You know what you are missing from your life? A bus that brings books that allows everyone to read whatever they want while supporting everyone! If that’s what you need, then you need the Rainbow Book Bus! I recently came across the Rainbow Book Bus and my goodness am I glad that I did. I love […] The post The Rainbow Book Bus: Book Freedom & Inclusion appeared first on MyLibraryCardWoreOut ..read more

I got an interesting email later today saying that I had been included in a list of 30 banned book information websites. It was quite an honor to be included in this list, along side PEN America and Unite Against Banned Books! I wanted to share the website that lists the 30 websites as if […] The post Banned Book Website List appeared first on MyLibraryCardWoreOut ..read more

Like always, I’m a little bit late to the party (I’ll blame life and totally not being on-top of it) but this week, 18-24 September, is Banned Book Week. This week is so incredibly important, although fighting and acknowledging banned books is a constant thing. Especially now. PEN America, “a nonprofit organization that works to defend […] The post Banned Books Week 2022 [#FREETHEBOOK] appeared first on MyLibraryCardWoreOut ..read more

With all the news recently that schools are creating programs to allow parents to opt out of their children reading certain books and even removing books all together, it seems like it’s huge deal. Every news article covering it seems to present it like all the parents in various states are choosing to opt out […] The post Is The Threat To Books Really That Big? Florida Opt Out Has Low Numbers appeared first on MyLibraryCardWoreOut ..read more

PEN America recently published a report about the spiking in book bans in schools over the last year. They found that it had spiked 33% in the last year, compared to the previous one. And which state has the most book bans? Florida, which accounted for 40% of the bans. Misleading rhetoric like “porn in […] The post Book Bans Spiking Over Last School Year [Banned Books Week 2023] appeared first on MyLibraryCardWoreOut ..read more

As the 1st of October brings Banned Books Week, starting with what exactly a modern book ban to set the stage would be helpful! Book banning is a form of censorship. The Encyclopedia Britannica defines it as, “the practice of prohibiting or restricting the reading of certain books by the general public or by members […] The post What Is A Book Ban? appeared first on MyLibraryCardWoreOut ..read more

With a new month rapidly approaching, it means Banned Books Week is right around the corner! With all the book banning going on right now, this year it seems to be bigger than ever. So many libraries and book stores are having events, pushing out information and encouraging people to speak out. I’ll be posting […] The post Banned Books Week 2023: 1-7 October appeared first on MyLibraryCardWoreOut ..read more

With the book bans, book censoring and book restricting going on right now, you may be asking how you are able to help. I wanted to share a great post written by the Authors Guild over on United Against Book Bans. A post was written titled “Fighting For The Freedom To Read And The Freedom […] The post How To Fight Book Bans appeared first on MyLibraryCardWoreOut ..read more

Due to Senate File 496 in Iowa, there are potentially hundreds of books to be banned in the Urbandale school district. According to the Senate File, it is establishing a parent’s or guardian’s right to make decisions affecting the parent’s or guardian’s child, authorizing the parent or guardian of a student enrolled in a school […] The post Iowa School District to Potentially Ban 374 Books: What Is Happening?! [Book Banning] appeared first on MyLibraryCardWoreOut ..read more

Who would have thought that we would be in the 21st century and librarians are resigning due to fear for their physical safety. Well, this is exactly what happened in Boundary County, Idaho where a librarian resigned due to threats from right-wing extremists due to pressure to ban LGBTQ+ books. I’m sorry, but what exactly […] The post Right-Wing Book Extremism: Idaho Librarian Resigns appeared first on MyLibraryCardWoreOut ..read more