#BannedBooksWeek In Action on Monday

#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. Monday. Speak Out About Censorship

#BannedBooksWeek #censorship pic.twitter.com/MDUhuYsnbC
— PTM #MMIW #FDT #LANDBACK (@portugaltheman) September 28, 2020

https://twitter.com/allie_cornejo/status/1310661810027200513

One of top 10 'banned' books of 2019 is Jill Twiss' "A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo" Dreamed up by John Oliver, of HBO’s “Last Week Tonight, it is wonderful story about love, acceptance, and civic responsibility. It is challenged for it's LGBTQIA+ content #BannedBooksWeek https://t.co/pt6arjjGt7
— anache (@anachech) September 28, 2020

If a book has something important to say, somebody somewhere tried to ban it. Probably even one of your favorites! Look into and celebrate #BannedBooksWeek https://t.co/Hp5XUrGFL6
— Ms. Williams, aka the Mean Librarian (@meanlibrarygirl) September 28, 2020

Happy #BannedBooksWeek! pic.twitter.com/Vv5RpOMrYD
— Public Library of Brookline (@brklib) September 28, 2020

It’s #BannedBooksWeek – try reading a banned book for your next read like The Hate U Give! #Read #banned pic.twitter.com/Vbm22uvuV7
— Jade Miller (@Alphabet_Miller) September 28, 2020

https://twitter.com/phslobos/status/1310696184743440389

Celebrate the freedom to read! It's #BannedBooksWeek (September 27 – October 3, 2020). Library Development and Networking staff have taken time to highlight some of their favorite banned books.https://t.co/sAWZXgNhz2 #ReadYall pic.twitter.com/ubYD0W4gDX
— Texas State Library and Archives Commission (@TSLAC) September 28, 2020

A fantastic quote from "Teaching Banned Books" by P. R. Scales @ScalesPat @alaeditions @BannedBooksWeek #BannedBooksWeek pic.twitter.com/L8eTCp4zUC
— SWPS Library (@SWPSLibrary) September 28, 2020

Litchfield High School Library staff and students kick off Banned Books Week with a reading of the American Libraries Association’s “Freedom to Read” statement.

For #BannedBooksWeek, we're taking a closer look at five challenged books in our library collection. https://t.co/FtYWo5X5d4
— National Sexual Violence Resource Center (@NSVRC) September 28, 2020

https://twitter.com/ckthelibrarian/status/1310665384496857088

Intellectual freedom bridges cultural gaps & promotes empathy towards others & understanding of the world around you. Talk to your kids about your beliefs & standing firm in them while being open to view the world through another's eyes. Censorship is a dead end. #BannedBooksWeek https://t.co/1fC6ArOPey
— Wenndy Pray, MLS (@WPray_) September 28, 2020

'The Handmaid's Tale' @MargaretAtwood being on #BannedBooksWeek list for 'vulgarity' and 'sexual overtones' is a real barometer of where America is at right now. #WearAMask https://t.co/RxClcY60G7
— Gerhard Hope (@gerhardhope) September 28, 2020

What better ideas will you share with the world? #MondayMotivaton #BannedBooksWeek #read @OlatheSouthHS @OlatheLMS pic.twitter.com/5ps11KH9qg
— OS Library (@OlatheSouthLMC) September 28, 2020

https://twitter.com/simonschuster/status/1310659212461182978

"We as readers, writers, publishers and librarians have a chance to ensure that knowledge is available, accessible and open to all. Censorship has no place in our libraries." #BannedBooksWeek https://t.co/Md53F2ZFWU
— ALA OIF (@OIF) September 28, 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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