REMINDER... Contest ends December 17 at 5:00pm.
To enter the contest, readers in Grades 4–12 write a letter to the author of a favorite book expressing how the book affected them personally. Cash Prizes will be awarded to the top student writers.
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Librarians are responding to a rise in book challenges as parents target titles that deal with race, racism, or social justice in even the most tangential way, as well as books that have LGBTQ+ characters and themes.
#schoollibraries#censorship
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The ALA Executive Board and the Boards of Directors for all of ALA's eight divisions have released a joint statement opposing widespread efforts to censor books in U.S. schools and libraries. #FReadom#IntellectualFreedom https://t.co/4Hdcmo1For