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YouTube video by Banned Books Week George Takei, Banned Books Week 2025 Honorary Chair

"Those who ban books want to lock away ideas they fear. But in truth, they are trying to steal our freedom."

#BannedBooksWeek honorary chair @georgetakei.bsky.social encourages all of us to stand up for the freedom to read! #CensorshipIsSo1984

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BANNED BOOKS WEEK Oct. 5-11, 2025. Censorship is so 1984 - Read for Your Rights. ala.org/bbooks. American Library Association

Censorship is so 1984. Read for your rights.

Today kicks off #BannedBooksWeek, and this year's theme reminds us that the right to read belongs to all of us, that censorship has no place in contemporary society, and that we must defend our rights.

https://www.ala.org/bbooks.

Christi Furnas holding a tabby cat and a Minneapolis Library card

Crazy Like a Fox: Adventures in Schizophrenia, an autobiographically-inspired graphic novel, explores mental health and schizophrenia in a surprising and emotionally honest story with a fantastical cast of animal characters. #LibraryCardSignUpMonth #CreatorsGetCarded #LibComix

Poster featuring art from the children's book series Dory Fantasmagory featuring Mrs. Gobble Gracker reading to a captive Dory. Text reads "It's a good time to read."

It's a good time to read!

This new "Dory Fantasmagory" READ poster featuring Mrs. Gobble Gracker reading to a captive Dory (and Mr. Nuggy as a chicken), reminds us that there’s nothing quite like a good book shared with a friend—or imaginary nemesis!

Purchase here: https://bit.ly/46wv1nQ

On a grayscale background of a stack of books are the Banned Books Week Coalition, Unite Against Book Bans, and Let Freedom Read Day logos. Text reads: October 11, 2025. Banned Books Week. Oct. 5 - 11, 2025. UniteAgainstBookBans.org/let-freedom-read-day

#LetFreedomReadDay is in ONE WEEK! On 10/11, take at least ONE action to help defend books from censorship and speak up for those who make them available. Find resources/tools + actions you can take in just 5 mins: uniteagainstbookbans.org/let-freedom-read-day #BannedBooksWeek #UniteAgainstBookBans

Censorship is so 1984. Banned Books Week Event Calendar. Add an event or find one near you! BannedBooksWeek.org/events. Read for your rights. Banned Books Week. Oct. 5-11, 2025.

❗ Hosting an upcoming #BannedBooksWeek event? Make sure to submit it to the Banned Books Week Event Calendar to reach a wider audience, or find an event near you today! https://bannedbooksweek.org/events/ @bannedbooksweek.bsky.social #CensorshipIsSo1984 #UniteAgainstBookBans

A Fight for Our Rights: Youth Fighting Book Bans. A conversation with student leaders moderated by Banned Books Week youth honorary chair Iris Mogul. Oct. 8, 2025. 3:00 p.m. CT. Register: bit.ly/YouthFightingBookBans. Banned Books Week. In the background is a photo of a group of young people.

Young people are on the front lines of the fight against censorship.
Join #BannedBooksWeek youth honorary chair Iris Mogul + student leaders for "A Fight for Our Rights: Youth Fighting Book Bans."
Oct 8, 3pm CT
Learn more, register, and see other free events at: https://www.ala.org/bbooks/events

I Love My Librarian Award 2026. I NOMINATED MY LIBRARIAN AND YOU SHOULD TOO! Nominate yours at ilovelibraries.org.

Hundreds of library users across the country have already nominated their librarian for the #ILoveMyLibrarian Award – have you?!

10 librarians will win $5,000 and the recognition of a lifetime, and yours could be one of them. Nominations due Dec. 15!

Submit your nomination: https://bit.ly/3yiyT9C

Promotional graphic for upcoming Booklist and OIF workshop: READ ON: TOOLS TO HELP YOU PREPARE FOR AND RESPOND TO BOOK CHALLENGES happening Thursday, October 9 at 11 a.m. PT / 2 p.m. ET.

Library workers are under tremendous pressure and in need of professional resources to help combat book challenges. Join us and @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social @oif.bsky.social during #BannedBooksWeek for a free workshop with resources about how to prepare for and respond to challenges: bit.ly/3KlmknK

Eric Lide holding a South Brunswick Public Library Card with his book Dragon Forced sitting behind him.

Our young hero destined to defeat an evil lord embarks on a hilarious, action-packed journey filled with jokes, friendship, and villains having a mid-life crisis in Dragon Forged: Sword of the Champion by Eric Lide
#LibraryCardSignUpMonth #CreatorsGetCarded #LibComix

Censorship is so 1984. Librarians Supporting Eash Other to Confront Book Bans. Tuesday, October 7, 2025. Law for Librarians, Intellectual Freedom Hotline,

Facing censorship challenges? You’re not alone.
Join us Oct 7 at noon CT for a free webinar on two ALA resources, Law for Librarians + Library Helplines, designed to help you push back.
Learn more and check out other free #BannedBooksWeek events at https://www.ala.org/bbooks/events

The 'Everyday Advocacy' Webinar is Back for Banned Books Week! Join Unite and Everyday Advocacy on October 7 to develop new strategies to defend diverse books and amplify educators' voices! Free registration now open.

TUESDAY! Join #UniteAgainstBookBans & Everyday Advocacy during #BannedBooksWeek for a free interactive workshop.

We’ll share:

⚒️ Practical tools to help you craft advocacy plans

💬 Interactive reflection prompts + breakout groups

✊ Strategies to confront book bans

Register today:

Pokémon Club Program Combines Learning and Passion for Pokémon Learn to play the Pokémon TCG and enjoy other Pokémon-themed activities in a supportive, engaging environment—at your local public or school library.

ALA, I choose you! 📚

Katie Fricas holding her book Checked Out and a Brooklyn Public Library card

Perfectly themed for this month! Follow the story of a queer library worker searching for love online, artistic validation in New York City, and the perfect book in Checked Out by Katie Fricas
#LibraryCardSignUpMonth #CreatorsGetCarded #LibComix

Policy as an Advocacy Tool: Tips for Booksellers, Librarians, and Community Advocates. Monday, October 6, 2025. 3:00 p.m. CT. Register today! Pictured are Sarah Lamdan, Philomena Polefrone, and Christine Emeran, along with the Unite Against Book Bans, National Coalition Against Censorship, and American Booksellers for Free Expression logos.

Free #BannedBooksWeek webinar.
Join experts on Mon, Oct 6 at 3 p.m. CT to explore how policies can be a powerful tool for fighting censorship in libraries, bookstores, and communities and how advocates can use policies in their work.
See details + more free events: https://www.ala.org/bbooks/events

Stephen Weiner standing outside holding his Cary Memorial Library card

Explore the life of Will Eisner, one of the most influential artists in the history of comics, in a comics biography by Stephen Weiner. And catch Stephen at his local library this #CreatorsGetCarded and #LibraryCardSignUpMonth
#LibComix

The federal government shutdown, which begins today, will have cascading effects across the nation and our economy... A protracted federal shutdown may induce more dramatic effects on libraries, the nation, our economy, and our democracy. Show up for our libraries, American Library Association.

Today marks the beginning of the first federal government shutdown since 2019. ALA is concerned about the impacts on federal library workers, as well as the cascading impacts in communities nationwide.

Read more about what this means for libraries: americanlibrariesmagazine.org/blogs/the-sc...

FCC moves to end discounts for Wi-Fi hotspot lending and school bus connectivity The Federal Communications Commission voted to end discounts for library and school Wi-Fi hotspot lending programs on Tuesday, drawing criticism from lawmakers and librarians who say the move will mak...

Yesterday's vote by the FCC to end #ERate discounts for Wi-Fi hotspot lending programs in libraries will have negative impacts in communities across the country, particularly in rural areas.

Read more, featuring ALA President Sam Helmick: apnews.com/article/fcc-...

Jeffrey Brown holding his book Kids are still weird and his Chicago Public Library Card

Kids are still weird by Jeffrey Brown, chronicles his life as a parent while his children speak brutal truths and make unintentionally hilarious observations in this charming collection of comics.

#LibraryCardSignUpMonth #CreatorsGetCarded #LibComix

Photo of librarian Mychal Threets squatting and holding up the American Sign Language for "I Love You." Text on photo reads "Beloved librarian Mychal Threets to host reboot of 'Reading Rainbow'" I Love Libraries and American Library Association logos.

Beloved librarian @mychal3ts.bsky.social will take the helm as host of the reboot of 'Reading Rainbow' when it returns this Saturday, October 4! 🤩🌈

Read more: https://bit.ly/3WelbAT

ALA disappointed by FCC takebacks, lack of due process in decision to end library hotspots, school bus Wi-Fi The American Library Association (ALA) and partners in the Schools, Health & Libraries Broadband (SHLB) Coalition, expressed disappointment with today’s FCC vote to end E-Rate support for library and ...

NEW: ALA is deeply disappointed in the FCC's vote today to end #ERate funding support for wi-fi hotspot lending programs at libraries and schools.

We don't yet know the full extent of the impacts, but we know that libraries & their communities rely on this support: www.ala.org/news/2025/09...

Saturday of #BannedBooksWeek!
7:00 PM ET on Oct. 11, Bardavon 1869 Opera House, Poughkeepsie, NY
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Creator Michael Cherkas holding his book Red Harvest along with his Toronto Public Library card

Red Harvest by Michael Cherkas, based on tragic events that took place in Soviet Ukraine from 1929 to 1933, takes readers through the memories of a Ukrainian immigrant who was the only member of his family to survive the famine #LibraryCardSignUpMonth #CreatorsGetCarded #LibComix

Main image including three people on the set of WGN-Daytime Chicago discussing Library Card Sign-Up Month, with header text "LIBRARY CARD SIGN-UP MONTH TAKES OVER THE AIRWAVES."

Library Card Sign-up Month 2025 is coming to a close, and we saw libraries across the country all over television news programs to discuss the value of a library card.

Read more at ilovelibraries.org.

Creator Jonathan Hedrick holding his Brevard County Library card.

When the US President is assassinated, a female Secret Service agent protect the Vice President at all costs from a mass conspiracy to preserve what’s left of American democracy in The Recount by Jonathan Hedrick
#LibraryCardSignUpMonth #CreatorsGetCarded

How do you library?
Submit your voice memo by noon CT on Sept. 30 for a chance to win prizes, including a $150 Visa gift card or your choice of an ALA READ poster. You may also be featured on the How I Library podcast.
https://ilovelibraries.org/tell-us-how-you-library-for-a-chance-to-win/
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#BannedBooksWeek is October 5-11. Download and share our free graphics to help spread the word about the harms of censorship.
https://www.ala.org/bbooks/bannedbooksweek/ideasandresources/freedownloads
#CensorshipIsSo1984

Creator J.T. Yost holding a copy of Punk Rock in Comics and his New York Public Library card.

The cover of Punk Rock in Comics illustrated by J.T. Yost captures the energy and attitude of punk music. Fans should make sure to grab a copy for a deep dive into the inception and history of punk.

#LibraryCardSignUpMonth #CreatorsGetCarded #LibComix

In the new episode of the “How I Library” podcast, we welcome award-winning actor, author, and musician David Duchovny (“The X-Files,” “Californication”).

Listen on Soundcloud, Spotify, Apple Podcast or at ilovelibraries.org (link in bio).

La Semana de los Libros prohibidos. October 5-11, 2025. Read for your rights.

Banned Books Week, October 5-11, 2025. Censorship os so 1984. Read for your rights.

#BannedBooksWeek is October 5-11. Download and share our free graphics to help spread the word about the harms of censorship.
https://www.ala.org/bbooks/bannedbooksweek/ideasandresources/freedownloads
📚💙 #CensorshipIsSo1984