#BannedBooksWeek In Action on Friday

#BannedBooksWeek in Action invites readers to participate in a different activity that spotlights literary activism each day of Banned Books Week (September 27 – October 3, 2020).

Readers and libraries are invited to share their activities widely on social media with the hashtag #BannedBooksWeek to encourage others to join the movement for the freedom to read!

Below are the highlighted actions and activity ideas for each day. You can also download the daily schedule for #BannedBooksWeek in Action. Visit the ala.org website for more shareables.

Banned Books Week in Action. Friday. Watch, Listen, and learn from others

Authors Speak Out on Reading without Censorshiphttps://t.co/ziowinaECg
— NCTE (@ncte) October 2, 2020

Just because you were out having fun this past weekend, you don't have to miss these good reads on Censorship. https://t.co/B26Ev6BrdN #oberlincollegelibraries #oberlincollege #weekendedition #bannedbooksweek #bannedbooksweek2020 #censorship #libraries #censorshipinamerica pic.twitter.com/oaWmB5LnlH
— Oberlin College Libraries (@ObieLib) September 28, 2020

“Defending the Right to Read: A Modern Tale” shares a contemporary story of two educators who put their students’ freedoms first. https://t.co/zv6vySJQmp
— NCTE (@ncte) October 2, 2020

In commemoration of #BannedBooksWeek, consider the importance of intellectual freedom in prison and jail libraries, where it is both highly important and more difficult to defend.https://t.co/PzYIbKTmbv
— CO State Library (@COStateLibrary) September 29, 2020

Yes, it still happens.#BannedBooksWeek https://t.co/JT8n1k0tUA
— Paul (@PaulMCombs) September 29, 2020

Did you know #BannedBooksWeek was co-founded by Judith Krug, the first director of the Office for Intellectual Freedom and founder of @FTRF? Krug coordinated efforts between booksellers, publishers, lawyers, and editors to defend the First Amendment. https://t.co/QwEdQEUTLt
— ALA OIF (@OIF) October 1, 2020

Listen to "Shake Off Censorship" at https://t.co/4DZ4IZtZKF #podcast #ala #bannedbooksweek #bannedbooks #library
— White House Blue Devils Library (@bdp_library) September 30, 2020

Facinating talk with @richove and @bodleianlibs on his new book. Very appropriate topic for #BannedBooksWeek. #CityLIS pic.twitter.com/PSZnYWUm1f
— Arianna Dahlia (@Soprano155) September 29, 2020

As we approach #spookyseason we finish our #bannedbooksweek list with the #ScaryStoriestoTellintheDark series. Too scary? For kids? BANNED! Read more here – https://t.co/1krwd26u9i pic.twitter.com/V7jUo7QOQM
— First Amendment Museum (@1stAmendmntMus) October 3, 2020

Books featuring LGBTQ characters and topics account for over half of the most frequently banned books in schools. This harms all students. This #BannedBooksWeek, commit to disrupting the narrative that wrongly paint LGBTQ identities as "controversial."https://t.co/stjToaZNL6
— Teaching Tolerance (@Tolerance_org) September 28, 2020

This week is not about reading books just because they were banned.

This week is about starting larger conversations about preserving academic freedom and sparking intellectual curiosity.https://t.co/reb7QD7apc #BannedBooksWeek
— FIRE (@TheFIREorg) October 2, 2020

Happy International Day for the Universal #AccessToInformation #IDUAI2020!

This access, and the #libraries that make it a reality for all, are a key #PublicGood in an information age. They need to be protected!

Read more: https://t.co/eXGEYCI6G7 #RightToKnow #AccessToInfo pic.twitter.com/i3f3sYAdXV
— IFLA (@IFLA) September 28, 2020

https://twitter.com/Flocabulary/status/1312396544579186689

. @EllisCose and Mitchell talk about the First Amendment and understanding the concept of free speech on #TheLiteraryLife. Cose's new book is "The Short Life and Curious Death of Free Speech in America." https://t.co/f7GXTqkhC7
@HarperCollins @lithubradio @ACLU #BannedBooksWeek
— Books & Books (@BooksandBooks) October 3, 2020

To close out #BannedBooksWeek, here's a list of books—both classic and contemporary titles—that have been challenged by school districts, governments, and other bodies of power: https://t.co/DXV9QtJgG5.
— PEN America (@PENamerica) October 3, 2020

All the love to @geneluenyang @CodyMillerELA @jungkimphd for an amazing #bannedbooksweek conversation! @ncte @CBLDF ICYMI: https://t.co/7vo2L6AXnC
— Banned Books Week (@BannedBooksWeek) October 2, 2020

https://twitter.com/SAGE_Publishing/status/1312139319935549442

'Grapes Of Wrath' And The Politics of Book Burning https://t.co/DAzYH1ntlI #BannedBooksWeek
— Christina Dendy (@cdendy76) September 28, 2020

In a world overrun with an endless news cycle, have you ever taken the time to think about what you're NOT seeing? @IndexCensorship has been tracking threats to media freedom since 1972, including threats during the pandemic. Learn more: https://t.co/2bRdNvntk0 #BannedBooksWeek
— SAGE Publishing (@SAGE_Publishing) September 30, 2020

#CensorshipIsScary. OIF's @KPekoll sits down with filmmaker Cody Meirick to talk about @ScaryStoriesDoc and “the books that frightened a generation.” #BannedBooksWeek https://t.co/Tf0EfCwqd5
— ALA OIF (@OIF) October 3, 2020

Check back to the #BannedBooksWeek In Action post for the full weekly schedule. Tag @OIF in your #BannedBooksWeek in Action posts and you might be added to the daily round up of activity!

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