Local Groups
Geauga-Cuyahoga First Amendment Defense Group
Our group is dedicated to defending libraries from book-banning efforts in suburban Geauga and Cuyahoga Counties, and includes training and support for engaging on social media.
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Organizers
SH
![Sharon Hawkes Sharon Hawkes](/assets/light_blue_member-5634a677d133dffa3a6675cd8317198d61a7b2e5e0ee72516b92cda4b9ac9fb4.png)
First City Freedom to Read Team
Our group is dedicated to defending libraries and schools from book-banning efforts.
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Organizers
CJ
![Caitlin Jacobson Caitlin Jacobson](/assets/green_member-a7acafe468949b35ba019bf2c14b83452fa675d76d3874702fc9f1d0f30a481d.png)
Cobb United Against Book Bans
We are a group of parents, educators, and community members dedicated to preserving the right of our children and young adults to read challenging, diverse literature as part of a well-rounded education. We trust our educators to foster a love of reading in our students and challenge them to develop critical thinking skills that will prepare them for the world around them.
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Organizers
MG
![Micheal Garza Micheal Garza](/assets/green_member-a7acafe468949b35ba019bf2c14b83452fa675d76d3874702fc9f1d0f30a481d.png)
Grassroots Menomonee Falls Area
Grassroots Menomonee Falls Area is a community organization dedicated to promoting transparent, democratic, and inclusive governance in Menomonee Falls and supporting initiatives that enhance the well-being of its residents. We firmly stand for defending the invaluable role of libraries in providing diverse and enriching content, rejecting any attempts at book banning that undermine the principles of intellectual freedom.
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Organizers
AG
![Andrew Guss Andrew Guss](/assets/light_blue_member-5634a677d133dffa3a6675cd8317198d61a7b2e5e0ee72516b92cda4b9ac9fb4.png)
Carroll County First Amendment Defense Group
Our group is dedicated to defending libraries from book-banning efforts and increasing access to a variety of literature to students and young adults by removing social and economic barriers.
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Organizers
NG
![Niki Guinan Niki Guinan](/assets/green_member-a7acafe468949b35ba019bf2c14b83452fa675d76d3874702fc9f1d0f30a481d.png)
Community Library Network Alliance
Community Library Network Alliance (CLNA) advocates for and supports CLN governance through community outreach and education, library advocacy, voter education, and supporting non-partisan trustees who commit to avoid personal biases and remain free from a political agenda. Trustees should defend the right to read for all, the right to access for all, and the tenets and ethics of professional librarianship for our entire community.
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Organizers
TB
![Theresa Birkett Theresa Birkett](/assets/light_blue_member-5634a677d133dffa3a6675cd8317198d61a7b2e5e0ee72516b92cda4b9ac9fb4.png)
Knoxville Fight for the First
Our group is dedicated to defending libraries from book-banning efforts.
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Organizers
AK
![Angela Karl Angela Karl](/assets/green_member-a7acafe468949b35ba019bf2c14b83452fa675d76d3874702fc9f1d0f30a481d.png)
Nixa First Amendment Defense Group
Our group is dedicated to defending libraries from book-banning efforts, upholding first amendment rights, and supporting public education. We are U-turn in Education.
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Organizers
JC
![Jeanne Coburn Jeanne Coburn](/assets/orange_member-298cedec3b17fe0343a73c11c3930e3ade424891642320945d399e6ce3d95cf6.png)
Example: (Broward County) Save Our Books
Our group's focus is two-fold. (1) Actively fighting book bans by speaking up and contacting local representatives and (2) Reclaiming the books that have already been banned so that history and free-thinking are preserved.
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Organizers
NM
![Nancy Matthews Nancy Matthews](/assets/light_blue_member-5634a677d133dffa3a6675cd8317198d61a7b2e5e0ee72516b92cda4b9ac9fb4.png)
PNW Fight for the First
Our group is dedicated to defending libraries from book-banning efforts.
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Organizers
LL
![Lori Livesay Lori Livesay](/assets/blue_member-f29f60fc02d9c44a7eacdede3688903eaf864830f9509cf02bfb2db03ef7ed6a.png)