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From the SLJ (School Library Journal) News Bites:

Banned Books USA offers free titles to Floridians

Florida residents, schools, and libraries can now get free copies of books that have been challenged and removed from shelves in the state. Banned Books USA—created and sponsored by Paul English and Joyce Linehan, in partnership with Bookshop.org and Electric Literature—will send the books for only the cost of shipping.

The cost of the books themselves is covered by donations, including seed funding by English, a tech entrepreneur and philanthropist. Book orders are fulfilled by Bookshop.org, and the project is administered by Electric Literature, a 501(c)3 nonprofit.

For every order, $1 will be donated to Florida Freedom to Read Project, a grassroots organization started by two Orange County moms who have spearheaded the battle against the state’s book banning and “Don’t Say Gay” law.

A pilot program, Banned Books USA is currently only available to people and institutions in Florida. If successful, it will expand to Texas, Missouri, and other states.

It's been two weeks of voting, and the finalists for the March Book Madness competition now go to the championship round. Check out the new brackets and vote for your favorite books at these links!

https://bit.ly/202MBMClassicsChampionship
https://bit.ly/2020MBMYAChampionship

Delayed by a week...and a couple days, but here are the updated brackets for March Book Madness!
Would you like to vote? Click on the links to go to the ballots!
Young Adult - https://bit.ly/2020MBMYAFinal4
Classics - https://bit.ly/2020MBMClassicsFinal4

Maybe you want to read something a little more current. Almost every book on the YA bracket is in the Anoka County Library catalog. Even better, almost all of them have an eBook or eAudiobook available for you to check out today!

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Want to catch up on one of the books from the Classics bracket? Almost all of them are available as ebooks through the Anoka County Library. Many are checked out at this point, but there are some that have unlimited copies available. Check out Pride and Prejudice, Great Expectations, Macbeth, The Three Musketeers, or Little Women today!

Libraries | Anoka County, MN - Official Website Apply for a Card, Computer and Printing, Homework Help and more

March Book Madness! Just a little delayed, but just as good! Follow our page to keep up to date with the brackets!
Want to vote for your favorite book? Click a link below to take you to the ballots!
Classic Bracket Ballot - https://forms.gle/hZgNWE8iWKPR336E6
YA Bracket Ballot - https://forms.gle/Jv1tczeqjPVpx6gK9

Banned Book week is coming! How can you express concern about a book without infringing on others rights to read it? Watch this videso.

Dav Pilkey, Creator of CAPTAIN UNDERPANTS, on Banning Books Dav Pilkey explains how you can express concern about a book without undermining the freedom to read of those around you by making a simple change. Banned Bo...