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EveryLibrary celebrates Governor Maura Healey’s signing of Massachusetts’ new Freedom to Read law, " An Act Regarding Free Expression" , an important new public law for readers, students, families, librarians, and educators who believe that decisions about library collections should be guided by professional standards rather than political pressure.
Voters delivered decisive victories for two public libraries this election season. The Webster Groves Public Library in Missouri earned an overwhelming 82.79% yes vote, while the Paw Paw District Library in Michigan secured approval of its millage with 67.99% of the vote. EveryLibrary was proud to provide pro bono training and ongoing support to both library communities.
EveryLibrary strongly opposes S. 4925, legislation that we believe would accelerate book banning in America's schools and undermine every student's right to read.
When most people think about EveryLibrary, they think about elections and ballot measures. But some of our most important victories happen in state capitals and the halls of Congress.
EveryLibrary welcomes Governor Kelly Ayotte's veto of HB 434, legislation that would have created an unnecessary and constitutionally questionable process for challenging school library books and other instructional materials from New Hampshire public schools.
Our donors have helped libraries secure over $55 million in stable funding so far this year. That total adds to the 3 billion dollars in stable funding for libraries that we've helped secure since we launched EveryLibrary in 2012.
EveryLibrary, Authors Against Book Bans NH, and the American Booksellers Associaiton today sent a letter to New Hampshire Governor Ayotte asking her to veto SB434, a bill that would make it much easier to ban books in NH school libraries. It is an unnecessary law - New Hampshire schools already have robust challenge review policies - and would do much of the same harm that caused the Governor to…
Audiobook Month 2026 is coming to EveryLibrary Live! from June 15 - 17 with three nights of conversations celebrating storytelling, narration, performance, and the growing cultural impact of audiobooks.
On June 14, 1953, President Dwight D. Eisenhower stood before the graduating class at Dartmouth College and offered a simple but profound warning: "Don't join the book burners."
EveryLibrary works every day to support local libraries when they are on the ballot for funding and building projects.