Book Bans

Oppose Federal Book Ban Bill H.R. 7661

Rather than prosecuting people involved in child sex trafficking, House Republicans are trying to “Stop the Sexualization of Children” by turning the blame against teachers, librarians, and LGBTQ+ people. They have proposed H.R. 7661, a bill to block funding for schools or programs that provide access to “sexually oriented material” to people under the age of 18; effectively, a book ban. Learn more and contact your representative at 5calls.org

More Resources

• Texas Freedom to Read Project: Supports, connects, and mobilizes parent and community led initiatives fighting for student rights and against censorship and book bans in Texas.
• Unite Against Bookbans: With more than 200 partner organizations and tens of thousands of individual supporters, Unite Against Book Bans connects, equips, and mobilizes the public to advocate in their communities for the right to read and to defeat attempts at every level of government to censor reading material.
• Texas Freadom Fighters: Texas Freadom Fighters was founded by a group of Texas librarians to support intellectual freedom. They are committed to highlighting the positive work of librarians, speaking up in support of students and authors, and providing professional resources for those facing book challenges.