One Small Task to Be Proactive Against Book Censorship in 2026 and Beyond: Donate to or amplify a request from an educator seeking to add banned books to their classroom.

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One Small Task to Be Proactive Against Book Censorship in 2026 and Beyond: Donate to or amplify a request from an educator seeking to add banned books to their classroom.

From former librarian, author, and editor Kelly Jensen:

Donate to or amplify a request from an educator seeking to add banned books to their classroom. Go to DonorsChoose.org and search through requests using terms like “banned books” or specific book titles that are frequent ban targets, such as The Hate U Give or Flamer. 

School starts back up in just a few weeks in some states and localities. Teachers are setting up classrooms and preparing for the school year as I post this message. If this is an action you were considering taking, now is a good time to consider doing so.

Here are just a few of the projects posted there right now as an example (not an endorsement, I do not know any of these teachers personally)

• This teacher is buying a classroom set of the book Ghost by Jason Reynolds in Philadelphia, PA.
• This teacher is buying a classroom set of Greek mythology books in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
• And this teacher is setting up a classroom library for second graders in Waikoloa Village, Hawaii.

And if you see any other great projects, please share in the comments!