Join us on May 9th for an unforgettable event: 'Empowering Young Filmmakers,' Celebrating 20 Years of the Youth Free Expression Film Contest, presented by the NCAC and NYFA!

Be sure to register today and watch tomorrow at 7:00 PM SCBWI's Impact and Legacy Fund Children’s Book Changemakers event, where our SAS leaders will interview Lois Lowry and speak about how reading banned books has changed their lives.

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The CBC and @herhymeswithme want to thank librarians & library lovers across the country during #NationalLibraryWeek & #RightToReadDay !

The CBC stands with you today and every day, & this original poem is a call to band together & #UniteAgainstBookBans .

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The language update to the Principles of Professional Conduct that will likely go to the FL BOE in April for a vote is now posted for public comment.

Let them know that adding another threat to educators will not solve our censorship issues.

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New Florida law restricts First Amendment rights online | Greg Gonzalez

Similar laws in Arkansas, Ohio, and Utah have hit constitutional roadblocks. Expect the same for Florida’s unconstitutional law.

The Florida legislature has once again chosen to limit its citizens’ free…

Even bookstores are canceling author visits due to political pressure? Remember when these folks say we don’t want to ban these books from bookstores or Amazon? Turns out they do.

NCAC expresses concern after hundreds of books were found discarded from a public school in New York City’s Staten Island.

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While next month’s eclipse may only last a moment, censorship leaves communities everywhere in the dark. On #RightToReadDay —the Monday of #NationalLibraryWeek —raise your voice and defend the freedom to read. bit.ly/43D9Dtw

.Penguin Random House 🐧🏠📚 has written a letter of concern to NYC schools about the books reportedly found in the trash at a Staten Island elementary. Co-signed by:
AuthorsAgainstBookBans, Candlewick Press, Charlesbridge, Hachette Book Group. @macmillanusa, Simon & Schuster & Sourcebooks

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Who would you trust with absolute authority to determine right and wrong, good and bad?

Exactly.

No one—and the First Amendment agrees.

FIRE went down to the Supreme Court yesterday to talk with folks about the importance of NRA v. Vullo and Murthy v. Missouri.