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Marisabel Munoz<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/09/trump-congress-librarian-fired" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/09/trump-congress-librarian-fired</a>I'm pretty sure he fired her right after he read that tweet. There's no way he knows how libraries work. I feel terrible for what the country is doing to future generations of minds. 😔 <a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/libraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#libraries</a> <a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/righttoread" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#righttoread</a> <a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/dystopia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#dystopia</a>

Kirsten Menger-AndersonI went to two public libraries last weekend and enjoyed some really amazing public programs: Night of Ideas at the SF Public Library and Foster Youth Museum - Lost Childhoods Exhibit at the Redwood City Library. Then I sat down and wrote a piece about the right to read, because library book bans have been much on my mind, and I wanted to talk about that today, Right To Read day. I put the piece up on Medium--I'm not a part of the partnership program, so it should be accessible to both members and nonmembers. Please take a look, and happy National Library Week!<a href="https://kma500.medium.com/our-right-to-read-684f6cc639b3" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://kma500.medium.com/our-right-to-read-684f6cc639b3</a><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/righttoread" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#righttoread</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/libraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#libraries</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#books</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#writing</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/writersofmastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#writersofmastodon</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WritingCommunity</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bookstodon</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@bookstodon@a.gup.pe</a> <a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@bookstodon@fedigroups.social</a>

Waywords Studio𝙎𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙢𝙖𝙮 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙡𝙞𝙗𝙧𝙖𝙧𝙮:Many libraries have eBooks and audiobooks for loan to your favorite reading device! Why are you paying money to Audible or Kindle or Nook when you can borrow and read or listen for free? Save some money and read and listen more! Talk to your librarian about their approach!<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NationalLibraryWeek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NationalLibraryWeek</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ebooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ebooks</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/audiobooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#audiobooks</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/useyourlibrary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#useyourlibrary</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/readreadread" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#readreadread</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/literacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#literacy</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#books</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/literature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#literature</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RightToRead" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RightToRead</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bookworm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bookworm</a>

LM Little<a href="https://unfufadoo.net/@books" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@books</a> Why <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GOP</a> and their ilk are all about <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BookBans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BookBans</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RighttoRead" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RighttoRead</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#books</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#uspol</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/abpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#abpoli</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/onpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#onpoli</a>

Darren du NordRight to Read ND will host Read-Outs outside libraries across North Dakota on Saturday, March 1st, from 2 to 2:30 PM CST. Current Read-Out locations: 📚<a href="https://c.im/tags/Bismarck" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Bismarck</a> Veterans Memorial Public Library 📚<a href="https://c.im/tags/Dickinson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Dickinson</a> Area Public Library 📚<a href="https://c.im/tags/Fargo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Fargo</a> Public Library (Main branch) 📚<a href="https://c.im/tags/GrandForks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GrandForks</a> Public Library 📚<a href="https://c.im/tags/Minot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Minot</a> Public Library 📚<a href="https://c.im/tags/WestFargo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WestFargo</a> Public Library 📚<a href="https://c.im/tags/Williston" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Williston</a> Community Library📚Do you want to have a Read-Out in your community? Please send us a message or email us at righttoreadnd@gmail.comNorth Dakotans are invited to bring a book and read silently on the public sidewalk outside their local library to show their opposition to Senate Bill 2307, a bill that targets library content. The North Dakota Senate passed the bill in a narrow vote last week, and it now heads to the North Dakota House for a hearing and a floor vote. <a href="https://c.im/tags/RightToReadND" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RightToReadND</a> ✊✊<a href="https://fuzzies.wtf/@altbot" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@altbot</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/NorthDakota" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NorthDakota</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Fargo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Fargo</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/FargoND" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FargoND</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/libraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#libraries</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#censorship</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/fightfascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#fightfascism</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/FightCensorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FightCensorship</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/RightToRead" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RightToRead</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/SB2703" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SB2703</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/readout" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#readout</a>

João S. O. Bueno[ACTION NEEDED] You have up to Feb 25 to download your kindle ebooks locally (in a way that you may or may not -decrypt for personal use later) - this is needed so you are ensured to keep access to books you purchased even in case something happens to your amazon account<a href="https://floss.social/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#books</a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/ebooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ebooks</a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/drm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#drm</a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/righttoread" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#righttoread</a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/hashtagsupressedforsecurityreasons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#hashtagsupressedforsecurityreasons</a>

petersuberUpdate. Last month, Canada's Prison Libraries Network (<a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/PLN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PLN</a>) issued an excellent statement on prisoners’ right to read. <a href="https://cfla-fcab.ca/en/guidelines-and-position-papers/prison-libraries-network-the-right-to-read-position-statement/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://cfla-fcab.ca/en/guidelines-and-position-papers/prison-libraries-network-the-right-to-read-position-statement/</a>"For incarcerated people inside Canadian correctional institutions, reading and access to information is a rare connection to the outside world. It is also a basic right. "The statement was just endorsed by the Canadian Federation of Library Federations (<a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/cfla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cfla</a>, <a href="https://bird.makeup/users/cflafcab" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@cflafcab</a>) <a href="https://cfla-fcab.ca/en/advocacy/cfla-fcab-endorsement-of-the-prison-libraries-networks-position-statement-on-the-prisoners-right-to-read-soutien-de-la-fcab-cfla-a-lenonce-de-position-du-reseau-des-bibliotheques/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://cfla-fcab.ca/en/advocacy/cfla-fcab-endorsement-of-the-prison-libraries-networks-position-statement-on-the-prisoners-right-to-read-soutien-de-la-fcab-cfla-a-lenonce-de-position-du-reseau-des-bibliotheques/</a><a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Canada</a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/Libraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Libraries</a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/Prisons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Prisons</a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/RightToRead" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RightToRead</a>

Jake Rayson<a href="https://mas.to/tags/InternetArchive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#InternetArchive</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/RightToRead" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RightToRead</a> campaign. Court case Friday June 28th<a href="https://mailchi.mp/archive.org/email-20231026newsletter-12084366" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://mailchi.mp/archive.org/email-20231026newsletter-12084366</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/libraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#libraries</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/library" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#library</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/LetReadersRead" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LetReadersRead</a>

Willow at Infinitus CommunityA small community library in <a href="https://shared.graphics/discover/tags/Idaho?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Idaho</a> is struggling under the politicization of libraries. There used to be a time when both conservatives and liberals understood that libraries are not supposed to act as government censors. Imagine if a future progressive government decided that minors should not read the Bible or the Quran? <a href="https://shared.graphics/discover/tags/freedomtoread?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#freedomtoread</a> <a href="https://shared.graphics/discover/tags/censorship?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#censorship</a> <a href="https://shared.graphics/discover/tags/library?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#library</a> <a href="https://shared.graphics/discover/tags/intellectualfreedom?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#intellectualfreedom</a> <a href="https://shared.graphics/discover/tags/actuallyautistic?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#actuallyautistic</a> <a href="https://shared.graphics/discover/tags/hyperlexia?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#hyperlexia</a> <a href="https://shared.graphics/discover/tags/righttoread?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#righttoread</a> <a href="https://shared.graphics/discover/tags/censorshipsucks?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#censorshipsucks</a>

Defective by DesignDon't be fooled, companies like OverDrive and Follett are opposed to the "right to read." Otherwise, they would let libraries own digital works rather than lease them with predatory fees and unjust DRM. <a href="https://hostux.social/tags/DayAgainstDRM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DayAgainstDRM</a> <a href="https://dayagainstdrm.org" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://dayagainstdrm.org</a> <a href="https://hostux.social/tags/RightToRead" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RightToRead</a> <a href="https://hostux.social/tags/Libraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Libraries</a>

Defective by DesignWe've sent our letter letting our local library know we support *them*, not corporate DRM. What about you? <a href="https://hostux.social/tags/DayAgainstDRM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DayAgainstDRM</a>: <a href="https://dayagainstdrm.org" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://dayagainstdrm.org</a> <a href="https://hostux.social/tags/Libraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Libraries</a> <a href="https://hostux.social/tags/SupportLibraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SupportLibraries</a> <a href="https://hostux.social/tags/RightToRead" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RightToRead</a>

Defective by DesignToday's International <a href="https://hostux.social/tags/DayAgainstDRM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DayAgainstDRM</a>! Take a stand against OverDrive (Libby) and others unjust hold on libraries: <a href="https://dayagainstdrm.org" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://dayagainstdrm.org</a> <a href="https://hostux.social/tags/Libraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Libraries</a> <a href="https://hostux.social/tags/OverDrive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OverDrive</a> <a href="https://hostux.social/tags/Libby" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Libby</a> <a href="https://hostux.social/tags/RightToRead" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RightToRead</a>

BWheatNYCWhen Enslaved Virginians Demanded the Right to Read <a href="https://flip.it/1VehlC" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://flip.it/1VehlC</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/RightToRead" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RightToRead</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/EnslavedVirginians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EnslavedVirginians</a>

Cathy GellisI filed a comment in the Copyright Office study about the role of copyright in AI. It's here, with a post on Techdirt describing it. tl,dr: copyright law has no statutory or Constitutionally-permissible role to play with regard to AI training. <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/righttoread" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#righttoread</a> <a href="https://www.techdirt.com/2023/11/03/wherein-the-copia-institute-tells-the-copyright-office-theres-no-place-for-copyright-law-in-ai-training/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.techdirt.com/2023/11/03/wherein-the-copia-institute-tells-the-copyright-office-theres-no-place-for-copyright-law-in-ai-training/</a>

Ruby SinreichThis in-depth story by Barry Yeoman about how neuvaux right-wing politics easily overwhelms self-described "moderates" who have long been tools for the forces trying to block progressive change in Orange County is an important read.<a href="https://www.theassemblync.com/education/orange-county-schools-diversity-education/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.theassemblync.com/education/orange-county-schools-diversity-education/</a> <a href="https://triangletoot.party/tags/moms4liberty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#moms4liberty</a> <a href="https://triangletoot.party/tags/bookBans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bookBans</a> <a href="https://triangletoot.party/tags/OrangeCountyNC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OrangeCountyNC</a> <a href="https://triangletoot.party/tags/HillsboroughNC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HillsboroughNC</a> <a href="https://triangletoot.party/tags/RightToRead" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RightToRead</a> <a href="https://triangletoot.party/tags/RightToLearn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RightToLearn</a> <a href="https://triangletoot.party/tags/SchoolBoards" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SchoolBoards</a>

Author Sharon E. Cathcart ✅We need to <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/uniteagainstbookbans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#uniteagainstbookbans</a>Grab this link to find ways you can help.<a href="https://uniteagainstbookbans.org/right-to-read-day/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://uniteagainstbookbans.org/right-to-read-day/</a><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/indieauthor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#indieauthor</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/righttoread" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#righttoread</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/supportyourlibrary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#supportyourlibrary</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/writingcommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#writingcommunity</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/readingcommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#readingcommunity</a>

Author Sharon E. Cathcart ✅We need to <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/uniteagainstbookbans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#uniteagainstbookbans</a> Grab this link to find ways you can help.<a href="https://uniteagainstbookbans.org/right-to-read-day/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://uniteagainstbookbans.org/right-to-read-day/</a><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/indieauthor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#indieauthor</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/righttoread" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#righttoread</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/supportyourlibrary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#supportyourlibrary</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/writingcommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#writingcommunity</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/readingcommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#readingcommunity</a>

infoDOCKETALA Calls For National Day of Action to Protect the Freedom To Read, Designates Right To Read Monday For 2023 National Library Week <a href="https://www.infodocket.com/2023/04/17/ala-calls-for-national-day-of-action-to-protect-the-freedom-to-read-designates-right-to-read-monday-for-2023-national-library-week/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.infodocket.com/2023/04/17/ala-calls-for-national-day-of-action-to-protect-the-freedom-to-read-designates-right-to-read-monday-for-2023-national-library-week/</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/libraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#libraries</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/righttoread" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#righttoread</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/reading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#reading</a>

aztecladyVia Kelly Jensen: "Illinois becomes the first state to introduce anti-book banning legislation with the Right to Read Bill, thanks to Alexi Giannoulias (IL Sec of State). Here's what it says and how you can take action, whether or not you live in Illinois."Given that other states are trying to ban book from *public libraries*, it behooves us to pay attention before it's too late.<a href="https://romancelandia.club/tags/BookBans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BookBans</a> <a href="https://romancelandia.club/tags/FirstAmendment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FirstAmendment</a> <a href="https://romancelandia.club/tags/RightToRead" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RightToRead</a> <a href="https://romancelandia.club/tags/Illinois" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Illinois</a> <a href="https://bookriot.com/illinois-right-to-read-bill/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://bookriot.com/illinois-right-to-read-bill/</a>

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