Promoting and protecting our community's right to read freely
in St. Joseph County, Indiana USA.
Trusting and supporting our community's professional librarians
in directing collection development and organization for our community's libraries
in accordance with the Library Bill of Rights and the Freedom to Read Statement.
Interested in joining the cause? Please email us here.
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Our Group Resources
Public:
Website [Shorter links: Bitly | PURL | TinyURL] [You are here.]
To contact us, please email us here.
Private:
EMail discussion and distribution list [Accessible to group members]
Internal documents:
EMail List & Website Tips (2024-01-12 F)
Guiding Documents
Library Bill of Rights Interpretations
Intellectual Freedom: Issues and Resources
General Resources
Background:
Anatomy of a Book Challenge [PowerPoint] / Tara White
Book Ban Data and Banned Books Week: By the numbers [from the American Library Association (ALA)]
School Book Bans: The Mounting Pressure to Censor [from PEN America]
FAQ: Libraries, bookstores, and free speech [from FIRE]
Washington Post: "The Post reviewed 1,000 school book challenges. Here's what we found." [2023-12-23 (Sa)]
Washington Post: "Half of challenged books return to schools. LGBTQ books are banned most." [2023-12-23 (Sa)]
Popular Information: "The tide turns on Florida book bans" [2024-01-23 (Tu)]
Boards of Trustees of Public Libraries and Schools
Mishawaka-Penn-Harris Public Library Board of Trustees
New Carlisle Olive Township Public Library Board of Trustees
St. Joseph County Public Library Board of Trustees
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John Glenn School Corporation Board of Trustees [Walkerton / North Liberty]
School City of Mishawaka Board of Trustees
New Prairie United School Corporation Board of Trustees [New Carlisle]
Penn-Harris-Madison School Corporation Board of Trustees
South Bend Community School Corporation Board of Trustees
Union-North United School Corporation Board of Trustees [Lakeville]
Friendly Organizations:
American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
American Library Association (ALA) / Office for Intellectual Freedom
Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF)
Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE)
Freedom To Read Foundation (FTRF)
IN Freadom: Hoosiers for Parent and Reader Rights
Indiana Library Federation (ILF)
Mishawaka-Penn-Harris Public Library (MPHPL)
National Coalition Against Censorship (NCAC)
New Carlisle Olive Township Public Library (NCPL)
People For the American Way (PFAW) / Grandparents For Truth
People For the American Way (PFAW) / Right Wing Watch
St. Joseph County Public Library (SJCPL)
United Against Book Bans (UABB)
Talking Points and Toolkits:
UABB Talking Points: How To Talk About Book Bans
New York Public Library (NYPL) Books For All
Unfriendly Organizations & Initiatives:
Eyes on Education (State of Indiana Office of the Attorney General Todd Rokita)
Indiana State Board of Education (SBOE)
[ Items about Moms for Liberty: ]
Brookings Institution: Moms for Liberty: Where are they, and are they winning?
New York Times: Florida Sex Scandal Shakes Moms for Liberty, as Group’s Influence Wanes [2023-12-16 (Sa)]
Right Wing Watch: Voters Reject 'Moms for Liberty' [...]
Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC): Moms for Liberty
WNYC Studios: On the Media: The Real Mission Behind Moms for Liberty [2024-03-15 (F)]
WNYC Studios: On the Media: The Long Lineage of Conservative Mother Movements [2023-12-15 (F)]
WNYC Studios: On the Media: The Real Mission Behind Moms for Liberty [2023-12-15 (F)]
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[ Items about Real News Michiana: ]
RMN's Clifton French seeks SJC Library Board appointment [2023-12-08 (F)]
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Project 2025: Presidential Transition Project [Heritage Foundation et. al.]:
Advisory Board [list of participating organizations]
[The Project 2025 website has been closed,
and the two links above now resolve to Mandate for Leadership,
a Heritage Foundation website for sales of Project 2025 documents.]
Mandate for Leadership: The Conservative Promise
United States Government Policy and Supporting Positions [aka Plumbook; 2020 edition]
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Project 2025 and Its Consequences for Libraries | EveryLibrary Institute NFP | July 2025