Week. Oct. 5-11, 2025.
October 6, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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Have you heard? Censorship is /so/ 1984.

Take action throughout #BannedBooksWeek and on its conclusion, #LetFreedomReadDay, on Saturday, 10/11. Let's #UniteAgainstBookBans and fight to make censorship a thing of the past—where it belongs! Learn more: uniteagainstbookbans.org/let-freedom-read-day
Banned Books Week. Oct. 5-11, 2025. Censorship is so 1984. Read for your rights. ALA.org/BBooks. ALA American Library Association.
October 6, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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It's officially the start of #BannedBooksWeek!

How are you observing the week? #BTS' RM is reading a book by Patrick Süskind, an author whose work has been banned.

Find ideas for titles to read or actions you can take on #LetFreedomReadDay (10/11) at UniteAgainstBookBans.org #UniteAgainstBookBans
BTS member RM wearing a dark "Read Banned Books - Penguin Random House" hat.
October 5, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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#LetFreedomReadDay is in ONE WEEK! On 10/11, take at least ONE action to help defend books from censorship and speak up for those who make them available. Find resources/tools + actions you can take in just 5 mins: uniteagainstbookbans.org/let-freedom-read-day #BannedBooksWeek #UniteAgainstBookBans
On a grayscale background of a stack of books are the Banned Books Week Coalition, Unite Against Book Bans, and Let Freedom Read Day logos. Text reads: October 11, 2025. Banned Books Week. Oct. 5 - 11, 2025. UniteAgainstBookBans.org/let-freedom-read-day
October 4, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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❗ Hosting an upcoming #BannedBooksWeek event? Make sure to submit it to the Banned Books Week Event Calendar to reach a wider audience, or find an event near you today! https://bannedbooksweek.org/events/ @bannedbooksweek.bsky.social #CensorshipIsSo1984 #UniteAgainstBookBans
Censorship is so 1984. Banned Books Week Event Calendar. Add an event or find one near you! BannedBooksWeek.org/events. Read for your rights. Banned Books Week. Oct. 5-11, 2025.
October 2, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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Policy can be a powerful tool against book bans. On 10/6, learn how you can use policy in your advocacy work & how librarians, bookstore owners & community members can #UniteAgainstBookBans. Register https://ala-events.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Mrz1Gf9jQFijIqfInLfBTg#/registration #BannedBooksWeek
Policy as an Advocacy Tool: Tips for Booksellers, Librarians, and Community Advocates. Monday, October 6, 2025. 3:00 p.m. CDT. Register today! Pictured are Sarah Lamdan, Philomena Polefrone, and Christine Emeran, along with the Unite Against Book Bans, National Coalition Against Censorship, and American Booksellers for Free Expression logos.
September 30, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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This year's #BannedBooksWeek honorary chair is THE legendary George Takei!

As honorary chair, Mr. Takei encourages us to #UniteAgainstBookBans: "Please stand with me in opposing censorship, so that we all can find ourselves—and each other — in books.”

bannedbooksweek.org/legendary-ac...
Photo of George Takei, an Asian American man in a suit standing with folded arms and looking boldly at the camera. Credit: Christopher Appoldt
September 22, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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Oct 11 is #LetFreedomReadDay! During #BannedBooksWeek, take at least ONE action to help defend books from censorship and speak up for the library staff, educators, writers, publishers & booksellers who make them available: https://uniteagainstbookbans.org/let-freedom-read-day/ #UniteAgainstBookBans
On a grayscale background of a stack of books are the Banned Books Week Coalition, Unite Against Book Bans, and Let Freedom Read Day logos. Text reads: October 11, 2025. Banned Books Week. Oct. 5 - 11, 2025. UniteAgainstBookBans.org/let-freedom-read-day
September 9, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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During a Freedom to Read bill signing, @davidmoralesri.bsky.social spoke to the importance of coming together to #UniteAgainstBookBans & show up #ForOurLibraries:
📚Join the campaign—fight censorship: UniteAgainstBookBans.org
🚩Support library funding: ALA.org/showup
Video: @steveahlquist.bsky.social
September 9, 2025 at 12:41 AM
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Show everyone that you support the freedom to read with #UniteAgainstBookBans merch: www.librarygiftshop.org/uabb

Your purchase helps us continue to provide resources for advocates fighting book bans in their communities. Save 20% through today, August 18.
Back to school sale: August 14-18. Save 20% off on everything at librarygiftshop.org. Featured are photos of Unite Against Book Bans branded merch, including a hat, a long-sleeved tee, and a hoodie.
August 18, 2025 at 9:57 PM
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Be sure to stop by the #UniteAgainstBookBans booth in the ALA Connect Lounge if you’re @ #ALAAC25! Learn more about Unite Against Book Bans, our partners, & the resources we’ve developed to help you defend the freedom to read.

(Featuring awesome #DrawnToFreedom artwork by @natepowell.bsky.social!)
The Unite Against Book Bans booth in the ALA Connect Lounge at ALA Annual Conference 2025, featuring panels with #DrawnToFreedom artwork by Nate Powell.
June 29, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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If you believe that:
1) Reading is critical to our democracy.
2) Books help us understand complex issues.
3) Parents shouldn’t make decisions for other parents’ children.
4) Youth deserve to see themselves in books.

Join the campaign to #UniteAgainstBookBans: uniteagainstbookbans.org/take-action/
Unite Against Book Bans. Raise your voice. Join the movement. UniteAgainstBookBans.org.
June 28, 2025 at 9:18 PM
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🎉 Who's joining us this Saturday @ #ALAAC25 for the
@bannedtogetherdoc.bsky.social screening and #UniteAgainstBookBans organizing party? Stop by to connect with other advocates—share advocacy ideas, resources, and even create your own organizing materials! annual2025.eventscribe.net/index.asp?pr...
Banned Together. The Fight Against Censorship. Film Screening + Panel + Organizing Party. Save the Date. Saturday, June 28, 2025 4pm. ALA Annual Conference, Philadelphia Marriott, Liberty A. Get inspired and take action! Unite Against Book Bans. Featured is a photo of the three student organizers featured in the documentary.
June 25, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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We support Florida school librarians & condemn their disparagement by the FL Board of Education.

We are proud to see so many faith, education, and civil rights organizations defending the freedom to read. Read the joint letter ⤵️

Floridians: Ask your reps for a hearing: act.pen.org/a/hillsborou...
Protect Due Process: Investigate Unlawful Book Removals. Screenshot of a joint letter to the Florida Join Admin Procedures Committee regarding the State Board of Education and Attorney General's actions against school librarians and students. Screenshot of a joint letter to the Florida Join Admin Procedures Committee regarding the State Board of Education and Attorney General's actions against school librarians and students. Signers of the joint letter, including the American Library Association.
June 20, 2025 at 1:14 PM