September 13, 2024

Civics

Share banned books.

"With more than 180,000 Little Free Library book-sharing boxes worldwide, there is a legion of stewards who take book access seriously — and many go above and beyond when protecting access to banned and challenged books. In a recent poll, 87% of Little Free Library stewards say they share banned books." - Margret Aldrich

ARTICLE: Reading Is a Right: How Little Free Library Fights Book Bans

ARTICLE: Little Free Library Has a New Map to Help Places Hit Hardest by Book Bans

ARTICLE: Top 10 Banned and Challenged Books to Share in a Little Free Library

Libraries

Civics

The legitimacy gap in democracy is no accident. It’s a feature of the design.

ARTICLE: “Democracy” Was Never Designed to Work — But Something Better Is Emerging

Civics

Societies struggle to confront major challenges when so much wealth, decision-making power, and political influence are concentrated in a small group of technology companies.

ESSAY: The Little Book of Public Interest Technology

Civics

Why I still hold onto some of my flower-child hope

ARTICLE: Start Where You Are, But We’re Not All in the Same Place

Civics

We don’t have to wait for the whole system to change to begin living differently.

ARTICLE: What Must We Do To Be Free? On The Building of Liberated Zones