Take Action

Trans rights are being stripped in real time. Queer stories are being pulled from shelves. The people behind this are organized, funded, and unified.

But so are we.

Below you'll find resources to track legislation, contact your representatives, and take direct action against book bans. It takes less than 10 minutes. And when we act together, it matters.

Defend Trans Lives

📊Track Anti-Trans legislation here

📞Find contact info for your local, state, and federal representatives here

✉️☎️Generate an email or phone script to contact them today here

Stop book bans

📖 Download & Read GLAAD’s guide to community response against book bans here

📝Tell your representatives to co-sponsor the Fight Book Bans Act here

📞Call your representatives to stop Book Ban HR 7661 via 5Calls here

📍Search to find your local public library here

Attend events at your library
- Here are a few examples of free events: kids and family storytime, book/author talks, lectures, movie nights, ASL classes, English Classes, Technology Classes, Advocacy/organization nights
Borrow resources from your library
- Many Libraries have more than books! They might also have CDs, DVDs, tools (yes, even power tools), museum passes, puzzles, board games, sewing machines
Join the library board
Volunteer with the Friends of your Library
- These organizations fundraise, seek out donations for the library, and hold events at and in support of the library
Advocate for library funding
- Find contact info for your local, state, and federal representatives here
- Find suggested talking points here
Fight Book Bans (See above)

How to Support Public Libraries

Organizations that support queer, disabled, and BIPOC readers

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