Brooklyn Public library is fighting book banning. Age 13 - 21, nationwide, get free digital access

[Demovictory9]

The Brooklyn Public Library is fighting back against book censorship by allowing teens and young adults across the United States to access its extensive digital offerings.

The library, the sixth largest in the country, first announced the “Books UnBanned” campaign in a press release on April 13, responding to a rash of book bans in public schools and libraries that have primarily impacted LGBTQ+ titles and books by authors of color. While people around the country have always been able to apply to access BPL’s digital resources, the organization is now waiving the $50 annual fee that is typically associated with out-of-state cards.



Young people ages 13 to 21 can send a note to [e-mail] or to the library’s “teen-run” Instagram to receive their free eCard. The cards will provide people with access to 350,000 ebooks, 200,000 audiobooks, and over 100 databases, according to BPL.

“Access to information is the great promise upon which public libraries were founded,” said Linda E. Johnson, president and CEO of BPL. “We cannot sit idly by while books rejected by a few are removed from the library shelves for all.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/the-brooklyn-public-library-is-fighting-back-against-book-censorship/ar-AAWAmAK

[Luciferous]

1. I love this idea!

[Lunabell]

2. Ban the bible!

It's full of sex, rape, incest, violence, polygamy, adultery and to top it off, an unmarried pregnant teenager!!

[Hekate]

4. Wrong thread. This one's about free access to everything.

[Lunabell]

5. Well, I do believe "banning" was in the title.

So, it fits. Sorry if you didn't like it.

[Hekate]

6. Perhaps you misunderstood the intent, is all. Brooklyn Public Library is UN-banning books....

No one will take them away from you. No one will force you to read them. No one will say anything about your reading choices, including the Bible.

That’s the point. And personally, I certainly don’t care what your reading choices are or are not.

[Hekate]

3. Fantastic! I just sent this to my grandson via text!

Heartfelt thanks to the Brooklyn Public Library!