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Cover art: State of America's Libraries: Libraries adapt and innovate in the midst of record-breaking censorship challenges, a report from the American Library Association, Top 13 Most Challenged Books, page 7

 2022 was year of adaptability an innovation, despite the challenges that libraries faced. https://bit.ly/soal-2023 #NationalLibraryWeek

Social media graphic: Our library story is the story of our communities. We grow, adapt and change for their needs, and we focus our services on the values and ideals of our communities. As trusted institutions, libraries are the last bastion of democracy that is truly inclusive and free. State of America's Libraries Report.

Libraries contribute to economic vitality in virtually every community across the country. Nearly 50% of libraries in the U.S. provide free services to entrepreneurs. https://bit.ly/soal-2023 #NationalLibraryWeek
Twitter share: The New Start Entrepreneurship Incubator at Gwinnett County Public Library in Georgia provides the formerly incarcerated with the tactics and tools needed to develop a small business and overcome barriers to professional success. State of America's Libraries Report.

2022 was another record-breaking year for book challenges in libraries. Here are the titles that were targeted most often. https://bit.ly/soal-2023 #BannedBooksList #NationalLibraryWeek

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In the midst of record-breaking censorship challenges, libraries are adapting and innovating. Learn more and find out which books made the 2022 #BannedBooksList in the 2023 State of America's Libraries Report. https://bit.ly/soal-2023 #NationalLibraryWeek

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It's no longer a conversation between an educator and a librarian and a parent about a book the parent has concerns about. We're seeing organized political attacks on our school and public libraries. https://bit.ly/soal-2023 #NationalLibraryWeek  #BannedBooksList

Social media graphic: 90% of the reported book challenges in 2022 were demands to censor multiple titles—and of those demands to censor library books, 40% sought to remove or restrict more than 100 books all at once. State of America's Libraries Report
 

The COVID-19 pandemic continued to impact communities in 2022, particularly in terms of digital equity. Libraries took the reins masterfully, offering technological and connectivity assistance to those in need. https://bit.ly/soal-2023 #NationalLibraryWeek
Social media graphic: “Access to technology is a basic human right. Our Cellphone Lending Program is an example of how public libraries empower and uplift members of underserved communities by finding innovative ways to expand that access.” Kelvin Watson, Las Vegas–Clark County Library District executive director, State of America's Libraries Report

When abandoned shopping carts were strewn all around a small town in West Virginia, the library recognized the community’s need and added a fleet of lightweight utility wagons to their Library of Things collection. https://bit.ly/soal-2023  #NationalLibraryWeek
“What I was being told was that the city and stores suffer because people steal and abandon shopping buggies. But the story that I heard was that there are lower-income people in our community who take these carts because they live in a food desert and lack reliable transportation.” Summers County West Virginia Public Library Director Austin Persinger. State of America's Libraries ReportSocial media share:

Learn about the Right to Read Act and other federal legislation for libraries in the 2023 State of America's Libraries Report. #SchoolLibrariesMatter #NationalLibraryWeek https://bit.ly/soal-2023

Social media share:The Right to Read Act (S. 5064 and H.R. 9056), introduced in October State of America's Libraries Report.