Preserving the freedom to read: After 40 years of Banned Book Week, librarians craft new plan to

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Banned Book Week started 40 years ago as a celebration of the freedom to read but the librarian-led movement is shifting into the world of grassroots organizing as an unprecedented number of book-ban efforts have emerged around the country.

The campaign, Unite Against Book Bans, is a collaborative effort launched by the ALA and a wide range of individuals and groups to provide local residents tools for outreach and organizing to combat the growing effort of book banning and censorship, said Deborah Caldwell-Stone, director of American Library Association's Office for Intellectual Freedom.

"Unite Against Book Bans offers practical tools for anyone to use right now to address book censorship in their community," Caldwell-Stone said. "It's really important for everyone to know what's going on with their local boards to support their local libraries, to participate in this conversation."

The move is in a direct response to the special-interest groups that have targeted elected officials with organized campaigns to cancel from public libraries books that discuss experiences in the LGBTQ, Black and indigenous communities, as well as other marginalized groups, Caldwell-Stone said.

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