Censorship and Hate

“You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them.”

― Ray Bradbury

 

 

 

I love public libraries because they are built on the principle that books are so important and so necessary to human flourishing that access to them cannot depend on your income.

 

 "I'm so tired of these psychos": Moms for Liberty is now a toxic brand

Last month, Salon reported on one town's fight over a right wing school takeover — Tuesday, the resistance won big

Why are they so afraid of the printed word?

 

Censorship vs history, books, and libraries

 

Censorship and Rewriting History

 

Minivan Taliban

 

update because it's hilarious: 

There has never been a time when the people who've banned books were the good guys.

In front of a crowd at their annual summit, Moms for Liberty (M4L) co-founder Tiffany Justice declared that she stands with a member who had quoted Hitler in their newsletter, apparently delighting the audience.

This is what Christo fascism looks like, and it is a clear and present danger to public education and our democracy.

Moms for Liberty, a designated hate group, has embraced extremism, and they are attempting to take over schools!

All Children (And Books) Left Behind

 

“The books that the world calls immoral are books that show the world its own shame.” – Oscar Wilde in The Picture of Dorian Gray

 

Parents react to empty classroom, library shelves as DCPS continues book review

And then there's Dolly Parton

‘Dolly is part of the answer’: Advocates spread Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library free-book program throughout Virginia

A little book larning is a dangerous thing, ya know.

 

‘We’ve moved backwards’: US librarians face unprecedented attacks amid rightwing book bans

From active shooter trainings to cancelled bookmobiles, librarians are caught in the crossfire of a conservative censorship craze

by Lauren Mechling

Brooklyn Public Library Books Unbanned

How to beat a book ban: students, parents and librarians fight back 

by Adam Gabbatt

Update: It’s Banned Books Week. As Cases Skyrocket, 5 Things You Can Do to Help

Librarians Say the Rise in Challenges Are Not by Concerned Parents But by "Coordinated National Efforts" by Bruce Feiler

Teach them well

 

And speaking of banning books: Here they go.

Tuesday: Texas, MAGAs, Books, and Cats.

 

Banning Books