Freedom to Read Foundation @FTRF
A #FirstAmendment legal organization affiliated with the American Library Association. #FreedomToRead ftrf.org Chicago, IL Joined November 2009-
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🏆 Exciting update in our fight against TX HB900 AKA the Reader Act: The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed the preliminary injunction, declaring HB900 unconstitutional! @FTRF @aasl joined an amicus brief in the case. Help support our work: bit.ly/47I7Hk8
Happy #GivingTuesday! We're honored to have the support of our friends at @chooseadventure - 20% of today's sales support our work defending the First Amendment & the right to read. #FreePeopleReadFreely cyoa.com
We are honored to support the #righttoread this #GivingTuesday! 20% of today's sales will be donated to the Freedom to Read Foundation @FTRF , a non-profit legal and educational organization affiliated with the American Library Association @ALALibrary that protects and defends…
Book challenges are at an all time high. Libraries are facing defunding. Library workers are being harassed. One or two people are deciding what books are available for a community. Help us defend the right to read on #GivingTuesday. #FreePeopleReadFreely bit.ly/3N5uQWh
@FTRF and @aasl filed an amicus brief urging the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit to uphold a lower court decision that struck key provisions of HB 900, Texas’s controversial book rating law. bit.ly/49NCbU5
Our friends at @humanoidsinc & @humble Bundle have assembled amazing comics to support our work defending the First Amendment - name your price, read great books, fight censorship, & support FTRF! Ends Saturday! #FreePeopleReadFreely bit.ly/3usZIcI
The government has NO business interfering with the decisions of parents, families, and minors about what library books to read and how they may access them. Read the Oct. 17 letter we sent to Huntington Beach City Council with @FACoalition & @ACLU_SoCal. bit.ly/3QnsLHp
TODAY: Join @penguinrandom @booklist_ala @UABookBans for the online premiere of @ibramxk's moving #ALAAC23 Rally for the Right to Read keynote! 2pm ET w/@TracieDHall1 & @OneWorldLit's Chris Jackson. #BannedBooksWeek #LetFreedomRead bit.ly/3LM3hR6
Starting in 30 minutes: Don't miss @johngreen @MikeCurato @FReadomFighters Becky Calzada & #BannedBooksWeek Youth Honorary Chair Da'Taeveyon Daniels for Authors and Advocates on Fighting Book Bans! bit.ly/3F3d95l
Book bans are on the rise in America. We're joining @penguinrandom @LtlFreeLibrary @PENamerica for #TheBannedWagon, which is stopping in communities affected by censorship. TODAY, 3-6pm CT: Nashville TN's @thebookshopnash! bit.ly/46hZun8 #BannedBooksWeek #LetFreedomRead
Don't miss #TheBannedWagon! The tour kicks off 1pm today at Charis Books and offers 12 books that are being challenged and banned. We're proud to co-sponsor w/@penguinrandom @LtlFreeLibrary @PENamerica #BannedBooksWeek #LetFreedomRead sites.prh.com/banned-books-m…
“To allow a group of people or any individual, no matter how powerful or loud, to become the decision-maker about what books we can read or whether libraries exist, is to place all of our rights and liberties in jeopardy.” FTRF Director Deborah Caldwell-Stone
“To allow a group of people or any individual, no matter how powerful or loud, to become the decision-maker about what books we can read or whether libraries exist, is to place all of our rights and liberties in jeopardy.” FTRF Director Deborah Caldwell-Stone
Good news from Texas! Judge grants preliminary injunction against Reader Act, finding "that this law violates the Free Speech Clause of the First Amendment.” We joined @aasl to file an amicus brief in the suit. bit.ly/3PrxMwO
We're delighted to sponsor an ALA eLearning webinar w/ @usedgov Office for Civil Rights about how book bans may violate federal law and violate student rights. Free for @FTRF @ALALibrary members! 9/26 2pm CDT. Limited space, sign up soon! elearning.ala.org/local/catalog/…
Very good news from Texas!
Executive Director of @CALibrarySystem Nate Coulter does a great job of explaining why the lawsuit to challenge portions of Arkansas 372 was necessary. @FTRF was a plaintiff in the case. abcnews.go.com/US/library-chi…
@FTRF has joined an amicus brief in support of the publishers, booksellers and authors challenging a Texas school book censorship law.
We are proud to stand with the students of Texas and fight to protect their right to read, inquire and gain new understanding of themselves and the world around them through books. #FreePeopleReadFreely
We are proud to stand with the students of Texas and fight to protect their right to read, inquire and gain new understanding of themselves and the world around them through books. #FreePeopleReadFreely
It's #IntellectualFreedomFriday! Here is a photo of Gordon Conable, Pres of the @FTRF, receiving the @IFRT_ALA's State and Regional Intellectual Freedom Achievement Award on behalf of the FTRF at the 1994 ALA Annual Conference.
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Good #IntellectualFreedom 🧵:
I want people to understand that by mislabeling adult books as YA is one thing that will make it more difficult for teen librarians in public libraries, school librarians, and teachers to fight against actual censorship & the current spate of book bans.
Free Online Event: Jan 25th, 4-5:30PM Eastern | Presented by @CFE_TMU, PEN Canada co-sponsors, "#Censorship Is No Friend of Social Justice: Protecting #IntellectualFreedom in Polarized Times - #EmilyKnox in conversation with #ToniSamek" #JoinUs buff.ly/3uVGRUX
Thank you @Kimjeanpierre and @JoshJensen134 for standing up for New Yorkers’ access to quality library services. #libraries #testify #freepeoplereadfreely
I hate seeing these lists except that they let me know which books to buy and read next. #BookWorm #ReadBannedBooks #freepeoplereadfreely
PEN America counted school book bans in the 2021-2022 school year and found an alarming 1,648 titles banned somewhere in the United States — the most comprehensive count of book bans to date. These are the 10 most #BannedBooks in US schools: pen.org/banned-books-l…
Wishing a bright year ahead for all our members and friends. Thank you for your commitment to intellectual freedom and information access. Join us in protecting those values at uniteagainstbookbans.org. #FreePeopleReadFreely #UniteAgainstBookBans
Wishing all a happy New Years from us at NCAC! 2022 saw an unprecedented surge in book challenges and bans— a trend which shows no sign of slowing down. Let’s continue to #UniteAgainstBookBans and make 2023 a year to remember for the right to read!
“What happens if I tell a patient a book will help them, but when they go to their school or local library, it is not there?” Pediatrician Jaclyn Sisskind bit.ly/3QecFOp #UniteAgainstBookBans
#IFRT Member Spotlight: Michael Kirby @micl_krby Assist. Professor/Reader Services Librarian, Kingsborough Community College, Brooklyn. #IFRT Director-at-Large, @ALALibrary 2022 Emerging Leader. @OIF Blog master. Read about his #IntellectualFreedom work: oif.ala.org/irft-member-sp…
In case you missed 12/19/22 @OIF #IntellectualFreedom News. Here are the latest links for news highlights, censorship (long list), #1stAmendment/free speech/civil liberties, legislation, Around the Web, @ALALibrary & more. #FreedomToRead #StopCensorship oif.ala.org/intellectual-f…
May this new year underscore our commitment to lower barriers to information access anywhere and everywhere they exist. (ID. Bookseller on Liberation Rd. Accra, Ghana. TDHall. 1/1/23) @ALALibrary; @FTRF; #LibrariesForThePeople
Public librarians/libraries are now under the same threats to #IntellectualFreedom that #schoollibrarians have been dealing with for decades. All types of libraries/librarians are called upon to #UniteAgainstBookBans and #StopCensorhip #aasl
ACCESS - physical and welcoming space, outreach, operational hours, parking, media types and variety, Bookmobile, digital price models, chilling effects of censorship, and increased return options were considered. #ICPLStaff22 #IntellectualFreedom
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