Banned book activities

Since February is Library Lover’s Month, I wanted to showcase something that librarians work very hard on and that patrons love: all those wonderful book displays!

Near the end of September each year, schools, librarians, English and reading teachers, and students across the country

Need book display options, free classroom posters, and class activities for banned books week? Explore this post for two easy display options for your ELA classroom, quick activities you can use throughout banned books week, and beautiful free posters to encourage the freedom to read.

Use this list of resources to bring engaging Banned Books Week activities into your high school ELA classroom.

Banned Books Week celebrates intellectual freedom. Check out the ALA Banned Books Week video and get other ideas to share information about this week.

Ideas for celebrating the freedom to read with Banned Books Week, classroom activities for middle school and upper elementary

It's Banned Books Week on September 24th-30th. While many of us celebrate this as one of the library world's most important holidays, it's also true that it's not for everyone. If you're just not a fan of huge flashing-lights displays and caution tape banners but would like to celebrate anyway, this article is for you! Kat has compiled some quick Banned Books Week ideas to help you quickly and easily celebrate. Mad Libs Remember how much fun Mad Libs were when you were a kid? You fill in the…

This year for Banned Books Week, I utilized the painted rock craze and did a Banned Book Hunt. I wanted to choose books suitable for different age groups. I narrowed it down to these four: "Where the Wild Things Are" by Maurice Sendak, banned for being "too dark" and for supernatural themes; "Captain Underpants" by Dav Pilkey, banned for insensitivity and being unsuited to age group, as well as encouraging children to disobey authority; "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" by Stephen Chbosky…

Happy Banned Books Week! I’m been super busy with both the public library and my internship at a school library, hence less posts here than normal, but I wanted to take a moment and share wha…

2012 Banned Books Week Display @ Ridgway Memorial Library