SPEAK UP

• Stand up for all books, even those you may not like.
• Speak up for the First Amendment and the right to read.
• Attend school board, PTA, library meetings, or public hearings where book bans are being discussed
• Write letters to your local administrators, politicians and newspapers supporting the right to read. Remind officials that no one has the right to restrict access to books.

REPORT

• Report censorship to the American Library Association; .the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund by dialing 1-800-99-CBLDF; or the National Coalition Against Censorship.

AMPLIFY

Banned Books Week occurs every September. Use these ALA assets and the following hashtags when speaking out on social media:

• #bannedbooks
• #bannedbookslist
• #BannedBooksWeek
• #bookbans
• #noBIPOCbookban
• #righttoread