Massachusetts Coalition Supports Anti-Book Ban Bill American Booksellers for Free Expression (ABFE) is proud to stand with Mass Freedom to Read, a coalition of right to read advocates in Massachusetts who are supporting the freedom to read bills moving through the Massachusetts legislature: H.3591, H.3594, H.3598, and S.2328. Bookstores interested in learning more and joining the coalition can do so by filling out this form. Additionally, if you are in Massachusetts and interested in making your voice heard on this bill, you can do the following: - Email written testimony on the bills. Written testimony may be submitted to the Joint Committee on Tourism, Arts and Cultural Development by emailing the Committee’s House Research Director and the Senate Chair’s Legislative Director at JointCommittee.Tourism&[email protected]. Please use the subject line “Written Testimony – TACD 7/22/25.”
- If you are interested in testifying in person at the hearing, please contact [email protected].
- If you are interested in writing an op-ed about the bill, please contact [email protected].
New Hampshire Governor Vetoes Book Ban Bill ABFE applauds New Hampshire Governor Kelly Ayotte for vetoing the misguided and unpopular book ban bill, HB 324, which was narrowly passed by the legislature earlier this year. We would also like to thank Michael Herrmann of Gibson’s Bookstore in Concord for his op-ed, as well as ACLU New Hampshire, Authors Against Book Bans New Hampshire, EveryLibrary, Moms Rising New Hampshire, and Penguin Random House for their leadership. And a special thank you to every librarian, parent, student, and bookseller in the state who raised their voices against this bill. For details and quotes from the coalition, see Moms Rising New Hampshire’s statement. |
