{"id":50264,"date":"2024-08-09T09:17:22","date_gmt":"2024-08-09T16:17:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.humanities.org\/?post_type=story&#038;p=50264"},"modified":"2024-09-16T10:33:45","modified_gmt":"2024-09-16T17:33:45","slug":"tell-us-your-story-of-reading-freely","status":"publish","type":"story","link":"https:\/\/www.humanities.org\/story\/tell-us-your-story-of-reading-freely\/","title":{"rendered":"Tell us your story of reading freely!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><span data-ogsc=\"rgb(51, 51, 51)\">Are you glad to have the freedom to read whatever you want?<\/span><\/strong><span data-ogsc=\"rgb(51, 51, 51)\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/click.icptrack.com\/icp\/relay.php?r=95938080&amp;msgid=515999&amp;act=XJSY&amp;c=1773169&amp;pid=27318524&amp;destination=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.surveymonkey.com%2Fr%2Fwareadsfreely&amp;cf=5370&amp;v=98396b3c4d096ac1cfc75a350cb104be501fcd5e1021eac327747d98cf01521a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"1\" data-ogsc=\"\"><strong>Tell us about it!\u00a0<\/strong><\/a> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ogsc=\"rgb(51, 51, 51)\">Washington Reads Freely is a new project where people from across the state share stories celebrating their\u00a0right to read anything. The stories will then be collected and made available online during Banned Books Week in late September. Stories can be shared anonymously.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ogsc=\"rgb(51, 51, 51)\">In 2023, the American Library Association reported that<\/span> <strong><span data-ogsc=\"rgb(51, 51, 51)\">the number of titles targeted for censorship at public libraries increased a shocking 92% over the previous year<\/span><\/strong><span data-ogsc=\"rgb(51, 51, 51)\">. The goal of Washington Reads Freely is to positively affirm the right to read and highlight the importance of ensuring access to a diversity of ideas, stories, and perspectives.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ogsc=\"rgb(51, 51, 51)\">People of all ages can submit their thoughts. Write about any aspect of the freedom to read, or use one of our prompts. 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