Free Your Shelf - Fighting for Literary Freedom

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Watch as Half Price Books President, Kathy Doyle Thomas, earnestly shares HPB’s stance against harmful legislature that attempts to censor literature and restrict literary access.

Check out the American Library Association’s toolkit for reporting censorship.

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Join the cause with PEN America’s 5 ways to fight against book bans.

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Stand with us and send a templated letter to your city’s elected officials.

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BANNED BOOKS PANEL 2026

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RELATED WEBSITES

Banned Books Week

Unite Against Book Bans

Texas Freadom Fighters

American Library Association

Penguin Randomhouse Banned Books Resources Hub

PEN America’s Action Toolkit

The Banned Book Club

Texas Freedom to Read Project

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