Contact Judy

Hello,
I'm a staff member of Autauga Prattville Public Library in Prattville, Alabama. My library, like many others, has been dealing with problems related to censorship for a year now. Your book Forever was one of the 48 books challenged at our library, and I am part of the committee to review whether its placement (YA recommended for teens) is appropriate. Our committee has not yet had the chance to meet. However, yesterday our board, which was recently replaced almost fully with individuals who are pro-censorship, decided to enact policies and procedures which will remove all "material advertised for consumers ages 17 and under which contain content including, but not limited to, obscenity, sexual conduct, sexual intercourse, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender discordance". I am considering recusing myself from my committees that have not met, including Forever, because I feel I cannot render a decision that is unbiased based on these new policies. The board also decided that we should "affix a red warning label prominently on the binding of any book or other material in the library's collection including, but not limited to, obscenity, sexual conduct, sexual intercourse, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender discordance and advertised for consumers 18 or older" and that minors will not be permitted to check out any materials labeled with a red warning label.

We have had some success fostering a community which has been advocating for intellectual freedom, but to be honest the censors have been winning. I'm writing as a concerned citizen although my ties to the issue are very close and obvious. We haven't had much success with getting anyone outside of our local circle to see what's going on. My hope is that if we could just get people to notice what's going on it would help.
Thank you for your time,
A concerned staff member of Autauga Prattville Public Library

Hello, we are asking for your support. We realize you receive a lot of requests for help, but we hope you will consider this one in particular. We are in the midst of organizing an auction of author- autographed books as a fundraiser for our 40th Anniversary Celebration, and we hope you will consider donating an autographed book or books for our campaign.
As our 2023-2024 year-end fundraiser and final anniversary event, we expect to auction these books this spring to raise funds for much needed projects, such as our scholarship program, upgrading some of our infrastructure, and finishing a small open-air theater on site. We are hoping to collect donated copies of author-autographed books, while trying to include many of our students and community’s favorite authors and genres.
Swan School is an independent, non-profit, Pre-K to 5 school, serving the greater community of Port Townsend, Washington, on the Olympic Peninsula for the last 40 years. We are a small school with an incredibly committed, creative, caring bunch of students, staff, and community.
During the 2021-2022 pandemic school year we kept our doors open offering full-day schooling 5 days a week by keeping our classes outdoors, fully masked and distanced, on campus with lots of layers, hot tea, fire pits, love, and dedication. Swan School never closed its doors, working hard to support not only our students’ educational needs, but also the emotional constancy of our entire community.
The pandemic was tough on small institutions like ours and we are still recovering. Swan School works hard to keep tuition low and offers financial assistance to as many families each year as we can; however, we also rely heavily on tuition as our main source of revenue income, and depend on volunteers and our own staff to keep things repaired and running.
We are hoping you will consider helping us out by sending us an autographed book(s) ☺. The children are so excited to see what books come in and start writing thank you letters!

Please send books by May 15, 2024, to:
Sandra Stevens
℅ Swan School
2345 Kuhn Street
Port Townsend, WA 98368

We thank you from the bottom of our hearts!

Sincerely, Sandra Stevens
Swan School, Fundraising Chairperson

Mrs. Judy Blume
Hello. My name is Dylan who is 6 years old boy in South Korea and I am writing you a note to say Thank you for giving me a chance reading such an interesting story. Recently I read "Freckle Juice" and Andrew made me realize I should be happy with the way who I am. I am going to hold Show and Tell about my favorite book,Freckle Juice, and author,YOU,tomorrow at my school. I am also excited to introduce my own recipe Freckle Juice to my class! I hope they would like it.
Sincerely,
Dylan

this week my class read sheila the great and tales of the fourth grade nothing. in my opinion i think sheila was the best.here are 3 reasons why sheila was the best.reason one i think sheila was more entertaining and had more action.reason two sheila the great was better because i like scary books and sheila was kinda scary like when mouse told sheila about the headless horseman that was funny.last reason sheila was the best is because sheila made me lol sheila the great was so funny. that is why sheila is better than fourth grade nothing

are you 86 or 85 year old

As President of the Key West Chapter of the National Organization for Women, I am reaching out to request a short recorded message to be shared at the Florida NOW Convention May3-5. Our theme this year is Equality NOW. In addition to my email, my phone #305-XXXXXXX
Link: flnow.org

My class read "Tales of a Forth Grade Nothing" and "Fudge a mania.My favorite out of the two is "Fudge a mania" because its more relatable because my brother may be older than me but he is still very rude like Fudge is to Peter.Their were a lot of funny things in this story like fudge being rude to peter sheila being the cootie Qween. lots of relatable things too. I think this book fudge a mania is a great book and lots of people should read it.

I can't believe I am writing to you. I am 54 years old and was not a reader when I was young. I did read forever in junior high just because everyone was whispering about it. I watched your documentary and got hooked. I read Are you there God just last weekend. I am buying all your books that I can find. I finally found a copy of Wifey on Amazon. Just inside the cover is written in red marker " For mother K- with love, Judy. Dec/1978" I was wondering if you possibly wrote that or sometime else. I can't wait to start reading it also. I wish I had been a reader when I was young because I have definitely enjoyed what I have read and am looking forward to getting the rest read. ❤️

My class read "Tales of a Fourth grade nothing and "Fudge-a-mania.My favorite was Fudge-a-Mania.One reason why it is my favorite is because trying to see Sheila and Peter spend three weeks together.Another reason why it is my favorite is because the ending was really surprising and good.Plus another reason why it is my favorite is because of all the funny things Fudge does.The last reason why is when Jimmy Fargo comes.This is why Fudge-a-maniais my favorite Judy Blume book.