Books can open the door to important conversations with our kids. Ask what they thought, how they felt, and why the author included a difficult topic. We can decide what’s right for our own families without removing books from everyone else. #FreedomToRead #RaisingReaders #BookBans

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"Banning of books is a common practice in police states, like Cuba or North Korea, and by religious fundamentalist groups like the Taliban, but I did not expect it in our democracy." Isabel Allende, in a letter to a North Carolina school board defending "The House of the Spirits." #bannedbooks

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ALA stands with library workers, readers, and communities working to keep books available. Our work helps ensure everyone can seek information and make their own reading choices. Your gift makes that work possible. Helps us protect the freedom to read at ala.org/protect. #BannedBooksWeek

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This year I started #BannedBooksWeek in the best way possible--at picturesque @boydsmills.bsky.social surrounded by incredible #kidlit authors, including the award-winning duo of @erinentrada.bsky.social & @laurelsnyder.bsky.social #LetBooksBe #LetFreedomRead

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LET BOOKS BE ACCESSIBLE! Attempts to limit access for the intended audience are acts of censorship. Let's take a look at the harmful myths and misinformation censors use to justify their actions. And find ways to push back! #BannedBooksWeek #LetBooksBe

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