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'Nobody should tell us what to be reading': These Miami groups work to end book bans

Books banned can't diminish the hope they bring, as young voices rise up to fight censorship.

Dylan Mulvaney and Gus Kenworthy launch LGBTQ+ clubs for banned books

Dylan Mulvaney and Gus Kenworthy launched LGBTQ+ book clubs to support banned book distributions and celebrate the right to read.

Oscar-nominated documentary 'The ABCs of Book Banning' examines kids' POV

Children share thoughts on banned books
Increase in banned books in schools

'Nobody should tell us what to be reading': These Miami groups work to end book bans

Books banned can't diminish the hope they bring, as young voices rise up to fight censorship.

Dylan Mulvaney and Gus Kenworthy launch LGBTQ+ clubs for banned books

Dylan Mulvaney and Gus Kenworthy launched LGBTQ+ book clubs to support banned book distributions and celebrate the right to read.

Oscar-nominated documentary 'The ABCs of Book Banning' examines kids' POV

Children share thoughts on banned books
Increase in banned books in schools
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Parents rights group threatens people who offer banned books in free libraries - LGBTQ Nation

Utah's parents' rights leader suggests prosecuting individuals using state laws against pornography for distributing banned books.
Recent book bans in Utah target LGBTQ+ literature and other significant works.

Waiting for a flight at LAX? You might be able to read a banned book

LAX is introducing a program to provide travelers access to banned books via temporary library cards to promote free literature.
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The country's largest publishers sue Florida over school book bans

Florida's law allowing book removals for sexual content has sparked a lawsuit over free speech rights, targeting numerous iconic works.

How anarchists in North Carolina rescued books banned in Florida

A small bookstore in Asheville, North Carolina, took in 22,000 books rejected by a Florida school district due to their content on race, gender identity, and sexual orientation.
The bookstore, Firestorm Books, is now sending the banned books to anyone who requests them, including many back to Florida.

The country's largest publishers sue Florida over school book bans

Florida's law allowing book removals for sexual content has sparked a lawsuit over free speech rights, targeting numerous iconic works.

How anarchists in North Carolina rescued books banned in Florida

A small bookstore in Asheville, North Carolina, took in 22,000 books rejected by a Florida school district due to their content on race, gender identity, and sexual orientation.
The bookstore, Firestorm Books, is now sending the banned books to anyone who requests them, including many back to Florida.
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ABA Releases Annual Report, Emphasizes Education and Advocacy

ABA membership grew by 11% in 2024. ABA focuses on education, advocacy, and fights against banned books. ABA intervened in the FTC's Amazon antitrust suit.
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Lauren Groff on Opening a Bookstore in Florida

Lauren Groff plans to open an independent bookstore in Gainesville that will feature banned books as an act of resistance against book banning in Florida.
The Lynx bookstore will also emphasize LGBTQI+ literature and feature a wide range of books including New York Review of Books classics.

Lauren Groff Prepares to Open Her Bookstore-with a Little Help from Her Bookseller Friends

Opening an indie bookstore emphasizing banned books and Floridian authors.
Transition from writer to bookseller with the goal of creating a loving and generous community.

Lauren Groff on Opening a Bookstore in Florida

Lauren Groff plans to open an independent bookstore in Gainesville that will feature banned books as an act of resistance against book banning in Florida.
The Lynx bookstore will also emphasize LGBTQI+ literature and feature a wide range of books including New York Review of Books classics.

Lauren Groff Prepares to Open Her Bookstore-with a Little Help from Her Bookseller Friends

Opening an indie bookstore emphasizing banned books and Floridian authors.
Transition from writer to bookseller with the goal of creating a loving and generous community.
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A teacher's secret shelf brings banned books to the students who need them most

A teacher in Texas secretly stocked a bookshelf with banned and challenged books after a lawmaker compiled a list of books he wanted to see banned.
The teacher enlisted the help of friends and a student to purchase the books and now has a collection of around 600 titles.
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Democrat swears in on banned books to troll Moms for Liberty

A newly appointed Pennsylvania school board president used a stack of banned books, with LGBTQ+ themes, to be sworn in instead of the Bible.
The books chosen by the president have been targeted as sexually explicit titles by right-wing groups.

A New School Board President Swore In On A Stack Of Banned Books

Karen Smith, the new Central Bucks School Board President in Pennsylvania, was sworn in on a stack of banned books instead of the Bible.
She wanted to symbolize her commitment to fighting for the freedom to read and the importance of the banned books.

Democrat swears in on banned books to troll Moms for Liberty

A newly appointed Pennsylvania school board president used a stack of banned books, with LGBTQ+ themes, to be sworn in instead of the Bible.
The books chosen by the president have been targeted as sexually explicit titles by right-wing groups.

A New School Board President Swore In On A Stack Of Banned Books

Karen Smith, the new Central Bucks School Board President in Pennsylvania, was sworn in on a stack of banned books instead of the Bible.
She wanted to symbolize her commitment to fighting for the freedom to read and the importance of the banned books.
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