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Freedom to Read Foundation

Freedom to Read Foundation

The Freedom to Read Foundation deals with a wide range of issues affecting our freedom of speech and our right to access information. A growing part of our mission is to educate librarians, library patrons, and the general public about issues related to the freedom to read. The Freedom to Read Foundation is dedicated to assisting librarians, teachers, and community members when they are confronted with attempts to remove or otherwise censor library materials. FTRF promotes the ability to engage in free inquiry, to consider different ideas and perspectives, and to research for more and better information as essential to a healthy democracy. Libraries must remain engaged and vigilant. Libraries are dedicated to promoting this ability. FTRF has helped establish legal precedent that enshrines the right to access information across formats and despite the unpopularity of certain ideas.

  • Learn about the Judith Krug Fund Banned Books Week Event Grants. Each year, FTRF distributes grants to nonprofit organizations to support activities that raise awareness of intellectual freedom and censorship issues during Banned Books Week.
  • Become a member of FTRF.
  • Donate to FTRF.
www.ftrf.org

Contact Us

This website is maintained and updated by the Banned Books Week Coordinator and the ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom in partnership with the Banned Books Week Coalition. For questions concerning the website, please e-mail coordinator@bannedbooksweek.org

Banned Books Week is the annual celebration of the freedom to read. The event is sponsored by a coalition of organizations dedicated to free expression, including American Booksellers for Free Expression, American Library Association, American Society of Journalists and Authors, Amnesty International USA, Association of University Presses, Authors Guild, Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE), Freedom to Read Foundation, GLAAD, Index on Censorship, National Book Foundation, National Coalition Against Censorship, National Council of Teachers of English, PEN America, People For the American Way Foundation, PFLAG, and Project Censored. It is endorsed by the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress. Banned Books Week also receives generous support from HarperCollins Publishers and Penguin Random House.

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