arctic-hands
Hoopla, Overdrive/Libby Now Banned for Those Under 18 in Mississippi
Public libraries in Mississippi have cut off access to digital platforms like Overdrive and Hoopla to those under 18.
BOOK RIOT

I never want to hear conservatives go on about repressive censorship in China, North Korea, and Iran ever again

ryanthedemiboy

To be clear to those unfamiliar: these are the companies that libraries use to lend ebooks.

They are literally cutting off library access to minors.

ayellowbirds

If you are affected by this or other bans and restrictions in the United States, be aware that the Brooklyn Public Library is offering free digital library cards to anyone age 13-21 nationwide as part of their Books UnBanned initiative:

Books Unbanned
Brooklyn Public Library joins those fighting for the rights of teens nationwide to read what they like, discover themselves, and form their
bklynlibrary.org
thefingerfuckingfemalefury

BOOOOOST

elfwreck

Seattle has joined them:

The Seattle Public Library Joins Brooklyn Public Library’s Books Unbanned Initiative to Fight Censorship
spl.org
mandrellaeffect

@queerliblib is a digital library dedicated to LGBTQ+ literature, and if you live in the US you can apply for membership. One thing that I have not seen before, but thought was incredibly neat and such a smart idea, is they have a "quick exit" banner at the top of their website (the website proper, not the tumblr blog) where clicking on it will redirect the page to the weather channel's website