Reminder that in the overwhelming majority of book ban cases, it's 1 person or a few ppl who get scores of books pulled. This has been the case across FL but also in TX, LA, and other states. The majority of ppl don't want book bans. They're being ignored. https://t.co/2r5xcUOaK8
— Jonathan Friedman đź“š (@jonfreadom) April 30, 2023
"Three quarters of parents of public school children (74%) express a high degree of confidence in school librarians to make good decisions about which books to make available" https://t.co/MlhDsWW65a
— Jayne Miller (@jemillerbalt) April 29, 2023
Book banning comes to Indiana public library. A new review of all books to cost $300K, and has left teen shelves empty of books, incl Manga, Avengers graphic novels, Captain America comics, books about puberty and 'Forever' by Judy Blume. #FreeTheBooks https://t.co/aZWii28Rio
— Jonathan Friedman đź“š (@jonfreadom) April 29, 2023
Nora Roberts… BANNED… @DanielleSteel… BANNED… @jodipicoult… BANNED… @JP_Books… BANNED…
— PEN America (@PENamerica) April 28, 2023
"This is just Florida right now. School districts putting the whims of book banners ahead of students' rights" @jonfreadom 🧵 https://t.co/KdeO10uOHj
The library board did not advertise its vote beforehand. https://t.co/PQIwPlCQFB
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) April 23, 2023
Two years into a surge of book bans across the U.S., Florida is now a hot spot in the clash over what reading material is appropriate for children, with laws that have greatly expanded the state’s ability to restrict books. https://t.co/pCOhxZ6X5R
— The New York Times (@nytimes) April 22, 2023
What’s happening isn’t exactly subtle: “Forbidden books are largely by and about people of color & LGBTQ individuals, PEN found. Of the 1,477 books removed this school year, 30% are about race, racism or include characters of color, and 26% have LGBTQ characters or themes” https://t.co/BdigFTb8EO
— Ronald Brownstein (@RonBrownstein) April 22, 2023
“This is much bigger than you can really count.”
— The New York Times (@nytimes) April 20, 2023
Book bans are rising at a rapid pace in school districts around the U.S., driven by new laws and regulations that limit what kinds of books children can access, PEN America, a free speech organization, found.https://t.co/GUNLYbVC0T
Sad! 