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Book bans make kids/teens hurry to read the books being banned
Book bans are driving kids away from libraries. Moreover, the severe restrictions placed on libraries and what they can acquire means that wish lists from students are not being fulfilled like they once were, either. Recall that for many kids, the school library is the only place of book access available to them.
Authors benefit financially from book bans
Some of the most-banned authors have seen a minor bump in sales. But what about the vast majority of authors whose books are being banned?
Moms For Liberty is responsible for the swell of book bans
Moms For Liberty might be powerful. They are not the only group banning books, though.
Book bans are only happening in states like Florida, Texas, and Alabama
Even—and especially—in progressive states. Massachusetts, California, Illinois, Oregon, Minnesota, and Washington, to name six “blue” states, are all still experiencing book bans in schools and public libraries. By pretending it’s only some states, those stories not only get overlooked, but the blinders go up.
This creates the prime environment and fuel for mass quiet/soft/silent censorship.
It’s also important here to emphasize that stigmatizing entire states based on the actions of a few helps no one.
Book bans only impact what’s in school classrooms and libraries
Nope. Book bans are everywhere.
What about the rainbow book bus/the bookstore sending free books to kids/the free book fairs/the free LGBTQ+ libraries, etc.?
Those are cool. They are not a solution to book bans.
It’s not banning if you can get the book on Amazon/B&N.com/Other Retailer
A book ban is simple. It’s the removal of a book from a place where it once belonged, making it inaccessible.
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Explore our Archives for American Archives Month
Did you know that October is American Archives Month? Did you know that the Hennepin County Library has over 500 archival collections waiting for you to explore? Our collections include everything from personal diaries from the 1800s to thousands of professional newspaper photos to the records of grassroot and community groups. Each collection has a searchable, online inventory (called a finding aid). When you find something in a finding aid that piques your interest, visit us at the Minneapolis Central Library to see it for yourself.
Can't make it downtown? Many of our archival records are available in our Digital Collections. Or, contact us for help accessing undigitized materials.
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Proposed censorship measures in several U.S. states will regulate the books that you're allowed to read in our nation's libraries.
Some could also lead to jailing librarians as a result of their commitment to free speech and access to library materials.
If they succeed, you will lose your freedom to choose books for you and your family.
Help fight against book bans and government censorship.
Sign the petition today!
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refseek.com
www.worldcat.org/
link.springer.com
http://bioline.org.br/
repec.org
science.gov
pdfdrive.com
#resources#free information#mutual aid#librarians#public librarian#public libraries#academic libraries
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"Read Banned Books" a new full page cartoon essay published in The New York Times Arts & Leisure section today.
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Hi! My name is Hannah (she/her) and I am currently earning my MLIS degree to become a librarian. I started this blog as a way to bring free resources and information about libraries and activism together in one place! While libraries are rapidly evolving to become community centers, they have always been places where the public can freely access information. I strongly believe in intellectual freedom, equitable information access, and the right for everyone to read. I hope this blog is able to help you find free resources and inspire you to support your local library!
#support libraries#public libraries#library activism#library#libraries#books#reading#free books#fuck book banning
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“As librarians, we’re not here to judge, we’re here to help.”
#books & libraries#public libraries#support libraries#school libraries#academic libraries#libraries#library#books and reading#bookstagram#books#bookblr#literature#freedom of information#informative#information#dewey decimal system
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Something that I’m passionate about is public libraries because of all the support and resources that they provide to their local communities. I know I’ve probably spoken on here before about how important it is to get a library card and use it because of all the perks it can give you (such as free access to online books, movies, and such). For those who are lower class it can provide them with programs, free wifi, free computer use, etc… Public libraries are just so overwhelmingly good for everyone.
In terms of the Global strike, I would like to suggest that people go to their libraries and recommend different Palestinian books. I’m not sure if it differs per state/per library on how you recommend a book, but I know if you use the Libby app through your library card that you can recommend books by tagging them “Notify me”. I know my library system is quite different as it branches out statewide and so I have access to statewide books. I would suggest filling out the forms that come up to recommend a book or talking to a librarian over the phone if you notice they are missing a Palestinian book that you would like to read.
Here is a list of Palestinian nonfiction books that I’ve found:
The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine by Ilan Pappe
On Palestine by Noam Chomsky and Ilan Pappe
Except for Palestine by Marc Lamont Hill and Mitchell Plitnick
This Arab is Queer by Elias Jahshan
Blood Orange by Yaffa AS
Freedom is a Constant Struggle by Angela Y Davis
The Hundreds Years’ War on Palestine by Rashid Khalidi
Here is a list of Palestinian fiction books that I’ve found:
Where Black Stars Rise by Nadia Shammas and Marie Enger
Nayra and the Djinn by Iasmin Omar Ata
You Exist Too Much by Zaina Arafat
Salt Houses by Hala Alyan
Squire by Nadia Shammas and Sara Alfageeh
Against the Loveless World by Susan Abulhawa
Trees for the Absentees by Ahlam Bsharat
Something More by Jackie Khalilieh
Muneera and the Moon by Sonia Sulaiman
I haven’t been reading a lot lately because of my health, but a lot of these came recommended from people I trust to give good recommendations. Feel free to add recommendations in the comments and please contact your local libraries about acquiring the books you see here that they don’t have!
#public librarian#public libraries#free palestine#free gaza#gaza#Palestine#Palestinian books#librarian#libraries#library activism#activism#strike for palestine#strike for gaza
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oops! it seems i tripped and dropped several million free books, papers, and other resources
https://annas-archive.org
https://sci-hub.se
https://z-lib.is
https://libgen.is
https://libgen.rs
https://www.pdfdrive.com
https://library.memoryoftheworld.org
https://monoskop.org/Monoskop
https://libcom.org
https://libretexts.org
http://classics.mit.edu
https://librivox.org
https://standardebooks.org
https://www.gutenberg.org
https://core.ac.uk
#books and libraries#books & libraries#free books#books and reading#free#bookstagram#books#literature#library#librarians#public libraries#free book#banned books#bookblr#book#activism#library activism#free resources
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What a great list of resources! Plus Lucien is one of my favorite librarian characters of all time!
Fuck book banning
It has been a long couple of weeks and news about book banning was just another slap. The number of book titles that people tried to ban rose by 65% last year (original article posted below).
I do not have time now to rage on this blog, and that is OK. But keep this in mind from one of my all time favorite comic book characters (the sentiment is as true for books as it is for librarians):
AND I AM GOING TO POST THESE RESOURCES AGAIN BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN AWHILE:
#fuck book banning#banned books#support libraries#books and libraries#public libraries#the sandman comics#Lucien of the Dreaming#school libraries#the sandman#activism#social justice#libraries#library#librarian
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So semi good news about the library!
From what it sounds like they are not planning on closing the library! Hooray! But it does sound like there will be a lot of budget cuts happening. Mostly with staff at the library. Which is very sad.
Thank you to everyone that signed the petition! It is still up if you would like to sign it! I just thought you guys would like to know this :)
Here’s the articles I found about it if you’d like to read them yourself
#libraries#public librarian#public libraries#publicsector#Oregon#salem oregon#library#support libraries#books & libraries
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17 free and helpful things, that everyone can take advantage of
Dolly Parton's Imagination Library They send an age appropriate book once a month if you have a child younger than 5.
Project Gutenberg Lots of free classic books.
Library Genesis A great place to look for and download college/university textbooks for free, as well as other books.
Scihub Endless Free college books. (and peer-reviewed scientific publications that are otherwise hidden behind a paywall)
Khan Academy Free knowledge that you can use to clep out of university courses, or to simply invest your time in a worthwhile topic.
Openlearn UK’s Open University - free courses for all levels of study, samples of university materials, study skills and tie-ins to BBC documentaries. Everything under Creative Commons licence so you can use it as you see fit.
Duolingo The Green Owl of Languages. There are a few hundred that it teaches and the mobile app makes it easy to do anywhere while waiting (!warning! only good for Spanish, German, French, Dutch, Esperanto, and English. with anything else it gets very low-quality and short.).
Codecademy An awesome site to learn how to use some programming languages. Doesn't get into the really advanced stuff, but it's good for a start.
Photopea Completely free Photoshop clone that has all the basic features of Photoshop, using basically the same interface.
Gimp Another free version of Photoshop.
Unsplash Stock of free photos of just about anything, provided by the photographers themselves, to do with what you like.
Futureme You can write letters to yourself (or other people) in the future! You can also make notifications and reminders of a +doctors appointments or anything else important.
Heavens Above You can look up all the satellites flying over your house tonight, including the ISS, Hubble Space Telescope, those pesky Starlink satellites, and whatever else your heart desires, complete with star maps and precise timing. And there is an Android app, but unfortunately no iOS one last I checked. (For iOS you can use “Sputnik!” which is free and tells, when ISS and Hubble passes overhead.)
Night Sky Other astronomy app for iOS. If you hold your phone to the sky the app tells you what you're looking at (or point it at the ground for a view from the other side of the planet). Zoom in with two fingers and tons of deep space stuff is revealed.
Freecycle its literally people giving away stuff they don't need/want any more that they can't/don't care enough to sell.
Nexus Mods Has thousands of video game mods (for 1,509 PC games), made by independent content creators, available to download at no cost.
Archive The Archive aka Internet Archive is a non-profit library of millions of free books, movies, software, music, websites, and so much more... For example a lot of DOS games (classics like Prince of Persia, Oregon Trail, DOOM, Monkey island, Rayman, Turtles), directly playable through the browser.
#libraries#library#information accessibility#free#free resources#public libraries#public librarian#internet archive#archives#internet
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If you use arab.org like I do please consider taking the extra 30-60 seconds to click on ALL of their causes. Palestine is important but so are the environment, refugees, children, women, and the impoverished across the middle east and it doesn't take away from Palestine to click for multiple causes. The arab world faces a lot of problems and they only get worsened by how western nations have oppressed and attacked them. Clicking is small but it generates something and overtime it does benefit the greater good. It takes all of us clicking as often as possible but we can do it! It's really easy and safe and they have proofs on their site on how they do make an impact and are donating your click money
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A thread of Palestinian businesses to support!
Link to Sunbula
Link to Soap
Link to Hanmade Palestine
Link to Palbox
Link to Shop
Link to Paliroots
Link to Taita Leila LTD
Link to West Bank Apparel
Link to Kufiya
Link to Nōl Collective
Link to MEERA ADNAN
Link to Fyrouzi
Link to Tatreez on Tea
Link to Hilweh Market
Link to Darzah
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books on, about, and made by palestinians. non-fiction books about palestine, palestinian poetry, history books, fiction books by palestinian authors, links to free e-books and poems. i apologize in advance for not breaking this down by genre / type.
LINKS & RESOURCES:
Free Ebooks for a Free Palestine!
Verso Books: Solidarity with Palestine: Free Resources and Further Reading
Free Palestine! A Reading List
Books for a Free Palestine
Google Drive of Palestinian Poetry made by @firstfullmoon
Palestinian poems series by @fiercynn
40 books to understand Palestine
FICTION:
Mornings in Jenin by Susan Abulhawa
Against the Loveless World by Susan Abulhawa
Minor Detail by Adania Shibli
Salt Houses by Hala Alyan
Wild Thorns by Sahar Khalifeh
The Things We See in the Light by Amal Awad
A Woman Is No Man by Etaf Rum
Secrets Under the Olive Tree by Nevien Shaabneh
Trees for the Absentees by Ahlam Bsharat
The Beauty of Your Face by Sahar Mustafah
Mother Country by Etaf Rum
The Sea Cloak and other stories by Nayrouz Qarmout
The Parisian by Isabella Hammad
My First and Only Love by Sahar Khalifeh
Velvet by Huzama Habayeb
Haifa Fragments by Khulud Khamis
NON - FICTION:
The Hundred Years' War on Palestine by Rashid Khalidi
On Palestine By Noam Chomsky, Ilan Pappe and Frank Barat
The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine by Ilan Pappe
Ten Myths About Israel by Ilan Pappe
Light in Gaza: Writings Born of Fire by Jehad Abusalim (Editor), Jennifer Bing (Editor), Mike Merryman-Lotze (Editor)
Except for Palestine The Limits of Progressive Politics by Marc Lamont Hill, Mitchell Plitnick
Fateful Triangle: The United States, Israel, and the Palestinians by Noam Chomsky
Where the Line Is Drawn by Raja Shehadeh
Things You May Find Hidden in My Ear: Poems from Gaza by Mosab Abu Toha
Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions: The Global Struggle for Palestinian Rights by Omar Barghouti
Palestine: A Socialist Introduction [edited] by Sumaya Awad and Brian Bean
From the River to the Sea [edited] by Sai Englert, Michal Schatz and Rosie Warren
Palestine Speaks [edited] by Mateo Hoke and Cate Malek
The Punishment of Gaza by Gideon Levy
The Question of Palestine by Edward W. Said
I Saw Ramallah by Mourid Barghouti
Shell Houses by Rasha Abdulhadi
Born Palestinian, Born Black by Suheir Hammad
Tasting the Sky: A Palestinian Childhood by Ibtisam Barakat
Orientalism by Edward W. Said
Gaza Writes Back by Refaat Alareer
Rifqa by Mohammed El-Kurd
Ever Since I Did Not Die by Ramy Al-Asheq
The Butterfly's Burden by Mahmoud Darwish
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