Local Groups
Reading First Amendment Alliance
Our group is dedicated to defending libraries from book-banning efforts.
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LW
Freedom to Read New Mexico
Freedom to Read New Mexico was created in response to rising national and local pressure to restrict access to books, especially books with BIPOC and queer representation. Our focus is on empowering people with the knowledge to advocate effectively in their own community. Help us to protect books and the people they represent. Join the mailing list here: https://freedomtoreadnewmexico.beehiiv.com/subscribe
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GH
Illinois Library Alliance
Schools and libraries across Illinois need support from people who care about the First Amendment and the Right to Read. Join the Parents for Progress initiative to network with others around the Land of Lincoln who care. We will keep you up to date with news affecting the libraries and with ways to support our school and public libraries.
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KJ
JC
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North Dakota First Amendment Defense Group
We are a coalition of North Dakota community members, educators, parents, librarians, and advocacy organizations dedicated to preserving Americans’ freedom to choose what we read. Our group is dedicated to defending libraries from book-banning efforts. With the new bill proposed by House Majority Leader Mike Lefor, there is no time to waste. This is a space where we can discuss current issues and come together to fight for our First Amendment rights and all North Dakotans right to read any and all books.
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AG
Read Freely Alabama Chapter Defense
Our group is dedicated to defending libraries from book-banning efforts.
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JC
JH
Galveston County Library Alliance
The Galveston County Library Alliance is a grassroots organization formed to defend the rights of all citizens against book censorship and to fight against ordinances and policies in League City and the broader county that wrongly restricts or reshelves books. The "Community Standards Review Committee" created by the League City Council threatens to suppress and ultimately ban books from the library.
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KS
Let Davis Read
We are parents and citizens of Davis County, Utah, who are dedicated to defending school and public libraries and the individual right to read.
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JH
Mass Right to Read
Please join the effort to preserve and extend the Right to Read across Massachusetts. Whether it is in libraries, schools, or the public square, our First Amendment rights matter in every corner of our state.
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JC
NJ Regional Response Team
We're fighting for the right to read across New Jersey.
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AP
TS
Warren County NJ Freedom To Read
Our public library is being challenged with censorship efforts. We are organizing to ensure that our community's right to a diverse, representative collection is protected and that politicians are not given permission to erode our liberties. We will push back against book bans and censorship because we believe every person should have the right to read what they want and make up their own minds about what is right for themselves and their families. This is a bipartisan effort to support our right to read. We believe in upholding the public's access to information, encourage diverse library collections that uplift many voices and provide a variety of perspectives, trust individual to make decisions about what they read, support a parent's right to choose what their children read, and believe in the freedom to read. We do not support the marginalization of our friends and neighbors, and believe this community is stronger when we support one another. If that sounds like a cause you believe in, then congratulations! You've found new friends.
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SR