Recommended Books
- "That Librarian: The Fight Against Book Banning in America" by Amanda Jones
- "Book Banning in 21st-Century America" by Emily J. M. Knox
- "Free Speech: A History from Socrates to Social Media" by Jacob Mchangama
- "How Free Speech Saved Democracy" by Christopher Finan
- "Read Dangerously" by Azar Nafisi
Podcasts
- Stuff You Should Know: "How Free Speech Works"
- Unlocking Us with Brené Brown: "Free Speech, Misinformation, and the Case for Nuance" (her guest is ACLU lawyer Ben Wizner)
From the American Library Association
- Library Bill of Rights
- ALA Code of Ethics
- Freedom to Read Statement
- ALA Banned & Challenged Books hub
What Can You Do?
- Be aware of organized efforts to ban
- Elect strong library boards that support a diverse collection
- Write in and tell them you support what is happening with displays, programs, etc.
- Share what's going on in the community
- Pay attention to what is going on in each unit of local government
- Learn what others are doing at the state and national level