Dear MoveOn member, 

Librarians are under attack. 

Ever since MAGA Republicans began their campaign to ban books, censor
dissent, and silence the freedom of expression, librarians around the
country are being shouted at, vilified, reported to the police, and
trolled online, leaving many fearing for their safety.^1

In some cases, librarians are even facing death threats. One librarian
received the following online message: "We know where you work + live....u
have a LARGE target on ur back. Click... Click... See you soon."^2

We must fight back against these fascist book bans and show librarians our
support and appreciation for the important work they do.

Which is why MoveOn has printed a huge batch of "Support Your Local
Librarians" stickers and is giving them away for free—while supplies last.

[ [link removed] ]Just click here or on the image below to get your FREE sticker.

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John, librarians do critical work to help all of us understand
each other and embrace our shared humanity. To learn accurate accounts
of U.S. history that enable us to better understand the experiences of
people who are different from us.

Instead of celebrating librarians, the far right is attacking them with
baseless lies.

In addition to terrifying threats, librarians in some states now face
years of imprisonment and tens of thousands of dollars in fines for
providing what the MAGA Republicans believe to be sexually explicit,
obscene, or "harmful" books to children under a spate of new state laws
that permit criminal prosecution of school and library personnel.^3

The Houston Chronicle reported that the police have been called to Texas
school and public libraries at least five times since 2021 to examine
books for illegal content.^4

John, let's join together to support our local librarians who
are on the front lines of the MAGA war against books that talk about race
and sexual identity or expression.

[ [link removed] ]Click here to get your free sticker and put it somewhere visible for
people to see.

Thanks for all you do.

–Kelly, Elizabeth, Oscar, Emily, and the rest of the team

Sources:

1. "The plot thickens: The battle over books comes at a cost," NPR, August
11, 2023
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2. Ibid.

3. "School librarians face a new penalty in the banned-book wars: Prison,"
The Washington Post, May 18, 2023
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4. ""As book bans ebb, the battle to criminally charge Texas librarians
has started," Houston Chronicle, March 31, 2023," The Houston Chronicle,
March 15, 2023
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Want to support MoveOn's work? Book bans have skyrocketed thanks to
right-wing state laws which have forced teachers to remove books from
their classrooms. In response, MoveOn is launching a "Banned Bookmobile,"
filling it with books that the far right has banned, and driving it around
to hand out those books, for free, in highly trafficked areas that will
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2024, we need your help.

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