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Books Unbanned: From Local Action to National Movement
https://publiclibrariesonline.org/2025/11/books-unbanned-from-local-action-to-national-movement/
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Books Unbanned: From Local Action to National Movement - Public Libraries Online

As book challenges increased across the U.S., Brooklyn Public Library responded with Books Unbanned, an initiative offering free digital library cards to young people everywhere and standing up for open access to ideas.

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ResearchBuzz: FirehoseOct 27

BK Reader: Brooklyn’s Fight Against Book Bans Reaches National Milestone. “Books Unbanned, the Brooklyn Public Library initiative launched in 2022 to give young people access to books affected by censorship, has hit a major milestone: cardholders have borrowed over one million e-books.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/10/27/bk-reader-brooklyns-fight-against-book-bans-reaches-national-milestone/

BK Reader: Brooklyn’s Fight Against Book Bans Reaches National Milestone | ResearchBuzz: Firehose

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Show threadRich Stein (he/him)Oct 9

@jasonkoebler
Awesome! Meanwhile this👇

Teens & young adults in the US can get an eCard (borrow ebooks, audio, etc.) from the Brooklyn Public Library: https://www.cnet.com/culture/how-teenagers-can-borrow-banned-books-for-free-from-brooklyn-public-library/

Request a free card— email the library: [email protected]

More: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/books-unbanned

Similar programs with free eCards for **all** youth nationwide —

Boston: https://www.bpl.org/books-unbanned/

San Diego: https://www.sandiego.gov/public-library/booksunbanned

Seattle: https://www.spl.org/programs-and-services/teens/books-unbanned

#read #BooksUnbanned #libraries #LibrariesAreAwesome

How Teenagers Can Borrow Banned Books for Free From Brooklyn Public Library

In response to nationwide book bans, one New York public library is lending ebooks to all teens in the US.

CNET
Show threadRich Stein (he/him)Oct 6

@walterolson.bsky.social
Free librarians!

Teens, young adults: Get an eCard (borrow ebooks, audio, etc.) from the Brooklyn Public Library: https://www.cnet.com/culture/how-teenagers-can-borrow-banned-books-for-free-from-brooklyn-public-library/

Request a free card — email the library: [email protected]

More: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/books-unbanned

Similar programs w/ free eCards for **all** youth nationwide:

Boston: https://www.bpl.org/books-unbanned/

San Diego: https://www.sandiego.gov/public-library/booksunbanned

Seattle: https://www.spl.org/programs-and-services/teens/books-unbanned

#read #BooksUnbanned #libraries #LibrariesAreAwesome

How Teenagers Can Borrow Banned Books for Free From Brooklyn Public Library

In response to nationwide book bans, one New York public library is lending ebooks to all teens in the US.

CNET
Show threadRich Stein (he/him)Oct 6

@josephcox
A story for Banned Book week!

Here's more:
Teens & young adults can get an eCard (borrow ebooks, audio, etc.) from the Brooklyn Public Library: https://www.cnet.com/culture/how-teenagers-can-borrow-banned-books-for-free-from-brooklyn-public-library/

Request a free card — email the library: [email protected]

More: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/books-unbanned

Othr programs w/ free eCards for **all** youth nationwide:

Boston: https://www.bpl.org/books-unbanned/

San Diego: https://www.sandiego.gov/public-library/booksunbanned

Seattle: https://www.spl.org/programs-and-services/teens/books-unbanned

#read #BooksUnbanned #libraries #LibrariesAreAwesome

How Teenagers Can Borrow Banned Books for Free From Brooklyn Public Library

In response to nationwide book bans, one New York public library is lending ebooks to all teens in the US.

CNET
Rich Stein (he/him)Oct 6

@NatureMC

Resistance for US readers:

Teens & young adults can get an eCard (borrow ebooks, audio, etc.) from the Brooklyn Public Library: https://www.cnet.com/culture/how-teenagers-can-borrow-banned-books-for-free-from-brooklyn-public-library/

Request a free card — email the library: [email protected]

More: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/books-unbanned

Similar programs with free eCards for **all** youth nationwide —

Boston: https://www.bpl.org/books-unbanned/

San Diego: https://www.sandiego.gov/public-library/booksunbanned

Seattle: https://www.spl.org/programs-and-services/teens/books-unbanned

#read #BooksUnbanned #libraries #LibrariesAreAwesome

How Teenagers Can Borrow Banned Books for Free From Brooklyn Public Library

In response to nationwide book bans, one New York public library is lending ebooks to all teens in the US.

CNET
Show threadRich Stein (he/him)Oct 6

@WedaleBooks
Resistance for US readers:

Teens & young adults can get an eCard (borrow ebooks, audio, etc.) from the Brooklyn Public Library: https://www.cnet.com/culture/how-teenagers-can-borrow-banned-books-for-free-from-brooklyn-public-library/

Request a free card — email the library: [email protected]

More: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/books-unbanned

Similar programs with free eCards for **all** youth nationwide —

Boston: https://www.bpl.org/books-unbanned/

San Diego: https://www.sandiego.gov/public-library/booksunbanned

Seattle: https://www.spl.org/programs-and-services/teens/books-unbanned

#read #BooksUnbanned #libraries #LibrariesAreAwesome

How Teenagers Can Borrow Banned Books for Free From Brooklyn Public Library

In response to nationwide book bans, one New York public library is lending ebooks to all teens in the US.

CNET
Show threadRich Stein (he/him)Oct 6

@everylibrary
Even more you can do —

Teens & young adults in the US can get an eCard (borrow ebooks, audio, etc.) from the Brooklyn Public Library: https://www.cnet.com/culture/how-teenagers-can-borrow-banned-books-for-free-from-brooklyn-public-library/

Request a free card — email the library: [email protected]

More: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/books-unbanned

Similar programs with free eCards for **all** youth nationwide —

Boston: https://www.bpl.org/books-unbanned/

San Diego: https://www.sandiego.gov/public-library/booksunbanned

Seattle: https://www.spl.org/programs-and-services/teens/books-unbanned

#read #BooksUnbanned #libraries #LibrariesAreAwesome

How Teenagers Can Borrow Banned Books for Free From Brooklyn Public Library

In response to nationwide book bans, one New York public library is lending ebooks to all teens in the US.

CNET
Show threadRich Stein (he/him)Oct 5

@gutenberg_org
Fight back!

Teens & young adults in the US can get an eCard (borrow ebooks, audio, etc.) from the Brooklyn Public Library: https://www.cnet.com/culture/how-teenagers-can-borrow-banned-books-for-free-from-brooklyn-public-library/

Request a free card — email the library: [email protected]

More: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/books-unbanned

Similar programs with free eCards for **all** youth nationwide —

Boston: https://www.bpl.org/books-unbanned/

San Diego: https://www.sandiego.gov/public-library/booksunbanned

Seattle: https://www.spl.org/programs-and-services/teens/books-unbanned

#read #BooksUnbanned #libraries #LibrariesAreAwesome

How Teenagers Can Borrow Banned Books for Free From Brooklyn Public Library

In response to nationwide book bans, one New York public library is lending ebooks to all teens in the US.

CNET
Julé CunninghamOct 4

In this time of rampant book banning, a reminder that four library systems in the US offer the Books Unbanned program giving access to their electronic collections to young people anywhere across the country. Seattle Public Library's program is open to young people from 13 to 26, and over 19,000 have signed up for a card, and checked out more than 571,400 ebooks and audiobooks so far.

To get a Books Unbanned card at SPL, get reading recommendations, or find out more information about the program, check out:
https://www.spl.org/programs-and-services/teens/books-unbanned

(Edited 10/8/2025 with the most recent numbers, there's been quite in increase in use.)

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