Whooo!!!! We like to read! And it’s pretty cool that the Freedom To Read Foundation (FTRF) is celebrating their 50th anniversary!!!

If you want to get involved, and get cool stuff, you can support their Kickstarter program now!! (I just did, and am very excited for it to get finished and send me my book!) Check out all the info, and prepare to get excited too!

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The Freedom to Read Foundation is celebrating its 50th anniversary and we’re publishing a book to commemorate the work of the foundation! 

“Reading Dangerously” commemorates the Freedom to Read Foundation’s fifty years of advocacy, education, and litigation through essays, oral histories, images, and book excerpts.  “Reading Dangerously” will feature a forward by author Neil Gaiman and an essay by former director James LaRue that looks forward to the foundation’s next 50 years. 

All proceeds from this Kickstarter will support the creation of the book and further FTRF’s mission to advocate, educate and litigate for freedom of expression.

As a thank you for supporting our campaign we are giving away some amazing rewards that include: A Freedom to Read Bracelet, Nadine Strossen’s, HATE: Why We Should Resist It with Free Speech, Not Censorship,  Neil Gaiman’s, Art Matters, and an autographed Neil Gaiman poster featuring his famous quote ” A book is a dream that you hold in your hand.”

The Freedom to Read Foundation is a nonprofit legal and educational organization founded in 1969 to promote and protect the freedom of speech and the freedom of the press; protect the public’s right of access to information and materials stored in the nation’s libraries; safeguard libraries’ right to disseminate all materials contained in their collections; and support libraries and librarians in their defense of First Amendment rights by supplying them with legal counsel or the means to secure it.  

In addition to its litigation and legal advocacy in defense of First Amendment freedoms, the foundation supports projects and programs to educate librarians and the public about the importance of defending the right to read and speak freely by providing grants to libraries, schools, and community institutions across the country. FTRF also supports and funds initiatives and scholarship programs to improve intellectual freedom education for LIS professionals and students. 

For additional information regarding the 50th Anniversary Celebration, please visit www.ftrf.org/page/FTRF50