Freedom to Read Foundation

📚 What happens when librarians become the front lines in the fight for the freedom to read?

Dorcas Hand is featured in the first episode of OurStoryBridge Listens: Present in the Moment – Voices on the Front Lines: Librarians Fighting for the Freedom to Read.
A powerful conversation about censorship, access, advocacy, and why libraries matter more than ever.

🎧 Listen now on Spotify: https://tr.ee/rnkSPGS2QH

Today is for remembrance.
For the lives cut short in service.
For the families who carried on without them.
For the courage it takes to serve knowing the cost may be everything.

Memorial Day is more than a long weekend or the unofficial start of summer, it’s a pause to honor the people who never made it home.

Remembering them today and always. 🇺🇸

Imagine being so threatened by a novel about women finding community and truth that you decide:
“Nope. Too dangerous.”

📚 The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd has been challenged and banned for discussions of race, sexuality, and uncomfortable history.

Defending the freedom to read takes resources.

Each year, the Freedom to Read Foundation awards five grants to support organizations fighting censorship and expanding access to books.
As a member of the Banned Books Week Coalition, we’re proud to support this work year-round and during Banned Books Week (Oct 4–10).

Let Books Be.

📅 Oct 10: Let Freedom Read Day

The Freedom to Read Foundation is proud to support this work as a member of the Banned Books Week Coalition.
📅 Oct 10: Let Freedom Read Day

Banned Books Week (Oct 4–10) is a time to push back—and this year’s theme, Let Books Be, is a call to protect the freedom to read.

Celebrating the strength, care, and love of mothers and mother figures today and every day. Happy Mother’s Day 💖

The First Amendment protects our right to speak, read, learn, and challenge ideas. On Law Day, it’s a reminder that these freedoms aren’t guaranteed without vigilance—they must be protected, exercised, and made accessible to everyone.

The First Amendment protects our right to speak, read, learn, and challenge ideas. On Law Day, it’s a reminder that these freedoms aren’t guaranteed without vigilance—they must be protected, exercised, and made accessible to everyone.

Happy First Ladies Day 🇺🇸

Today we honor the women who have helped shape the nation through service and advocacy, including their lasting efforts to expand access to books and promote literacy for all.