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<p><span style="font-size:14.0pt">You may have heard about the <a href="https://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2021/11/american-library-association-opposes-widespread-efforts-censor-books-us">
dramatic increase in book and library materials challenges</a> at schools and public libraries. A group of Texas librarians dealing with
<a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/us/texas-school-district-reviewing-over-400-books-pulls-them-library-shelves-2021-12-08/">
one of the highest profile book banning cases</a>, created the #FReadom campaign “</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt">to highlight the positive work of librarians, to speak up, and to provide resources for librarians, teachers or authors facing book challenges.”
Here is a <a href="https://libguides.osl.state.or.us/ld.php?content_id=62746663">
report on local challenges reported to the State Library</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:14.0pt">The </span><span style="font-size:14.0pt">#FReadom Fighters are inviting everyone who supports students’ access to books and oppose censorship from the government of people’s reading choice to join in their effort so that
</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt">school boards and library boards to hear more from us than they hear people trying to remove books from school and public libraries. The current widespread effort is focused on removing books that address gender sexual
orientation, and/or race. Thus, these challenges disproportionately impacts LGBTQIA2S+ and BIPOC children and teens. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><a href="https://bookriot.com/freadom-letter-writing-campaign/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Today%20in%20Books%20010422&utm_term=BookRiot_TodayInBooks_DormantSuppress">Book Riot has an informative article</a>
and pulled together resources: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">“</span></b><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">There are plenty of ways to participate. You can email your own school board, one of a school district near you, and/or one that’s facing book challenges. You can email the superintendent
or school board members (or just one member, especially if they’ve been fighting against censorship attempts from other school board members).”<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<li style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HpUrOi6JFvSxCv2IK4BEd3lWlCQn99kf4PKGafJVG-g/preview" target="_blank">template for general support of libraries</a><o:p></o:p></span></b></li><li style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XJeRdzkOtI2wxQVo_FEZQMpjlVWS-2RM_ktX65a4OfE/preview" target="_blank">template is for book challenges</a><o:p></o:p></span></b></li><li style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jl_M0xbRxolUihIEwKf7NhAGkKdkIs1WdQEK1Tbpb98/preview" target="_blank">template for authors to use</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></b></li><li style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">More information can be found on the
<a href="https://www.freadom.us/campaigns-actions" target="_blank">#FReadom Fighters website</a><o:p></o:p></span></b></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Katie Anderson </span></b><span style="font-size:13.0pt">(she/her)</span><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.0pt">Youth Services Librarian<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.0pt">Library & Community Initiatives Team<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.0pt"><a href="https://www.wccls.org/">Washington County Cooperative Library Services</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;color:#C00000">971-358-9359 (New!)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.0pt"><a href="mailto:katiea@wccls.org">katiea@wccls.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Libs-Or <libs-or-bounces@omls.oregon.gov> <b>On Behalf Of
</b>Emily O'Neal via Libs-Or<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, January 7, 2022 7:38 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> libs-or@omls.oregon.gov<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Libs-Or] JOIN THE #FREADOM LETTER WRITING CAMPAIGN TO COMBAT CENSORSHIP!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hi all,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I wanted to share the below linked letter writing campaign created to help combat the censorship wave libraries have been experiencing lately. Please feel free to read full details below:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">JOIN THE #FREADOM LETTER WRITING CAMPAIGN TO COMBAT CENSORSHIP!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://bookriot.com/freadom-letter-writing-campaign/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Today%20in%20Books%20010422&utm_term=BookRiot_TodayInBooks_DormantSuppress">https://bookriot.com/freadom-letter-writing-campaign/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Today%20in%20Books%20010422&utm_term=BookRiot_TodayInBooks_DormantSuppress</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Emily O’Neal, M.L.S. – Co-Chair, OIFC<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Technical Services Manager<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Deschutes Public Library<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">(541) 617-7061<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:emilyo@deschuteslibrary.org"><span style="color:blue">emilyo@deschuteslibrary.org</span></a><span style="color:black">
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