Read Aloud FL

Another great day at Selby Gardens doing a ReadAloud FL event. Read Dreamers by Yuyi Morales and All Are Welcome by Alexandra Penfold.

Check this out!! We will be reading these when our events start at Selby Gardens in February!
So excited!!

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October 1st - 7th is Banned Books Week. ‼️ Comment LINK and I’ll send the full list of Banned and Challenged picture books straight to your DMs ‼️ “This is a dangerous time for readers and the public servants who provide access to reading materials. Readers, particularly students, are losing access to critical information, and librarians and teachers are under attack for doing their jobs.”
- Deborah Caldwell-Stone, director of the ALA’s Office for Intellectual Freedom  📚 Banned Books Week is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read, and highlighting current and historical attempts to censor books. 📣 The theme of this year’s Banned Books Week is “Let Freedom Read.” As the ALA states: “When we ban books, we’re closing off readers to people, places, and perspectives. But when we stand up for stories, we unleash the power that lies inside every book.” 💬 Which banned book will you read next?

So excited for Saturday....Please let us know if you are coming....EVENTBRIT link:

Read Aloud Come together to celebrate books that highlight diversity! Will be reading books and hosting a book swap in beautiful Spanish Point.

"Do state leaders really care if your kid is reading these books? I doubt it. It’s about making you feel afraid. Such policies discourage teachers from addressing topics like racism or sexism in the classroom and suggest to parents that sending their kids to a public school is akin to shipping them off to an indoctrination camp. It’s that fear that worries me—the idea that we should be frightened of unorthodox ideas, ugly history and provocative art, and, especially, that we should be afraid of one another. Left to fester, that fear will drive good teachers out of the school system and undermine people’s trust in public education. I’d wager that’s the point." - Cooper Levey-Baker, Sarasota Magazine

The Freedom to Read Fear will drive good teachers out of the school system and undermine people’s trust in public education.