How to Fight Book Bans, According to the American Library Association's Queer President

“We need all hands on deck in this moment, and there’s something everyone can do,” Emily Drabinski says.

https://apple.news/AuTjTd8_6RM6jCMPC-lbEIg

 

 

Get on the bus: banned books tour hits the road, from New York to Texas

Book banning in public schools jumped 33% this year, so a group of enthusiasts is tackling censorship with a bus tour

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/oct/05/banned-books-bus-tour-2023

 

THIS MORNING A BLACK THIRTY-MAYBE GUY cooler than most on Chambers Street said in a deep voice almost a whisper but strong when he got right next to me and the sign as he walked by, Amen, Brother.

 

NYPL will be launching its longest anti-censorship campaign in its history

https://apple.news/A4IfK7-kzRWazbSgK2Q1zFA

Borrowed

Brooklyn Public Library

BPL's new podcast series Borrowed and Banned tells the story of America's ideological war with its bookshelves. In seven episodes, we'll talk with students on the frontlines, librarians and teachers whose livelihoods are endangered when they speak up, and writers whose books have become political battleground.

https://pod.link/1453877748?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Lit%20Hub%20Daily:%20September%2025%2C%202023&utm_term=lithub_master_list

WE INCREASINGLY SPEND MORE AND MORE TIME at home. On the computer. Reading variations of the same old news. Blogs are big. I look at YouTube stuff too much. It’s good to get out. The library is a perfect getaway. Today I went for a couple hours. Looked at books. Looked at people. Wrote a little.