Banned Books Week UK

#BannedBooksWeekUK returns from 4-10 October 2026
Get involved📚🛑🔇
Tweets by @IndexCensorship.

[Banned Books Week UK @BannedWeekUK]

Banned Books Week UK will return from 4-10 October 2026.

Learn how you can get involved ⬇️
https://t.co/okep9wEqCQ #BannedBooksWeekUK

[Index on Censorship @IndexCensorship]

Last week, we published a shocking story about nearly 200 books being removed from a school library in Greater Manchester. Now, the school in question has been named.

The question remains: who is accountable?

Read our follow-up ⬇️
https://t.co/xN3sBi5Mbq

[Index on Censorship @IndexCensorship]

Emily was labelled a safeguarding risk and at one point even faced the possibility of police involvement. Under severe stress, she ultimately resigned from her role. 2/4

[Index on Censorship @IndexCensorship]

A shocking new investigation by Index reveals that Emily (not her real name), a school librarian in Greater Manchester, faced disciplinary action after stocking the book Men Who Hate Women. Nearly 200 books were targeted. 1/4

[Banned Books Week UK @BannedWeekUK]

An important response calling out #US plans to introduce a nationwide book ban ⬇️

[Index on Censorship @IndexCensorship]

🚨📚⛔️#USA: In an extreme escalation of book bans, federal lawmakers have proposed a so-called “Stop the Sexualization of Children Act”. The bill would strip federal funding from schools nationwide that carry so-called “sexually oriented material”. 1/5

[Banned Books Week UK @BannedWeekUK]

It's been absolutely incredible to see so many readers, writers, bookshops and libraries taking part in #BannedBooksWeekUK 2025! Huge thanks to @BannedBooksWeek, @IndexCensorship, @hayfestival, @IntPublishers and @thebookseller. It's not too late to read a #bannedbook!

[Little Acorns Bookstore @LittleAcornsBks]

It’s the final day of @BannedWeekUK & what a great week of discussion & debate with customers; championing, showcasing & celebrating banned, challenged or censored books. let’s ‘defy censorship, read widely & expand your horizons’. 📚💚
#BannedBooksWeekUK 💪🏼

[Banned Books Week UK @BannedWeekUK]

Gvantsa Jobava, president of @IntPublishers reminds us of our collective responsibility in fighting #bookbans. Today is the last day of #BannedBooksWeekUK, head to your local library or bookshop and read a banned book today!
https://t.co/okep9wEYso

[Banned Books Week UK @BannedWeekUK]

Today is the final day of #BannedBooksWeekUK! Writer and literary editor of Markaz Review @HalasaMalu reminds us that nothing, not even book bans, can halt the desire to read. Today is also #bookshopday. Why not head to your local bookshop & pick up a book that's been banned?

[Banned Books Week UK @BannedWeekUK]

Palestinian poet @AsmaaAzaizeh grew up in the shadow of banned books. She joins #BannedBooksWeekUK to remind us what it means when authorities try to control the narrative by banning books. Pick up a #bannedbook today! https://t.co/okep9wEqCQ

[Banned Books Week UK @BannedWeekUK]

📚 Ever read a book someone tried to ban? Why not share it online in the final days of #BannedBooksWeekUK!

Get involved:
📖 Readers: highlight a banned book
🖋️ Writers: share your story
💬 Everyone: speak up for the freedom to read

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https://t.co/okep9wEYso

[Banned Books Week UK @BannedWeekUK]

Award-winning writer #DeanAtta reminds us of the importance of protecting access to all kinds of books in our libraries! Tomorrow is the final day of #BannedBooksWeekUK 2025 - why not visit your local library?

[Dogwoof @Dogwoof]

"This is about taking away rights." 📚

This #BannedBooksWeekUK, follow the brave librarians under criminal investigation as they fight back against groups trying to ban books deemed “inappropriate” for students.

@LibrariansFilm is available to watch at home and in selected cinemas in the UK & Ireland.

@IndexCensorship #bannedbooks

[Banned Books Week UK @BannedWeekUK]

In 2024, #Russia named best-selling author #BorisAkunin a “foreign agent” for speaking out against the invasion of #Ukraine. His books were pulled from shelves as a result. For #BannedBooksWeekUK, he reminds us of what it means to be a censored writer: https://t.co/okep9wEYso

[Redland Library Events @RedlandLibEvent]

📣TODAY

THIS WEEK (October 5th-11th) is BANNED BOOKS WEEK

📚 Thursday 9th October 7pm (Doors open 6:45pm)
📚 Desert Island Books on #BannedBooks
📚 Redland Library, Bristol
📚 Admission £3 (Pay at the door - Cash only)

[Index on Censorship @IndexCensorship]

"We get it from both sides." UK booksellers are facing increased intimidation and harassment for the books they stock. For #BannedBooksWeekUK, we spoke to some of them, coinciding with the launch of a new survey by @BAbooksellers: https://t.co/Pt9LX79L6o

[Banned Books Week UK @BannedWeekUK]

Award-winning author @simonjamesgreen has been cancelled from #UK school visits and faced online abuse for his books. For #BannedBookWeekUK, he reminds us of the importance of books in offering young people a window into the diverse world we live in: https://t.co/okep9wEYso

[FitchburgHistSociety @FitchHistSocy]

FSU librarians reading from the #archives at Censoring Cormier, here last night, as part of #bannedbooksweekuk #bannedbooksweekuk

[Redland Library Events @RedlandLibEvent]

📣 October 2025 events in Redland Library, Bristol

[Banned Books Week UK @BannedWeekUK]

American writer, playwright and Booker Prize longlister, Ledia Xhoga, reminds us of the profound injustice of book banning around the world. Join us in standing up against book bans this #BannedBooksWeekUK: https://t.co/okep9wEYso