Banned Books Week

Banned Books Week, the annual spotlight on book censorship and intellectual freedom, will be held October 1 - 7, 2023. #BannedBooksWeek

[Banned Books Week @BannedBooksWeek]

#BannedBooksWeek is here! Honorary chair and award-winning filmmaker Ava DuVernay kicks off the annual event spotlighting book censorship in style! https://t.co/zYZgV14H4N #FreedBetweenTheLines w/@ARRAY

[ilovelibraries.org @ILoveLibraries]

LeVar Burton was honored this week with the National Humanities Medal for his acting and literacy advocacy work in a ceremony at the White House. "My ancestors are dancing and my heart is full," the "Reading Rainbow" host wrote after the event. https://t.co/dJgBMnJ7t2

[The Emancipator @the_emancipator]

💥Stand up for intellectual freedom! Join our virtual event with advocates and educators working to end #bookbanning once and for all. Sign up here: https://t.co/LmwDkolCzI

[The Emancipator @the_emancipator]

Ready to fight back against #bookbanning? Join us for a powerful online event uniting activists, educators, and advocates for intellectual freedom! Sign up here:
https://t.co/weEk7LIezQ

[Unite Against Book Bans @UABookBans]

"Book banning is an assault on our individual and collective health—our imaginative health, our intellectual health, our physical health, & the health of our society. Luckily, we already have a cure: fighting for the freedom to read." https://t.co/5bUarEdC2N #UniteAgainstBookBans

[The Emancipator @the_emancipator]

📚Ready to fight back against book banning? Join us for a powerful online event bringing together activists, educators, and advocates for intellectual freedom! Explore how book bans are linked to racism and the suppression of diverse voices. Sign up here: https://t.co/LmwDkolCzI

[Banned Books Week @BannedBooksWeek]

Take action TOMORROW!

[Unite Against Book Bans @UABookBans]

Get ready for Saturday's Oct. 19 #FreedomToRead Day of Action: Take the Freedom to Read pledge and send an email to your members of Congress, urging them to #UniteAgainstBookBans!

📝 Sign the pledge and send your letters today: https://t.co/heBMmXBF97

[Unite Against Book Bans @UABookBans]

TOMORROW, October 19!

Communities and readers are coming together at events in nearly all 50 states and DC on the #FreedomToRead Community Day of Action.

📍 Join us to protect the freedom to read. Find an event near you: https://t.co/lykBMncYnJ #UniteAgainstBookBans

[James Patterson @JP_Books]

Tomorrow is #FreedomToRead Community Day of Action. Libraries, bookstores, readers, writers, and others nationwide are hosting events to celebrate our right to read. Take your kids! Here’s a list of participating locations: https://t.co/WRb4oxYBDZ

@ALALibrary
@ABAbook

[The Emancipator @the_emancipator]

📚 Ready to fight back against book banning? Join us for a powerful online event bringing together activists, educators, and advocates for intellectual freedom!

Sign up here: https://t.co/weEk7LHGKi

[American Library Association @ALALibrary]

Thank you, @jodipicoult, for using your national book tour to shine a light on the dangers of censorship and rally support for #UniteAgainstBookBans. ❤️
And many thanks to all the library advocates like Larry Neal who showed up to speak at Jodi's events!
https://t.co/gv6E3nSggw

[Unite Against Book Bans @UABookBans]

On the 10/19 #FreedomToRead Day of Action, more than 100 events in 35 states and DC will be hosted in support of the freedom to read.

Read more in the press release and sign up to participate today! ⬇️ https://t.co/IlXms4Jqv4 @bklynlibrary @QPLNYC @nypl #UniteAgainstBookBans

[Little Free Library® @LtlFreeLibrary]

Earlier this month, we invited three #LittleFreeLibrary stewards across the U.S. to host #BannedBooksWeek celebrations in their communities. These stewards held unique and exciting events in Wonder Lake, IL; Salt Lake City, UT; and Orlando, FL. https://t.co/mzZBnoW9un

[Unite Against Book Bans @UABookBans]

❤️ If you can, consider taking action with a donation or #UniteAgainstBookBans merch purchase for #LetFreedomReadDay.

Donations of any size help us provide direct support & resources for advocates fighting book bans in their communities: https://t.co/iSNnzKwxli #BannedBooksWeek

[Unite Against Book Bans @UABookBans]

If you believe that:
Reading is critical to democracy.
Books help us understand complex issues.
Parents shouldn't make decisions for other parents' children.
Youth deserve to see themselves in books.

Take action & #UniteAgainstBookBans: https://t.co/N9p5nJ5lhw #BannedBooksWeek

[Banned Books Week @BannedBooksWeek]

Staring now! Join us! #FreedBetweenTheLines #BannedBooksWeek

[ALA OIF @OIF]

Hi, all! This program is running a bit behind. We expect it will start very soon! Please join the livestream: https://t.co/mUsKG2glHC #BannedBooksWeek

[ALA OIF @OIF]

Hi, all! This program is running a bit behind. We expect it will start very soon! Please join the livestream: https://t.co/mUsKG2glHC #BannedBooksWeek

[American Library Association @ALALibrary]

ALA Pres. @CindyHohl tells NPR #AllThingsConsidered that the censorship surge is still at a boiling point. "We are seeing professionals decide to leave the the field because it's too much. No one wants to be accused of doing harm, ever."
https://t.co/JZACH5oOx0
#BannedBooksWeek

[TXFReadomFighters @FReadomFighters]

Imagine if each one of us took an action to fight censorship. What action can you take?

[Banned Books Week @BannedBooksWeek]

Book bans won't end w/ #BannedBooksWeek. Let these amazing videos from the #BannedBooksBigChair read-out inspire you today, tomorrow & beyond! Many thanks to @Sage_Publishing for sponsoring this amazing initiative! https://t.co/ReMdkAWkkQ #FreedBetweenTheLines

[ALA Public Policy & Advocacy @LibraryPolicy]

All across the country, people are standing up against book bans for #LetFreedomReadDay. Have you taken action yet?

To close out #BannedBooksWeeks, we're calling on everyone who supports the freedom to read to make their voice heard.

Join us: https://t.co/9UyJN3HOCi