#BannedBooksWeek In Action on Saturday

#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. Saturday. Thank those who defend the freedom to read.

Today's #BannedBooksWeek in Action is "Thank Those Who Defend the Freedom to Read." One way to thank a librarian who has made a difference in your life is to nominate them for this year's #ILoveMyLibrarian Award! https://t.co/8CCuIVLtWF pic.twitter.com/XMabPhtqBq
— ALA OIF (@OIF) October 3, 2020

https://twitter.com/IFRT_ALA/status/1312386168747507713

#BannedBooksWeek Thank you, authors, for defending our freedom to read what we want when we want. pic.twitter.com/cLGAIkkXMi
— Dr. Judy Riffle (@uscdrj1) October 3, 2020

Dear banned authors, thank you for giving the world your exquisite characters, and for sharing your powerful points of view. Thank you for Celie, Atticus, and Offred. For Holden, Lennie, and the Boy Who Lived. They live on always in our hearts. #DearBannedAuthor #BannedBooksWeek
— Unity with Diversity Elwood- JGHS (@unitywdiversity) October 1, 2020

https://twitter.com/macmillanreads/status/1312429492263149568

“Every person has a choice what they read or don't read… We should…thank our lucky stars that Librarians make a big deal of this week, standing up for our freedom to choose.” -Katherine V. Dillard, Librarian and UCSA Board Member. https://t.co/1ndl9BS0dT #BannedBooksWeek pic.twitter.com/2UsqsnaEeS
— United Communities of San Antonio (@UnitedCofSA) September 30, 2020

How are you highlighting #BannedBooksWeek this week? Remember you can also use this as a starting point to apply for the Intellectual Freedom Award: https://t.co/EIuOPg5vgn #glma #galibchat https://t.co/RB7ZnU6WEa
— GLMA (@glma) September 28, 2020

https://twitter.com/Digital_Shred/status/1312464434326102016

It’s #BannedBooksWeek Thank you @ALALibrary @OIF Office of Intellectual Freedom. I hope you will read and share a #BannedBook this week and thank a #BannedAuthor. In my blog post today, I share thoughts/resources related to promoting our Ss right to read: https://t.co/26tWpLanU1 pic.twitter.com/fxdjfGmL86
— Judi Moreillon (@CactusWoman) September 28, 2020

no lie: #BannedBooksWeek is one of my favorite times of year.

this week, especially, i thank all the #Librarians out there, everyday superheroes doing important work for their communities and the world.

keep fighting the good fight. i love you and i like you.#ireadbannedbooks
— rockle (@rockle) September 27, 2020

It is the last day of Banned Books Week, so today I'm interviewing a family friend who happens to be the founder and CEO of the @VonnegutLibrary. She is very strongly against banned books. https://t.co/uS4hkBBVyq #elenareads #BannedBooksWeek #kidreviewer #books #bannedbooks
— Elena (@elena_reads) October 3, 2020

The most important part of #BannedBooksWeek is the conversations we have to support our freedom to seek, to publish, to read, and to express ideas. We thank the librarians, teachers, students, and community members who support our #FreedomToRead! pic.twitter.com/U66qvTUjwg
— Emporia Public Library (@EPL_KS) October 3, 2020

https://twitter.com/Obolerlibrary/status/1312561174093787136

Big thanks to Deborah Caldwell-Stone, Director of the Office for Intellectual Freedom @oif at the @ALALibrary, for coming on the show to talk about #BannedBooksWeek!
Episode is up now! #SocialScienceFiction #podcast #PoliticalScience #polisci #scifi #fantasy #nerd
— Social Science Fiction Podcast (@SocialSciFiShow) September 29, 2020

FTRF thanks the trustees, staff, donors, and members that make it possible to defend the #FirstAmendment. #BannedBooksWeek @barbstripling @loidagarciafebo @MartinGarnar @petercoyl @saraatsals @jcjeffersonjr @jamesneal @kdowning @Robijane @BrownYumeka @jmclibrarian @TracieDHall1 pic.twitter.com/n0NHNxorNf
— Freedom to Read Foundation (@FTRF) October 4, 2020

https://twitter.com/MattfromNearpod/status/1311827578911678465

#bannedbooksweek is winding down, but rest assured @bannedbooksweek & others remain vigilant and we still sell #bannedbooks pic.twitter.com/8fq4WuMqDm
— Books on First (@booksonfirst) October 4, 2020

Thank you for celebrating #BannedBooksWeek! Please follow & support @ALALibrary @OIF @ABAbook @freadom @aupresses @CBLDF @TheFIREorg @FTRF @IndexCensorship @ncacensorship @ncte @peoplefor @ASJAhq @AuthorsGuild @PENamerica @ProjectCensored @penguinrandom https://t.co/GE3n18LbuG
— Banned Books Week (@BannedBooksWeek) October 4, 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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