Book banners LOVE to say they just want pornography out of school libraries.

They're liars.

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The true story of how Amendment 3 would hurt Florida libraries shouldn't get lost in the news cycle. The harm to the people libraries serve would be deep and lasting. keeplibrariesfunded.org/sarah_burris_p…

No country has ever increased freedom and liberty by banning books - bookbanpetition.us

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Did you know that you could find your next great read AND tonight’s dinner at the library?

Here's how!

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Girls Who Code is a nonprofit organization that aims to close the gender gap in tech, and their policy agenda offers four recommendations to lawmakers to close the gender gap in tech...

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More Americans need to learn about the benefits of libraries, so help spread the word.

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Across the U.S., Republican legislatures have introduced bills that deputize citizens of their state to pursue damages by turning in their fellow citizens for breaking new, primarily culture-focused laws.

And what is the latest target? Books.

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Florida needs to pay attention to Amendment 3 and how it will negatively impact libraries. The City of Largo 'did the math' and it would not be good. keeplibrariesfunded.org/largo_did_the_…

How digitization, archives, and genealogy support the search for answers.

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Follow us and join a national movement defending the freedom to read and fighting for library funding everywhere.

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In a draft budget proposal put out by the Republican Study Committee, extreme House Republicans are once again proposing to eliminate federal funding for libraries.

They are nothing if not persistent. And that might be the most dangerous thing.

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No victory laps. Keep talking. Keep sharing. Keep voting NO.
The finish line is the vote count... not the latest poll.
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Explore EveryLibrary’s Election Season collection on Medium, featuring 22 articles to inform, inspire, and keep you reading throughout the season.

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THESE PEOPLE HAVE LOST THEIR MINDS!!!

For 14 years, the Farmville Public Library's logo was an open book with each page in a different color.

Now it's gone.

Three residents complained that it "resembled a rainbow" and might suggest support for LGBTQ+ people.

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School Board President of Los Angeles Unified School District, Jackie Goldberg, has gone viral for calling out a radical group in her community that wanted to ban the children’s picture book “The Great Big Book of Families” because of one sentence.

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Remember wandering the stacks with no search bar, no algorithm, and no destination except curiosity?

Libraries are timeless community treasures. Let’s fund them sustainably so future generations can experience the same wonder of getting lost in the stacks and finding exactly what they needed.