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Lil Rel Howery: Draw on your own imagination at your library
Take a tip from comedian and actor Lil Rel Howery — exciting new worlds, both real and imaginary, await at your library. Visit today!
#HaroldAndThePurpleCrayon, the first big screen adaptation of the beloved children's classic, opens in theaters today.
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Lil Rel Howery: Draw on your own imagination at your library
Take a tip from comedian and actor Lil Rel Howery — exciting new worlds, both real and imaginary, await at your library. Visit today!
#HaroldAndThePurpleCrayon, the first big screen adaptation of the beloved children's classic, opens in theaters today.
Hanif Abdurraqib at the Rally for the Right to Read at ALA Annual
"...when the language of censorship is pressed into someone and they are told, not only you can not have this, it is wrong for you to have this, shame grows. And through that, stories are cut off before they even begin." --Hanif Abdurraqib at the 2024 Rally for the Right to Read at ALA's Annual Conference
Take action to defend the freedom to read:
✅ Pledge to vote
✅ Get registered
✅ Get your community ready
https://uniteagainstbookbans.org/vote/
Hanif Abdurraqib's acceptance remarks for the 2022 Andrew Carnegie Medal
Hanif Abdurraqib's "A Little Devil in America" won the 2022 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction. During his acceptance speech, he spoke about how libraries had both shaped his life and saved his life. He'll be giving the keynote address at this year's Rally for the Right to Read at ALA Annual Conference. We can't wait to hear what he has to say. https://2024.alaannual.org/rally-right-read-voters-unite-against-book-bans
#UniteAgainstBookBans
Daisy Ridley: "Libraries can take you on an incredible journey"
Daisy Ridley stars as Trudy Ederle, the first woman to swim the English Channel, in the new Disney film "Young Woman and the Sea." She wants everyone to know that the wonderful stories available in #libraries can inspire you and take you on an incredible journey. ♥️
Looking for ways to get your library #ReaderVoterReady? Don't miss the newest webinar from ALA & League of Women Voters of the US, tomorrow (5/29) @ 1pm Central: https://web.cvent.com/event/531edaae-073b-4861-846e-7d8f9be971ad/regProcessStep1 Join to hear from library & voter engagement experts about local partnerships that support voter registration & engagement!
NBC Chicago Today Announcement of May Banned Book Club Pick
Join us on Wednesday, May 29th at 12:30 p.m. CT on our page for the live discussion of Khaled Hosseini's "The Kite Runner," the May pick for ALA NBC Banned Book Club. ALA President Emily Drabinski will be on hand to lead the discussion!
Many thanks to Amy Koester, Immediate Past President of ALSC - The Association for Library Service to Children, for visiting Chicago Today to make the announcement.
#FreePeopleReadFreely
April Book Pick for ALA NBC Banned Book Club
The ALA NBC Banned Book Club pick for April is Rupi Kaur's "milk and honey."
Join @lessaforlibraries and the NBC crew for a live discussion on the ALA page. Thursday, April 25 at 2:30 pm CT.
#PoetryMonth
#UniteAgainstBookBans
#FreePeopleReadFreely
Happy National Library Workers Day from ALA President Emily Drabinski
Happy National Library Workers Day from ALA President Emily Drabinski!
"I want everyone to know who we are, what we do each day, and why it matters even more than they think."
Libraries work because we do.
#NLWD24
#NationalLibraryWeek
Celebrate National Library Week with 2024 Honorary Chair Meg Medina
National Library Week starts today! Celebrate with 2024 Honorary Chair, the fabulous Meg Medina!
There are so many reasons to make the library part of your life.
Visit during #NationalLibraryWeek, April 7-13, to discover the opportunities and adventures your library offers.
Learn more ways to participate at: https://ilovelibraries.org/national-library-week/
Special thanks to Meg and Candlewick Press and Candlewick Press School & Library!
Join @nypl, Jason Reynolds, Brendan Kiely, and teens from across the country to discuss, All American Boys, the current Teen Banned Book Club title. Wed., Feb. 21 at 3:00 PM ET. Learn more and register for the online event at https://www.nypl.org/spotlight/books-for-all Readers anywhere in the U.S. aged 13 and over can borrow the book for free from the “Books for All” library on SimplyE, NYPL’s e-reader app.
ALA NBC Banned Book Club December Selection
Thursday, January 4th at 12:30 pm CT: The ALA/NBC Banned Book Club kicks off the new year with a discussion of Art Spiegelman’s groundbreaking graphic novel, "Maus." Join ALA President Emily Drabinski and the NBC crew for a live chat about the book on our page. https://www.facebook.com/AmericanLibraryAssociation/
National Teen Writing Contest
In the fight against censorship, it's important that student voices are heard.
Why is the freedom to read important to you?
Enter the NYPL The New York Public Library Books for All National Teen Writing Contest. https://on.nypl.org/48mFL6R
One grand prize winner will be awarded $500, and 20 additional winners will receive $250 each. Plus, Teen Vogue will publish the grand prize-winning entry in the spring of 2024! The deadline to submit your entries is Friday, December 29!