Libraries for the People

The Political Librarian Journal As an open source academic journal, The Political Librarian is dedicated to expanding the discussion of about library advocacy and activism while promoting research and new thinking about policy and f...

Call for Papers: The Political Librarian invites all levels of information, memory, library, and cultural heritage professionals, administrators, educators, researchers, policy analysts, and stakeholders to contribute to the Spring 2026 issue of The Political Librarian.

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Defending Free Speech in the Stacks How Libraries, Book Bans, and Censorship Impact All of Us  (Problem vs. Solution) Libraries used to feel untouchable. As a kid, I thought of them as neu...

In communities across the country, school and public libraries are under attack from another direction: book bans, criminalization of librarians, and efforts to erase entire groups and perspectives from public view.

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Friends of the library zine cover featuring three people enclosing a library. The background is blue.

We made a resource zine on Friends of the Library groups over at @librariesftp.bsky.social: www.librariesforthepeople.org/resources#fo...

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Thank you @everylibrary.bsky.social for this strong resistance to #censorship!

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Don’t let the government regulate your reading www.bookbanpetition.us

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Resources — For The People

Want to be a #LibraryDefender? Join (or start!) a Friends of the Library group. #FriendsOfTheLibrary groups are a great way to strengthen your local library and fight for #InformationAccess for all! Learn how in our new Friends of the Library 101 Zine! www.librariesforthepeople.org/resources#fo...

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