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Kim Dare

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Censorship fighter, retired HS librarian, mom, wife, dog walker. YALSA Director thru 2026; Rise Feminist Book Project for Ages 0-18 thru 2028; Printz 2023

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Critical thread on the freedom to read. Action steps included. We cannot let up. We cannot give an inch. Censorship is anathema to democracy and that's why it's a favorite tool of fascists.

19.12.2025 13:52 β€” πŸ‘ 143    πŸ” 59    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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2025 Book Censorship Wrapped: Trends, Challenges, and Successes Over The Year What were the book censorship trends in 2025? Here are the highs and lows, as identified by five organizations doing the work.

2025 Book Censorship Wrapped: Trends, Challenges, & Successes Over The Year.

Dive into this groundbreaking collaborative piece from @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social, @penamerica.bsky.social, @bookriot.bsky.social, @txfreedomread.bsky.social, and @flfreedomread.bsky.social

bookriot.com/book-censors...

18.12.2025 13:27 β€” πŸ‘ 55    πŸ” 47    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 7
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Proud to announce that #Louisiana Citizens Against Censorship has joined the American Library Association! We are standing together for #libraries, readers, and the #freadom to read. @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social @uabookbans.bsky.social

16.12.2025 16:02 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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EveryLibrary Applauds Reintroduction of the Federal Right to Read Act of 2025

A Federal Right to Read Act has been reintroduced by Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) and U.S. Rep Adelita Grijalva (D-AZ).

We’re thankful for this legislation.

Our freedom to read and learn should not be a state’s rights issue!

www.everylibrary.org/applaud_rein...

13.12.2025 01:24 β€” πŸ‘ 27    πŸ” 15    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2
Text in graphic reads: "Book Bans Wrapped: ALA, Book Riot, Florida Freedom to Read Project, PEN America, and Texas Freedom to Read Project are sounding the alarm: CENSORSHIP IS ON THE RISE" Large stylized "2025" at bottom of image.

Text in graphic reads: "Book Bans Wrapped: ALA, Book Riot, Florida Freedom to Read Project, PEN America, and Texas Freedom to Read Project are sounding the alarm: CENSORSHIP IS ON THE RISE" Large stylized "2025" at bottom of image.

ALA, @bookriot.bsky.social, @penamerica.bsky.social, @flfreedomread.bsky.social, @txfreedomread.bsky.social all track different aspects of the movement - no matter how you look at it, book bans are sweeping across the country. Don't miss our joint report: https://bit.ly/4qkTZh5

18.12.2025 22:17 β€” πŸ‘ 103    πŸ” 66    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 4
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We want to speak directly to members of the Military and the Intelligence Community.

The American people need you to stand up for our laws and our Constitution.

Don’t give up the ship.

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Leavitt: Why aren't you talking about what these members of congress are doing to encourage violence…. They're literally saying to 1.3 million active duty service members not to follow lawful orders

Reporter: Actually they said illegal orders.

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Mikie Sherrill and Abigail Spanberger taking a selfie together

Mikie Sherrill and Abigail Spanberger taking a selfie together

Good morning to these future governors!

05.11.2025 14:42 β€” πŸ‘ 25322    πŸ” 3700    πŸ’¬ 422    πŸ“Œ 155
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Last night’s gathering of about 400 old and new friends in the Reston-Herndon area was so energizing as we joined more than 1500 groups around the US in celebrating John Lewis’s legacy. Let’s all carry it forward.
#goodtroubleliveson

18.07.2025 11:43 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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It’s a beautiful day to advocate for libraries and the right to read! And what a gorgeous portrait Jarrett Krosoczka created to celebrate Dr. Hayden and all who support #freadom πŸ’œβœ¨

31.05.2025 14:54 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Champion πŸ”₯
#sarahjessicaparker #PENAmerica #censorship

26.05.2025 17:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Proof your public library loves you: they leave you alone when you're reading, they love when you bring your kids over, and they'll literally let you borrow any book you want...even their hardcovers

08.04.2025 15:55 β€” πŸ‘ 909    πŸ” 134    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 15
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Reston Regional Library is a happening place! We loved the conversations on Monday while sharing postcards, coloring sheets, & bookmarks for #righttoreadday and #nationallibraryweek . What’s your favorite thing about your library?
#drawntofreedom
@uabookbans.bsky.social

08.04.2025 18:57 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Libraries continued to provide critical services and develop innovative programs and services, despite the challenges they faced in 2024. Learn more and see which books face the most censorship challenges in this year's State of America's Libraries Report:
www.ala.org/news/state-a...

07.04.2025 14:02 β€” πŸ‘ 343    πŸ” 162    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 8
Unite Against Book Bans. Raise your voice. Join the movement. UniteAgainstBookBans.org.

Unite Against Book Bans. Raise your voice. Join the movement. UniteAgainstBookBans.org.

If you believe that:
1) Reading is critical to our democracy.
2) Books help us understand complex issues.
3) Parents shouldn’t make decisions for other parents’ children.
4) Youth deserve to see themselves in books.

Join the campaign to #UniteAgainstBookBans: uniteagainstbookbans.org/take-action/

08.04.2025 00:59 β€” πŸ‘ 148    πŸ” 70    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 4
20 Lessons on Tyranny: by Timothy Snyder / read by John Lithgow
YouTube video by PoliticsGirl 20 Lessons on Tyranny: by Timothy Snyder / read by John Lithgow

What’s better than reading a recap of Timothy Snyder’s 20 Lessons on Tyranny? Having them read by John Lithgow.

youtu.be/cXR5HLodsT8

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Twenty Lessons, read by John Lithgow Key selections from On Tyranny, for viewing and sharing

snyder.substack.com/p/twenty-les...

30.03.2025 14:09 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I choose to resist allowing my country to grab people off the street, illegally take them out of state, and imprison them in a facility with no due process or just cause. #rumeysa #freerumeysaozturk

30.03.2025 14:03 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The Massachusetts governor, the city, and the university needs to drop everything to locate and free this girl and make sure this doesn't happen again.

This is DEFCON-1. If they do this to someone who wrote an op-ed in a college newspaper, they will do this to anyone they don't like.

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The U.S. Is Trying to Deport Mahmoud Khalil, a Legal Resident. Here’s What to Know. (Gift Article) Mr. Khalil, who helped lead protests at Columbia University against high civilian casualties in Gaza, was arrested by immigration officers and sent to a detention center in Louisiana.

www.nytimes.com/2025/03/10/u...

11.03.2025 11:22 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Sen. Jeff Merkley: 'What else could a Russian agent do that Trump didn't?'
YouTube video by Fuad Sadigov Sen. Jeff Merkley: 'What else could a Russian agent do that Trump didn't?'

Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley lays it all out.
youtube.com/watch?v=-834...

09.03.2025 18:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Elon Musk’s DOGE Staffers Have Quite a Nice Salaryβ€”Thanks to Taxpayers DOGE staffers are making bank as they wage war on the federal government, often from the same agencies they’re cutting.

Elon Musk’s DOGE Staffers Have Quite a Nice Salaryβ€”Thanks to Taxpayers newrepublic.com/post/192304/... via @newrepublic.com

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History will remember this dayβ€” when an American President and Vice President abandoned all we stand for.

28.02.2025 18:38 β€” πŸ‘ 23081    πŸ” 5087    πŸ’¬ 722    πŸ“Œ 202

All federal employees must respond to an email from a Nigerian prince with their bank account number or risk being terminated.

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