#bookban — Public Fediverse posts

Following the May 3 election results, Katy ISD students and community members are asking school board members to repeal the Houston-area district's controversial book and gender policies. 

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/education-news/2025/05/14/521313/katy-isd-constituents-call-for-repeal-of-book-gender-policies-following-shake-up-in-leadership/

#BooksLibraries #Education #EducationNews #LGBTQ #Local #News #Politics #BookBan #HoustonAreaSchools #KatyIsd #KatyIsdBoardOfTrustees #KatyISDGenderPolicy #SchoolBoardElections

15/20 Alan Gratz: Amy und die geheime Bibliothek. Übersetzt aus dem Englischen von Meritxell Janina Piel

Alan Gratz: Ban this book

#Books #Libraries #ArtistsFreedom #Censorship #Culture #Emancipation #Creationist #Evangelical #Democracy #ReadingAsEntertainment #ReadingAsPoliticisingExperience #ComingOfAge #YoungReaders #10YearsOldPlus #PowerInSchool #Librarian #BookBan #BanThisBook #AlanGratz

Book Challenge: 20 books that have had an impact on who you are. One book a day for 20 days. No (or only very short) explanations, no reviews, just the title and the book covers. Don't forget the alt text.
#20books #20books20days #20Bücher #BooksThatInfluencedYou #Books #20booksMupan #BookChallengeMupan #MediaMupan
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Largest #US #publisher, #bestselling #authors #sue over #Fascist #bookban in #Iowa

The #Iowa State #EducationAssociation, #PenguinRandomHouse and four #authors — #LaurieHalseAnderson; #JohnGreen; #MalindaLo; and #JodiPicoult — filed the #federal #lawsuit Thursday.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Iowa #Education #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/12/01/penguin-random-house-iowa-book-ban/71760309007/