Banned Books with Mayhem Bound Bookshelf
Vicki Woodard of Mayhem Bound Bookshelf joins us every other Sunday to discuss a challenged or banned book, raise awareness of the efforts to dismantle our public and school library systems and limit access to literature and knowledge.
Resources
With more than 200 partner organizations and tens of thousands of individual supporters, Unite Against Book Bans connects, equips, and mobilizes the public to advocate in their communities for the right to read and to defeat attempts at every level of government to censor reading material.
PEN America has documented more than 10,000 instances of book bans since the fall of 2021. Whether you’re a teacher, a librarian, a parent, a student, an author or a concerned citizen, these resources will help you join in the fight against censorship.
The ALA Mission: To provide leadership for the development, promotion, and improvement of library and information services and the profession of librarianship in order to enhance learning and to ensure access to information for all.
Mayhem Bound Bookshelf
Follow along on Instagram for mini reviews, bookstagram challenges, Narrator Listener Team content, Advanced Reader reviews, Alpha & Beta reading experience, Book Club action, and more with my personal content approach.
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My preferred online forum for sharing reviews, engaging in read-alongs, and participating in challenges, the Storygraph is a female owned and coded all-in-one platform for all your bookish needs.
Like-Minded Bookish Businesses
Located in downtown Milford, right off the green, Mermaid Books is women-owned and family-friendly. Mermaid Books also collaborates with schools and nonprofit groups focused on literacy and learning.
Vicki co-hosts a monthly Banned Books book club at Mermaid Books.
Every candle is hand-poured by Lauren in small batches, inspired by the characters we can’t stop thinking about. And yes! All candle labels are designed by Lauren in Seattle, WA.
Bookish Wine is a quarterly book and wine club where every box pairs a story with a sip. Each shipment includes a special edition romantasy book printed just for our members—books you won’t find in mainstream stores—alongside a bespoke, small-batch wine crafted solely for Bookish Wine subscribers, unavailable in shops or even at the winery itself.