ALL readers can voice their concerns, celebrate free expression and show their communities the importance of intellectual freedom. Share your ideas with the Office for Intellectual Freedom (OIF) at oif@ala.org; your ideas may inspire other people!
Other ways to become involved:
Speak out! Write letters to the editor, your public library director and your local school principal supporting the freedom to read. Talk to your neighbors and friends about why everyone should be allowed to choose for themselves and their families what they read. Encourage your governor, city council and mayor to proclaim Banned Books Week in your community.
Exercise your reading rights. Check out a favorite banned book. Encourage your book group to read and discuss one of the books, or give one of your favorite books as a gift.
Join the Freedom to Read Foundation. It's dedicated to the legal and financial defense of intellectual freedom, especially in libraries.
