The Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS) has recently put their entire staff on leave, thanks to the Trump administration and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). It’s a small agency with only about 70 employees, but they are responsible for grants that are awarded to museums and libraries. […]
1 This post contains both factual information and quotes, as well as my personal thoughts and opinions on what is going on. United States President Donald Trump’s Department of Education Office for Civil Rights (OCR) released a statement on January 24th titled “U.S. Department of Education Ends Biden’s Book Ban Hoax”. […]
With the holiday season rapidly approaching, you may be beginning, or struggling, to get gifts. With this year being a huge dumpster fire, and next year not looking tons better, why not use this time to get the best of both worlds – books and knowledge! Banned books are such […]
1 We’re just going to start with the fact that books are political. They always have been. Authors like George Orwell, Ray Bradbury…stories like Harry Potter, Star Wars – they all have political undertones and messages. Every book is political or political adjacent. The big bad authoritarian ruler dragon evil creature […]
While I try to avoid getting political on this website, some things you just cannot stay silent about. I’m sure you’ve been seeing a lot about Project 2025 going around right now. If you don’t know anything about it, I’d do some reading up on it. And if you’re brave […]
You know what you are missing from your life? A bus that brings books that allows everyone to read whatever they want while supporting everyone! If that’s what you need, then you need the Rainbow Book Bus! I recently came across the Rainbow Book Bus and my goodness am I […]
I got an interesting email later today saying that I had been included in a list of 30 banned book information websites. It was quite an honor to be included in this list, along side PEN America and Unite Against Banned Books! I wanted to share the website that lists […]
PEN America recently published a report about the spiking in book bans in schools over the last year. They found that it had spiked 33% in the last year, compared to the previous one. And which state has the most book bans? Florida, which accounted for 40% of the bans. […]
As the 1st of October brings Banned Books Week, starting with what exactly a modern book ban to set the stage would be helpful! Book banning is a form of censorship. The Encyclopedia Britannica defines it as, “the practice of prohibiting or restricting the reading of certain books by the […]
With a new month rapidly approaching, it means Banned Books Week is right around the corner! With all the book banning going on right now, this year it seems to be bigger than ever. So many libraries and book stores are having events, pushing out information and encouraging people to […]
With the book bans, book censoring and book restricting going on right now, you may be asking how you are able to help. I wanted to share a great post written by the Authors Guild over on United Against Book Bans. A post was written titled “Fighting For The Freedom […]
Schools in Florida, the state where book access is rapidly declining, are removing Romeo and Juliet from schools because of the ‘raunchiness’. Schools will only be using specific excerpts from the book in class school. Due to Florida Parental Rights in Education Act, also known as the ‘Don’t Say Gay” bill, certain […]
There are new concerns just beginning to be realized connected to book banning. On top of the wrongness of book banning (you can read some of my posts about it here), bookstores are now worried how this will impact them. In a new article, Texas booksellers have expressed their concern with […]
Due to Senate File 496 in Iowa, there are potentially hundreds of books to be banned in the Urbandale school district. According to the Senate File, it is establishing a parent’s or guardian’s right to make decisions affecting the parent’s or guardian’s child, authorizing the parent or guardian of a […]
Like always, I’m a little bit late to the party (I’ll blame life and totally not being on-top of it) but this week, 18-24 September, is Banned Book Week. This week is so incredibly important, although fighting and acknowledging banned books is a constant thing. Especially now. PEN America, “a nonprofit […]
Who would have thought that we would be in the 21st century and librarians are resigning due to fear for their physical safety. Well, this is exactly what happened in Boundary County, Idaho where a librarian resigned due to threats from right-wing extremists due to pressure to ban LGBTQ+ books. […]
1 With all the news recently that schools are creating programs to allow parents to opt out of their children reading certain books and even removing books all together, it seems like it’s huge deal. Every news article covering it seems to present it like all the parents in various states […]
I’m back!! Hello to those of you who stuck around after my near 2 year hiatus and various dips of attendance. The last few years have been tumultuous for so many reasons. I am sure you all have been experiencing some of it in your own way as well! So […]
