The best way to celebrate Freedom to Read Week is to read.
Read freely.
Read regularly.
Read critically.
Read deeply.
Read thoughtfully.
Read widely.
There are people who want to take away your right to read what you choose to read. These people aren’t just in totalitarian states around the world. These people are in Canada, in your province and your city and your neighbourhood. They think that they know best about what you should read and what you shouldn’t read. The fight to protect your rights and freedoms is real.
However, all the fuss about rights, challenges, freedoms, censorship, book bans, literacy, etc — it means nothing if you don’t read. Freedom to Read Week is a waste of time if you don’t read. The forces working hard to take away your freedoms don’t need to bother if you don’t exercise your freedoms.
So read.
Read for fun.
Read to learn.
Read to escape.
Read to know things.
Read to be free.
Read what you choose to read.
Read.
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