THAT'S A WRAP! Thank you to our honorary chairs Bess Kalb, Tony Weaver Jr., Marshall Romero, & Azeemah Sadiq, our sponsors, and YOU for joining us!

The next Banned Books Week will be Oct 3–9, 2027. Until then, let books be and protect the freedom to read!

#BannedBooksWeek #LetBooksBe

Today is the last day of Banned Books Week, but we want to remind you that resources to protect the freedom to read are always available 📚

Book Resumes provide info to defend books from censorship: https://bit.ly/4mReT6L
Additional resources here: https://bit.ly/4dsJeVW

For #BannedBooksWeek, author Patricia McCormick — whose SOLD was the most-banned book of the 2025-26 school year — visited our office to talk to us about the consequences of repealing young readers’ access to stories about sexual violence.

One way you can support our work is to pick up Let Books Be apparel and other items. BONUS: It's 20% off through end of day!

LibraryGiftShop.org/let-books-be

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Today is Let Freedom Read Day. It's also the last day of Banned Books Week.

We know books bans won't miraculously stop today. Whether you have 5 minutes or an hour, do one small thing today to fight book bans!

bit.ly/LetFreedomReadDay

#BannedBooksWeek #LetBooksBe #LetFreedomReadDay

How did Jane Eyre, the novel that inspired the Texas Bronte Club to form in 1855, get banned in 2026?

A new Texas law — SB 13 law — inspired some school disctricts to place restrictions on anything written for adults, including classics: https://pen.org/jane-eyre-banned-in-texas/ #BannedBooksWeek

This #BannedBooksWeek, we're also celebrating National Voter Education Week! Voters count on America’s Libraries to prepare for elections and get #ReaderVoterReady. Learn more and find resources for your library: ala.org/readervoterready

LET BOOKS BE ACCESSIBLE! Attempts to limit access for the intended audience are acts of censorship.

Let's take a look at the harmful myths and misinformation censors use to justify their actions. And find ways to push back!

#BannedBooksWeek #LetBooksBe

A Q&A with Banned Books Week Youth Honorary Chair Marshall Romero
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ALA tracks attempts to ban or censor books in libraries and schools by compiling reports from library workers and media coverage to identify censorship trends and the books challenged most frequently.

Here are the Top 11 Most Challenged Books from 2025. Learn more: ala.org/top10.

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More on banned books (and banned comics) from @comicsatsdsu.bsky.social and @sdsulibrary.bsky.social for @bannedbooksweek.bsky.social (and @cbldf.bsky.social) comics-blog.sdsu.edu/banned-books...

Manga, the Hugely Popular Graphic Novels That Originated in Japan, Targeted In Growing Number of Book Bans in the U.S. https://pen.org/banned-manga/ #BannedBooks #BannedBooksWeek

Little Free Library staffers are celebrating #BannedBooksWeek by stocking local Little Free Libraries with books that have been banned or challenged. You can, too! Learn more about how to get involved in protecting your right to read: https://lflib.org/bbw

LET BOOKS BE LEGAL! Pay attention to what's happening in your community and TAKE ACTION! Make sure your support for the right to read can’t be ignored!

#BannedBooksWeek #LetBooksBe

"Whether you're a librarian, teacher, or student like me...you have a place in this movement." Youth Honorary Chair Marshall Romero reminds us that we have a voice in the fight against book bans!

Join Marshall & other youth advocates TONIGHT, 7pmET: bit.ly/whose-story

#BannedBooksWeek #LetBooksBe

The most banned book in the 2025-2026 school year, according to the PEN America Index of School Book Bans, is Patricia McCormick’s Sold, a novel about child trafficking. See more of the most-banned books in American schools at: https://pen.org/banned-books-list-2026/

#bannedbooks #bannedbooksweek

READ BANNED BOOKS! 💀📖

Defend your First Amendment right to read: https://lflib.org/bbw

When books are banned, students are harmed. Students are paying attention and speaking out!

Youth Honorary Chairs Marshall Romero and Azeemah Sadiq will join other youth advocates to talk about fighting book bans. 10/8, 7pmET. Join us! bit.ly/whose-story

#BannedBooksWeek #LetBooksBe

"Every one of us deserves the right to explore ideas, to question them, and to decide which stories shape who we become."

We are humbled by the wisdom of #BannedBooksWeek Youth Honorary Chair Azeemah Sadiq! #LetBooksBe

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