Tell USBE to Vote for Local Control β LET UTAH READ
Tell Utah State School Board (USBE) to overturn the statewide book bans on Water for Elephants and affirm the power of local school districts to govern themselves.
Unless the Utah State Board of Education (USBE) takes action by July 4th, Water for Elephants, by Sara Gruen, will become 18th book permanently banned statewide in Utah. Please contact board members and ask them to overturn the ban and restore local control! letutahread.org/localcontrol
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Teachers, librarians, book lovers, #BookSky! Join us Friday May 9th from 10AM-3PM for the Freedom Read-In, a free, all-day assembly of award-winning children's book authors reading from their own work to bring attention to and raise support for Freedom to Read bills that are active in 12 states...
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Send an Email: Save IMLS Funding for Utah Libraries β LET UTAH READ
Send an email to our legislators to save IMLS funding for library services in Utah
Tell our elected representatives that federal IMLS funding for libraries needs to be preserved! In 2024, IMLS provided nearly 2.3 million dollars to fund libraries services for Utahns. That means students, vets, jobseekers... Learn more and take action at: letutahread.org/saveimls
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Philly Today: Main Line School Board Un-Bans Banned Books
The vote came after an evening of emotional testimony.
βBooks really canβt hurt anyone,β said local doctor Craig Press in remarks to the board. βWhat can hurt people is people, and thatβs whatβs happening in our community.β @uabookbans.bsky.social
www.phillymag.com/news/2025/04...
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A Conversation With Author Ellen Hopkins - April 24th β LET UTAH READ
Join us for a virtual conversation with author Ellen Hopkins on Thursday, April 24th at 7:00 PM.
Ellen is the New York Times best selling author of 15 YA books, as well as two middle grade novels and...
Ellen Hopkins has had THREE books banned statewide in Utah! Her books address topics that can be difficult to read about, but they help teens and families address many real-life challenges. Don't miss this conversation with one of America's great authors! letutahread.org/events/hopkins
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Reading Free in Iowa, a grassroots patron-led public library advocacy group of Iowans from across the state pledging to dedicate ourselves to the defense of Iowa's libraries. Nonpartisan. Pro-patron.
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