ALA OIF

@OIF

The Office for Intellectual Freedom is part of the American Library Association. Follow for library news about privacy, banned books and censorship.

ala.org/oif Joined January 2009

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ALA OIF @OIF Jan 4, 2024

Are you tracking book challenges in your library, community, or state? Please share your 2023 data so we can capture a more complete picture of library censorship!

Send your data to oif@ala.org - all reports are kept confidential.

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Report Censorship. Defend the Public's Freedoms. www.ala.org/challengereporting

ALA OIF @OIF Oct 18, 2024

Take action for libraries TOMORROW!

Unite Against Book Bans @UABookBans Oct 18, 2024

TOMORROW, October 19!

Communities and readers are coming together at events in nearly all 50 states and DC on the #FreedomToRead Community Day of Action.

📍 Join us to protect the freedom to read. Find an event near you: uniteagainstbookbans.org/day-of-action/… #UniteAgainstBookBans

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ALA OIF @OIF Sep 28, 2024

Hi, all! This program is running a bit behind. We expect it will start very soon! Please join the livestream: arrayplay.com/events/arrays-… #BannedBooksWeek

arrayplay.com ARRAY PLAY - Press Play. Make Change. Join the waitlist to get early VIP access and receive updates.

American Library Association @ALALibrary Sep 28, 2024

Celebrate #LetFreedomReadDay. Join ALA President @CindyHohl and indie bookstore owners for a lively discussion about books, censorship, and creating community.
Livestream from @ARRAYNow starts at 4:45 ET | 3:45 CT | 2:45 MT | 1:45 PT bit.ly/LiberatedLitLi…
#BannedBooksWeek

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ALA OIF @OIF Sep 28, 2024

Book bans won't end w/ #BannedBooksWeek. Let these amazing videos from the #BannedBooksBigChair read-out inspire you today, tomorrow & beyond! Many thanks to @Sage_Publishing for sponsoring this amazing initiative! bit.ly/3TIcWfO #FreedBetweenTheLines

I read a banned book from the big chair. #ALAAC24. San Diego, CA. Freed Between the Lines

ALA OIF @OIF Sep 28, 2024

It's #LetFreedomReadDay! We're asking everyone to do at least one thing to fight book bans - all you need is 5 minutes to make an impact! How will you fight censorship today? bit.ly/LetFreedomRead… #BannedBooksWeek #LetFreedomReadDay

The freedom to read is under attack. Let's Do Something about it. Let Freedom Read Day.

Let Freedom Read Day. bit.ly/LetFreedomReadDay