CouchDruid<p>This pair of buttons are both anti-banning books! The first was part of the promotion for a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bannedbookweek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bannedbookweek</span></a> exhibit where I work, and the second came from <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SXSWEDU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SXSWEDU</span></a> where the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/africanamericanpolicyforum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>africanamericanpolicyforum</span></a> had a booth to tell folks about banned books and give some away. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/readbannedbooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>readbannedbooks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/aapf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>aapf</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/buttons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>buttons</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/collecting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>collecting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/collection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>collection</span></a></p><p>February 02, 2025 at 09:55AM</p><p>via Instagram <a href="https://instagr.am/p/DFkxZZ_scIa/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">instagr.am/p/DFkxZZ_scIa/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
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Maia Kobabe nonbinary, queer author and illustrator of GENDER QUEER: A MEMOIR
“I made the most banned book in America”
https://thenib.com/i-made-the-most-banned-book-in-america/
#educationworkers #libraries
#bannedbooks #bannedbookweek #Bookstodon
#genderqueer #MaiaKobabe
The Nib · I Made the Most Banned Book in America | The NibMaia Kobabe on “Gender Queer,” libraries, and how we have to fight back even louder.
Kelly Johnson gives a rundown of activities at the South Cobb Regional Library in Mableton: including observance of Banned Book Week and Halloween events #BannedBookWeek
https://cobbcountycourier.com/2024/09/scrl-casts-spells-of-enrichment-and-entertainment-for-october/
Continued thread
#BannedBooks and Other #Book #Controversies
As #BannedBookWeek starts, the #fight over #censorship and #free #AccessToInformation is on the #minds of #authors, #librarians, #educators and #readers. Here's what you need to know about #bookbanning and why it matters in 2024.
https://flipboard.com/@readersdigest/banned-books-and-other-book-controversies-ha4tpe8b6knu53fh
Flipboard · Banned Books and Other Book Controversies
#BannedBookWeek 22 - 28 September 2024
Display case at the local library. I like these gigantic middle fingers to all the book banners out there. #BannedBookWeek
Heute bei @PerspectiveDaily: Mein Kollege @Dirk schreibt anlässlich der "Banned Books Week" in den USA über 4 Bücher, die es sich zu lesen lohnen.
Perspective DailyDiese Bücher sind in den USA verbannt. Du solltest sie lesen
After my book was banned in a Texas classroom, the bookstore where my wife works added it to the banned book display. I couldn’t be more proud. #BannedBookWeek https://snar.co/book1
Mechanic Let's Celebrate Banned Book Week
#bannedbooks #BookBans #bannedbookweek #libro
https://libro.fm/banned
Hear about the school district that banned ALL books with #LGBTQ characters from ALL classrooms and libraries? How about the state that banned #BannedBookWeek in schools and then (paging Orwell!) said the ban isn't REALLY a ban?
We Americans are steadily losing real liberty, at the hands of Orwellian religious autocrats. Details
These days, librarians are taking on an old role:
They are defending the rights of readers and writers in the battles raging across the U.S. over censorship, book challenges and #bookbans.
#BannedBookWeek
https://theconversation.com/how-book-banning-campaigns-have-changed-the-lives-and-education-of-librarians-they-now-need-to-learn-how-to-plan-for-safety-and-legally-protect-themselves-205743
It's #bannedbookweek so head to your local libraries and make sure to support them. That and read as many banned books as possible. They're bad for you, and bad things always are fun to explore! #writing #writingcommunity