#BannedBooksWeek In Action on Tuesday

#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. Tuesday. Create Something Unrestricted

https://twitter.com/ckthelibrarian/status/1310951610936430600

For #BannedBooksWeek in Action, I created a free backstitch pattern! Check it out on my #crossstitch blog at https://t.co/OVxGY3kdBs pic.twitter.com/MiJoB6q2cC
— Outrageous S. Pumpkins (@clairebearian) September 29, 2020

How are you celebrating #BannedBooksWeek? Check out a banned book (in-library or digitally) and tell us the title! You'll be entered into a drawing for a Banned Books mug! pic.twitter.com/y5vjIv27iy
— Enid Public Library (@PLEGC) September 29, 2020

Did you know about these banned books? How many have you read? #BannedBooksWeek pic.twitter.com/H0fvpbAayz
— ACLU (@ACLU) September 28, 2020

It's Banned Books Week! Our Head of Cataloging made these amazing cookies of Banned Books. Last years 607 items were affected by censorship attempts. That is an increase of 14% from 2018. #bannedbooksweek #bbw2020 #read #saynotocensorship pic.twitter.com/qZM9KXKoSE
— Boulder City Library (@bouldercitylib) September 28, 2020

We’re all about art today!
Mrs. Osburn’s students researched @ncacensorship
and @VonnegutLibrary for info about #BannedBooksWeek then are transferring their knowledge into art to submit to our Mask Decorating Contest #CreativeCardinals #BeACardinal #gotothelibrary @SHS_Cardinals pic.twitter.com/zZWGphcyV0
— SHS Media Center (@SopoIMC) September 29, 2020

Check out ALA Executive Director, @TracieDHall1’s Stand for the Banned read out of The Color Purple from 2016! You can share your own #BannedBooksWeek video here: https://t.co/jSuZfVcvR8 https://t.co/7kN36VazxT
— American Library Association (@ALALibrary) September 29, 2020

#BannedBooksWeek pic.twitter.com/7DfUhLyeCn
— HSCCHEM (@hscchem) September 29, 2020

Happy #BannedBooksWeek!! Check out our virtual display in your Canvas page! #StandWithTheBanned pic.twitter.com/GpNS7yelEX
— Streamwood High School Library (@SabresLibrary) September 28, 2020

Stop by & create something unrestricted! Let us know your favorite banned book by adding the title to our whiteboard. We also have activity sheets. For those unable to visit, share your favorites in the comment section below. #BannedBooksWeek #LivingstonLordLibrary #MSUMCreates pic.twitter.com/UK3179ee7o
— MSU Moorhead Library (@MSUM_Library) September 29, 2020

Happy Banned Books Week! Celebrating the start of Banned Books Week 2020 today by wearing my special Banned Books pin and by reading some Banned Books! #BannedBooksWeek #BannedBooksWeek2020 #readbannedbooks @BannedBooksWeek https://t.co/tgWbU7DKAK pic.twitter.com/mXZ5QHkRvz
— Julia Rose Kraut (@JuliaRoseKraut) September 27, 2020

#BannedBooksWeek bracket continues today with "Captain Underpants" going up against the 'Goosebumps Series". Captain Underpants was challenged for encouraging disruptive behavior and Goosebumps for inappropriate for age group. Which book series moves on? #rebelreaders pic.twitter.com/8lQohmJpfy
— YSU Maag Library (@MaagYSU) September 29, 2020

What are you reading for Banned Books Week?#BannedBooksWeek #bannedbooks #BannedStories #BannedBookWeek #banned https://t.co/ip7Jc5Lxur
— Bookworm Adventure Girl (@BookwormAdvent1) September 29, 2020

#BannedBooksWeek pic.twitter.com/njDEhtuaeG
— Tuscarawas County Public Library System (@tusc_library) September 29, 2020

Banned Books Week is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read. Click on the link to find out more about current and historical attempts to censor books: https://t.co/h6E6S3cY2B #BannedBooksWeek #SoaringHawks #weareWJCC pic.twitter.com/LDw4pe8D1m
— Lois Hornsby Middle (@LoisHornsbyMS) September 28, 2020

Our Mask Decorating Contest for Banned Books Week is off to a great start! Sign up for a kit via or stop by the IMC. Masks are due by Fri. Oct 2 at 2pm (judging time) #BannedBooksWeek #CreativeCards #maskdecorating #BeACardinal #gotothelibrary @SHS_Cardinals pic.twitter.com/uE7OXEuvU9
— SHS Media Center (@SopoIMC) September 28, 2020

Create something unrestricted. Looking for Alaska by John Green #bannedbooksweek #tiktokbooktok https://t.co/DujXij5jrV
— LightridgeLibrary (@LRHLibrary) September 29, 2020

https://twitter.com/ucilib/status/1311040633277210627

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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