With authoritarian politicians on the rise, book bannings sweeping across the USA and elsewhere through political censorship, with minorities targeted by the press, it’s never been more important to stand up for writers, communities and the books which have been challenged or removed. The titles banned might surprise you. We join Index on Censorship and other booksellers in marking #bannedbooksweek here in the UK and elsewhere.
Read. Read banned books.

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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