#right to read

[brandyschillace]

Librarians Unite for Representation

Public Library Association slogan this year ‘Free People Read Freely.’ Together we unite against book bans and promote representation.

[intothestacks]

A handful of states are eyeing laws that would allow criminal charges against school librarians for distributing books that contain "obscene matter."

Why it matters: GOP state lawmakers have in recent years increased their efforts to ban material they deem inappropriate from schools and libraries.

That material includes books on gender identity and sexual orientation.

Critics, including the American Civil Liberties Union of West Virginia, said the bill "is designed to create confusion for educators about what kinds of materials can be taught or displayed."

The American Library Association said this type of legislation would allow for "advocacy groups and parents to sue or prosecute library workers" for providing books and other materials that present "accurate medical information about sex or puberty, describe sexual behavior, or reflect the experiences of LGBTQ+ persons."

The ALA noted that such legal action would be "based on the false claim that any material that includes information about sex, sexuality, gender identity, or sexual orientation is legally obscene and inappropriate for minors."

[torpublishinggroup]

As we mark the second annual Right To Read Day, Macmillan Publishers remains steadfast in our commitment to combat book banning. We are proud to celebrate authors like Mike Curato (Flamer) and George M. Johnson (All Boys Aren't Blue), whose work will inspire readers for generations. While we are disheartened to see their books, once again, on the American Library Association's Top 10 Most Challenged Books, our resolve to support the right to read will not waver." — Jon Yaged (CEO, Macmillan Publishers)

Learn more about how you can take action against book banning and access resources from the ALA here: bit.ly/RightToReadDay

[californiastatelibrary]

#RightToReadDay is a National Day of Action in support of the right to read during #NationalLibraryWEek. The State of America's Libraries Report is released, including Top Ten Most Challenged Books of 2023. 

[mollyringle]

Artists wanted for Right to Read Day

ARTISTS who love libraries and the freedom to read: here’s a cool thing to participate in!

The theme for Right to Read Day (April 7, 2025) is “Drawn to Freedom.” Unite Against Book Bans invites artists, writers, and creative library supporters from around the country to participate by creating and sharing drawings, videos, or other forms of art that celebrate the freedoms found in libraries.

Sign up here.

[writerofscreen]

[hybrid-vigour]

Spring into Storytime 🦋

Poster created to promote Spring Into Storytime at Cork City Libraries, a programme encouraging childhood reading and literacy which is part of the Right To Read campaign spearheaded by Libraries Ireland.

This poster features @corkcitylibraries Children's Library mascot Red and his friend Daert'nod the goblin, splashing through the springtime puddles with their books in tow! There is also a chatty bunny and a studious frog.

[inkskinned]

i love you vaccines i love you research i love you reading the book instead of having chatgpt summarize it i love you critically thinking rather than reacting to a headline i love you investigating the source material i love you science i love you math even though you are personally my enemy (math/yn slowburn) i love you writing even though you try to stab me a lot i love you Experts in Your Field i love you Using The Brain

[tawnysoup]

Finally now that the comic is fully public on comicfury, I get to share it with all of you here, too <3

If you enjoyed, please consider supporting by buying a PDF of the comic on itch.io: https://tawnysoup.itch.io/home-in-the-woods

[murderbeast]

do you think a cornered mouse would dream of cheese

[brandyschillace]

RIGHT TO READ and UNITED AGAINST BOOK BANS

Censorship threatens our right to read—and that threatens us all. Books lift us, connect us, inspire us; they make us question, research, and make our own choices. We can’t let that be taken away. I’m a historian who writes about the Nazi book burning—about how censorship was used to take away the rights of #transgender #lgbtq and minorities, resulting in attacks on #immigrants, Jews, homosexuals, #women, trans, Romani, and #disabled people. It’s not many steps from banning books to burning them—so: Make you voice heard! Today, I’m participating in #RightToReadDay with other authors, readers, and community members across the country. Safeguarding our freedom to read requires all of us - learn how you can take action:

Learn more from Unite Against Book Bans and join the campaign!

[rad-roche]

classic cinema is such a great pastime cause you'll hear somebody say yeah this movie changed cinema forever and is still the standard 70 years later and you'll go into it like surely it can't be good and come out of it like wow no it is that good actually. like this every time

[cupofteajones]

Quote of the Day - April 12, 2025

[joe-england]

Right to Read Day - Unite Against Book Bans

[waywordsstudio]

"𝑶𝒏 𝑹𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝑨𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏, 𝑼𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒓𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒚, & 𝑬𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝑲𝒂𝒇𝒌𝒂," 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑾𝒐𝒓𝒅𝒔 & 𝑾𝒂𝒚𝒔 𝒏𝒆𝒘𝒔𝒍𝒆𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓 -

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[aiweirdness]

“Slopsquatting” in a nutshell:

1. LLM-generated code tries to run code from online software packages. Which is normal, that’s how you get math packages and stuff but

2. The packages don’t exist. Which would normally cause an error but

3. Nefarious people have made malware under the package names that LLMs make up most often. So

4. Now the LLM code points to malware.

https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/12/ai_code_suggestions_sabotage_supply_chain/