Arkansas Right to Read
@arrighttoread.bsky.social
Educating the public and opposing any current or future attempts to unconstitutionally infringe upon your right to read and access information.
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These are just three of the many library workers who have recently run for elected office, seeking to have a more direct say in the policies that govern their work.
What Would It Look Like If Librarians Ran the Government Instead of These Fools?
Librarians are growing sick of censoring and defunding — so they’re running for office.
buff.ly
January 30, 2026 at 6:04 PM
These are just three of the many library workers who have recently run for elected office, seeking to have a more direct say in the policies that govern their work.
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Jim Obergefell–the name you know from the SCOTUS case on LGBTQ+ marriage–has penned a hell of an editorial about the political battle over LGBTQ+ books in Ohio libraries.
www.cleveland.com/opinion/2026...
www.cleveland.com/opinion/2026...
Hiding our history is wrong — and un-American: Jim Obergefell
Requiring libraries to put “material related to sexual orientation or gender identity or expression” out of sight of anyone under the age of 18 ignores the reality of human diversity. If the Ohio legi...
www.cleveland.com
January 30, 2026 at 1:38 PM
Jim Obergefell–the name you know from the SCOTUS case on LGBTQ+ marriage–has penned a hell of an editorial about the political battle over LGBTQ+ books in Ohio libraries.
www.cleveland.com/opinion/2026...
www.cleveland.com/opinion/2026...
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The Arkansas Department of Corrections’ recent decision to ban or severely restrict reading materials for incarcerated people is out of step with Arkansas values, best practices, and scientific evidence. Join us in signing @decarceratear.bsky.social's petition demanding an end to this policy.
Books Behind Bars: Why Arkansas Must Reconsider the Ban on Reading Materials
www.arrighttoread.org
January 24, 2026 at 3:30 PM
The Arkansas Department of Corrections’ recent decision to ban or severely restrict reading materials for incarcerated people is out of step with Arkansas values, best practices, and scientific evidence. Join us in signing @decarceratear.bsky.social's petition demanding an end to this policy.
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Listening to some Tx SBOE members trying to defend the lack of diversity at the hearing was appalling, i.e. Why do students need to "see themselves" in books, or Don't we all have shared western civ values"? etc.
But even conservative parents were unhappy that TEA would dictate reading lists.
But even conservative parents were unhappy that TEA would dictate reading lists.
January 29, 2026 at 10:35 PM
Listening to some Tx SBOE members trying to defend the lack of diversity at the hearing was appalling, i.e. Why do students need to "see themselves" in books, or Don't we all have shared western civ values"? etc.
But even conservative parents were unhappy that TEA would dictate reading lists.
But even conservative parents were unhappy that TEA would dictate reading lists.
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Numerous elected SBOE members asked critical and thoughtful questions during the testimony this week. This is why contacting TX SBOE members is helpful. More info from @frankstrong.bsky.social on the booklist and how you can contact them. franklinstrong.substack.com/p/call-to-ac...
January 29, 2026 at 10:44 PM
Numerous elected SBOE members asked critical and thoughtful questions during the testimony this week. This is why contacting TX SBOE members is helpful. More info from @frankstrong.bsky.social on the booklist and how you can contact them. franklinstrong.substack.com/p/call-to-ac...
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🚨Call to Action, Texans we need your voices! 🚨TEA & The SBOE want to mandate what all TX school children MUST read, and the book list is out of touch with TX students & families. It was clearly created to stifle certain ideas & voices & funnel students toward a narrow tightly controlled worldview.
January 23, 2026 at 4:57 PM
🚨Call to Action, Texans we need your voices! 🚨TEA & The SBOE want to mandate what all TX school children MUST read, and the book list is out of touch with TX students & families. It was clearly created to stifle certain ideas & voices & funnel students toward a narrow tightly controlled worldview.
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Arkansas prisons will be implementing the cruelest and strictest total ban on books, magazines, and newspapers being mailed to those on the inside nationwide. The decision came using an excuse that continues to be unfounded.
This is important. It will spread.
bookriot.com/arkansas-pri...
This is important. It will spread.
bookriot.com/arkansas-pri...
Arkansas Puts Complete Ban on Incoming Books, Magazines, Other Materials for Incarcerated Individuals
Starting February 1, Arkansas prisons will ban individuals from receiving books, magazines, and newspapers in the mail.
bookriot.com
January 24, 2026 at 2:17 PM
Arkansas prisons will be implementing the cruelest and strictest total ban on books, magazines, and newspapers being mailed to those on the inside nationwide. The decision came using an excuse that continues to be unfounded.
This is important. It will spread.
bookriot.com/arkansas-pri...
This is important. It will spread.
bookriot.com/arkansas-pri...
The Arkansas Department of Corrections’ recent decision to ban or severely restrict reading materials for incarcerated people is out of step with Arkansas values, best practices, and scientific evidence. Join us in signing @decarceratear.bsky.social's petition demanding an end to this policy.
Books Behind Bars: Why Arkansas Must Reconsider the Ban on Reading Materials
www.arrighttoread.org
January 24, 2026 at 3:30 PM
The Arkansas Department of Corrections’ recent decision to ban or severely restrict reading materials for incarcerated people is out of step with Arkansas values, best practices, and scientific evidence. Join us in signing @decarceratear.bsky.social's petition demanding an end to this policy.
Arkansas recently enacted the most restrictive prison book policies in the country; one has to wonder why.
Statement from us and call to action coming soon!
Statement from us and call to action coming soon!
Do prison libraries help people? If so, how?
Colorado research may inspire other states to explore the impact of libraries on incarcerated people.
Colorado research may inspire other states to explore the impact of libraries on incarcerated people.
Reading Between the Lines: Colorado Study Shows Prison Libraries Could Reduce Recidivism
"Prison libraries feel very familiar. This isn't Shawshank."
www.westword.com
January 24, 2026 at 2:40 PM
Arkansas recently enacted the most restrictive prison book policies in the country; one has to wonder why.
Statement from us and call to action coming soon!
Statement from us and call to action coming soon!
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“Let students pick what they read, when they abandon a book, and what kind of reading feels meaningful.
Because identity grows in the places where we feel trusted.
We build book collections that reflect the world … Keep listening to what they reach for. And we fight to protect those choices.”
Because identity grows in the places where we feel trusted.
We build book collections that reflect the world … Keep listening to what they reach for. And we fight to protect those choices.”
This is the work. Not forcing reading or offering rewards, but building spaces where children feel safe enough, curious enough, and seen enough to want to read. Before we change students, we have to change the conditions we create around reading.
This Is the Work
This week, I was invited to sit down with with Dr. Sarah Sansbury, Leah Gregory, and Janette Derucki for the Can’t Shelve This podcast (releasing February 10th). The invitation was simple: come talk about reading culture. About what we actually do in our classrooms and schools that either invites children into reading or quietly pushes them away. That kind of conversation is my favorite.
pernillesripp.com
January 18, 2026 at 1:14 PM
“Let students pick what they read, when they abandon a book, and what kind of reading feels meaningful.
Because identity grows in the places where we feel trusted.
We build book collections that reflect the world … Keep listening to what they reach for. And we fight to protect those choices.”
Because identity grows in the places where we feel trusted.
We build book collections that reflect the world … Keep listening to what they reach for. And we fight to protect those choices.”
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There are at least 10 states proposing really cruel, detrimental anti-library, anti-literature bills this legislative session. It's only January 18, so these won't be the only ones.
Here's what they are, what they do, and how you can respond.
Also note the outside agitators fueling these.
Here's what they are, what they do, and how you can respond.
Also note the outside agitators fueling these.
Even more bad library bills being proposed in state legislatures. Don't just read and understand what's at stake here–take action to help stop their progress.
Attempts to suppress LGBTQ+ books in libraries? They're not happening at the local level, folks.
buttondown.com/wellsourced/...
Attempts to suppress LGBTQ+ books in libraries? They're not happening at the local level, folks.
buttondown.com/wellsourced/...
Even More Bad Library Bills for 2026–and How to Fight Them Now
Two more bad bills have hit state legislatures in Indiana and Ohio. Here's what they are, what they do, and how to take action now.
buttondown.com
January 18, 2026 at 1:46 PM
There are at least 10 states proposing really cruel, detrimental anti-library, anti-literature bills this legislative session. It's only January 18, so these won't be the only ones.
Here's what they are, what they do, and how you can respond.
Also note the outside agitators fueling these.
Here's what they are, what they do, and how you can respond.
Also note the outside agitators fueling these.
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Only 0.05% of students’ parents opted them out of these books.
Legislators are fighting a culture war to appease one twentieth of one percent of the population. We keep seeing this. @txfreedomread.bsky.social
@flfreedomread.bsky.social
@penamerica.bsky.social
www.thebanner.com/education/k-...
Legislators are fighting a culture war to appease one twentieth of one percent of the population. We keep seeing this. @txfreedomread.bsky.social
@flfreedomread.bsky.social
@penamerica.bsky.social
www.thebanner.com/education/k-...
These are the books families opted-out of after Supreme Court fight
Montgomery County Public Schools recently finished its first semester since the U.S. Supreme Court sided with a group of parents who sought the right to opt-out of lessons with LGBTQ themes.
www.thebanner.com
January 8, 2026 at 8:48 PM
Only 0.05% of students’ parents opted them out of these books.
Legislators are fighting a culture war to appease one twentieth of one percent of the population. We keep seeing this. @txfreedomread.bsky.social
@flfreedomread.bsky.social
@penamerica.bsky.social
www.thebanner.com/education/k-...
Legislators are fighting a culture war to appease one twentieth of one percent of the population. We keep seeing this. @txfreedomread.bsky.social
@flfreedomread.bsky.social
@penamerica.bsky.social
www.thebanner.com/education/k-...
Hi, world! We are Arkansas Right to Read Project, a grassroots nonprofit made up of Arkansans who believe in your right to read and access information.
Learn more about us and sign up for updates:
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Report censorship attempts in Arkansas:
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Report censorship attempts in Arkansas:
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Arkansas Right To Read Project
www.arrighttoread.org
January 8, 2026 at 9:46 PM
Hi, world! We are Arkansas Right to Read Project, a grassroots nonprofit made up of Arkansans who believe in your right to read and access information.
Learn more about us and sign up for updates:
www.arrighttoread.org
Report censorship attempts in Arkansas:
www.arrighttoread.org/arkansas_int...
Learn more about us and sign up for updates:
www.arrighttoread.org
Report censorship attempts in Arkansas:
www.arrighttoread.org/arkansas_int...