WendyMay 4
She pulled Heather Has Two Mommies from the shelf, held it against her chest, and decided to leave it there. Third grade. Tuesday morning. The DOJ had just announced she might be a federal civil rights problem. Thirty-six Illinois school districts under investigation. No specific incidents cited — they didn't need any. The investigation is the punishment. Districts fold preemptively. Teachers self-censor. Librarians pull books rather than fight a federal probe with a school board's legal budget. Lambda Legal, the ACLU of Illinois, and Equality Illinois have signaled coordinated pushback. The body knows the sound of a federal letter the way a deer knows a footstep. Surviving the last hunt is not the same as being safe in the next.

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Show threadwendythedruidMay 4

A teacher in Rockford holds Heather Has Two Mommies against her chest and decides to leave it on the shelf. Third grade. The DOJ has just told 36 Illinois school districts that book might be a civil rights violation. No specific incident cited. The investigation is the punishment. A child reading about a family that looks like hers is not a crime.

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What Survives the Morning: Political Anxiety & Survival

What Survives the Morning: Political chaos, nervous system tactics, and why 62% should be fucking 97%. Queer analysis for survival.

Wendy The Druid
NewsletterTFApr 22

BOOK CHALLENGES HIT UNPRECEDENTED LEVELS, GRIPPING LIBRARIES AND SCHOOLS

Thousands of book titles are being challenged in US libraries and schools. Learn why and which states are most affected by these censorship attempts.

#BookBans, #LibraryCensorship, #SchoolLibraries, #FreedomToRead, #PENAmerica

https://newsletter.tf/us-book-bans-rise-in-libraries-schools/

NewsletterTFApr 22

Book challenges in US schools and libraries have reached record highs, with over 6,870 instances recorded in the last academic year. This is a significant increase from previous years.

#BookBans, #LibraryCensorship, #SchoolLibraries, #FreedomToRead, #PENAmerica
https://newsletter.tf/us-book-bans-rise-in-libraries-schools/

US Book Bans Rise Sharply in Libraries and Schools

Thousands of book titles are being challenged in US libraries and schools. Learn why and which states are most affected by these censorship attempts.

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aztecladyApr 19

#CallToAction via Kelly Jensen: llinois folks: District 65–that's Evanston and Skokie–is planning to "reallocate" middle school librarians. In the midst of a literacy crisis and ongoing attacks on books, show up in support of librarians if you can tomorrow. (April 20th, 6PM)

#USPolitics #Illinois #Libaries #SchoolLibraries #Librarians #LetKidsRead #District65 #Evanston #Skokie

Steven HeywoodMar 21

'Terry Pratchett’s Soul Music was removed for: “Adult audience content – may include sexual material, violence, abuse, substance misuse, or psychologically distressing themes.” The SLG said none of this is true.

'In one of the documents seen by Index, the school admits that the categorisations of the books were written using AI, writing: “Although the categorisation was generated using AI, I consider this classification to be broadly accurate.”

'Louis Coiffait-Gunn, CEO of CILIP, told Index that he was deeply concerned about a few school leaders using these methods to work out what is acceptable or not, citing the sinister use of AI, “rather than relying on a trained professional whose entire career is about working out what are the right books for different children and making sure that they’re provided.”'

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https://www.indexoncensorship.org/2026/03/school-book-banning-escalates-in-the-uk-as-greater-manchester-secondary-school-censors-scores-of-books/

School book banning escalates in the UK as Greater Manchester secondary school censors scores of books - Index on Censorship

A school librarian faced a disciplinary hearing and scores of books were removed from her school library after she stocked Laura Bates’ Men Who Hate Women

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CBC Kitchener-WaterlooMar 20
Local author's book on ADHD coming to Waterloo region school libraries
Amanda Amaral's book 'My Invisible Friend ADHD' aims to educate children on neurodiversity in an accessible and fun way. The book was released last month and will soon be in every elementary school library in the Waterloo Region District School Board. She spoke to CBC K-W's John Dalusong how her lived experiences informed the book.
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/9.7136369?cmp=rss
Show threadbookworks 💙Oct 15, 2025
@kma500 @bookstodon WTAF. #bookstodon #SchoolLibraries
Show threadSTOPDISINFORMATIONOct 12, 2025
challenges were reported each year. But in 2023, there were 16 challenges in school districts across the state, covering more than 30 individual titles
The majority have been in #schoollibraries, with many challenges naming multiple titles on gender & sexuality. Following national trends, Maia Kobabe’s “Gender Queer” has been the most challenged book in Maine, it has been removed from at least one school library. Though challenges are waning for now — with only three reported to the .
ALA Editions | Neal-SchumanSep 17, 2025

Creating a library leadership program is within reach! Complete with a plethora of customizable forms, templates, and tools that you can modify to suit your own needs, this book offers a roadmap: https://alastore.ala.org/fromLtoL

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