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Dear Banned Author: Your Story Made a Difference.

A dark green background with light green text that reads "I Read Banned Books. Thank you for writing them." All letters are capitalized.

Imagine receiving a letter from someone who admires your work — a brief but powerful acknowledgement that your actions made an impact.

This Banned Books Week (September 23-29, 2018), the American Library Association's Office for Intellectual Freedom is hosting an advocacy letter-writing campaign that supports and defends works that has been targeted with censorship.

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Building on Millions of Tiny Shoulders: Tips for Hosting a Wikipedia Edit-a-thon

Wikipedia logo with feminism symbol, Photo credit: Wikimedia Foundation / Psubhashish, Saileshpat

In today's information landscape, there is no avoiding Wikipedia. Not only is it the largest encyclopedia, but it’s one of the 10 most visited websites in the world. As early as 2011, more than half of the U.S. population was already using Wikipedia for research, according to a Pew Research Center project. A major part of Wikipedia's success is that anyone can contribute to its content.

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