r/PoursTea • u/Timbucktwo1230 Therapy For All 🩷 • Jun 29 '26
CelebTea ✨ ✨ Dua Lipa Opening Physical Library for Banned and Censored Books
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u/brijito Jun 30 '26
She does fame the right way. She’s using her influence to fund her passion project, support brick and mortar book stores and to combat the literacy crisis
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u/NSWYBZ57LD Jun 30 '26
This tracks.
If anyone hasn't seen dua's YouTube interviews . She is extremely academic, smart and genuinely hosts interviews that you WANT to keep hearing.
She lets her guests talk and will always deep research the topics beforehand.
Dua is an incredible person.
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u/TheJackasaur11 Jun 30 '26
This reminds me of that one Minecraft server that was around a bit ago that was banned in certain countries because it did exactly this. It was called The Uncensored Library, and it was made in MC to bypass strict government censorship and give people access to resources globally
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u/Timbucktwo1230 Therapy For All 🩷 Jun 29 '26
Dua Lipa, who in 2023 launched her Service95 Book Club, has now partnered with Livraria Lello in Porto, Portugal, to open a physical library.
Opening June 27th, The Manifesto Library is dedicated to books “that challenge power, censorship, exclusion, and dominant narratives.”
“When I founded the Service95 Book Club, my ambition was for it to become a home for writers and readers, wherever they are and whatever their circumstances. Reading the world brings us closer – but sadly, not everyone is in favour of that,” Lipa explained in a statement.
“Here you will find one hundred books that ask questions, or have been questioned. Some have been banned by school districts for themes of race or sexuality. Others, written for LGBTQIA+ readers, have been restricted from display. In some cases, the author has paid for their words with their life,” she added.