Coalition Members
Thanks to the 97 organizations listed below for their membership in the Right to Read coalition. They represent education, literacy, faith, and social justice organizations throughout Missouri. Collectively, these organizations include more than 50,000 Missourians.
Coalition members receive timely, important information about issues related to Missouri’s community and school libraries. We also provide ways you can help respond to censorship and book bans.
Our coalition is the community’s voice supporting our “right to read.” We invite your organization to join us!
| Organization |
|---|
| A Red Circle |
| AAUW Joplin Branch |
| AAUW Kirkwood-Webster Groves Branch |
| AAUW Missouri |
| ABC Books |
| ADL Heartland |
| American Booksellers for Free Expression |
| Ashrei Foundation |
| Avondale United Methodist Church Council |
| Betty's Books |
| Birdsall House Early Childhood Discovery Center |
| Bookmarx Book Shop |
| Booksource |
| Central Reform Congregation |
| Christ Church Cathedral |
| Concord Trinity UMC |
| Congregation Kol Ami-KC |
| Cynthia Moon Artisans |
| Dance the Vote |
| Daniel Boone Regional Library Workers United |
| Davis Creative Publishing |
| Dreams KC |
| Eden Theological Seminary |
| Episcopal Diocese of Missouri |
| Ethical Society of St. Louis |
| First UMC Jefferson City |
| Grace United Methodist Church |
| Grandparents for Gun Safety |
| Granny's House |
| Greenwood Consulting Group, LLC |
| Innovative Technology Education Fund |
| International Literacy Association |
| Jewish Book Festival - A Program of the Jewish Community Center |
| Jewish Community Relations Council of St. Louis |
| John Burroughs School |
| KD's Books |
| League of Women Voters of Columbia-Boone County MO |
| League of Women Voters of Missouri |
| League of Women Voters of Southwest Missouri |
| Left Bank Books |
| Left Bank Books Foundation |
| LGBTQ+ Rolla |
| Mark Witzling Art |
| Metro Trans Umbrella Group |
| Mid Missouri Civil Liberties Association |
| Mid Missouri Literacies and Languages for All |
| Missouri Alliance for Arts Education |
| Missouri Alliance Network |
| Missouri Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church |
| Missouri Association of School Librarians |
| Missouri Budget Project |
| Missouri Equity Education Project |
| Missouri Literacy Association |
| Missouri NEA |
| Missouri Writing Project |
| Modern Family Alliance |
| National Council of Jewish Women Kansas City |
| National Council of Jewish Women St. Louis |
| Neighborhood Reads Bookstore |
| Nevada (MO) United Methodist Church Council |
| Outreach & Justice Team of Union Ave Christian Church |
| Parkway Towers Bookers |
| Persisterhood |
| Prairie Lands Writing Project |
| PROMO |
| Prospero's Books |
| Ready Readers |
| Right To Read Festival: All Books for All People |
| Sexuality, Health and Gender (SHAG) Center - Brown School at Washington University |
| Skylark Bookshop |
| SLU Center for Social Action |
| Social Justice Ministry of Manchester United Methodist Church |
| Southwest Missouri Voter Protection Coalition |
| St. Francis Episcopal Church |
| St. Louis City NAACP |
| St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum |
| St. Mark's UMC Independence |
| Stonecrest Book and Toy |
| Subterranian Books |
| The Book House |
| The Living Room |
| The Missouri State Conference of the NAACP |
| The Noble Neighbor |
| The Northmoor Book Club |
| The Novel Neighbor |
| This Book is Banned |
| Tuesday Women's Assn Ethical Society of St Lous |
| Turn the Page KC |
| Turn the Page STL |
| Unbound Book Festival |
| U-Turn in Education |
| United Women in Faith, Webster United Methodist |
| Walls Educational Services |
| Westminster College |
| Women's Voices Raised for Social Justice |
Protect the First Amendment
Banned Books
“Book banners insist that the entire community
see things their way and only their way.
It’s a scary idea, especially in a society which
has been built on the ideas of free choice and free thought.”
Stephen King