There are many ways to take action against book banning and censorship:
- stay informed: are there any book challenges in your town? your school district? maybe your county?
- sign up to receive newsletters and calls to action (see the list of organizations below)
- sign petitions, share them with others
- if you want to become more active, find out if there are local groups that could use your help. For example in New Jersey we have Rapid/Regional Response team organized by school, public and academic librarians. Join their call to action through New Jersey Library Association, New Jersey Association of School Librarians, or email them directly: rrt@njasl.org
- attend local meetings that discuss and explore censorship issues
- attend school board meetings, library trustees meetings
- not feeling comfortable to attend the meeting in person? Write a letter, statement or testimony and send it to the school board president, superintendent of the schools, or the library director
- educate yourself and READ BANNED BOOKS to develop your own opinions! The challengers often judge the book without reading it!
- if there are challenges happening in your community - contact organizations that can help, please see the list below.