But Banned Books Week is the one week of the year where all media outlets will be paying attention. There will be a blitz everywhere and your patrons will be hearing and reading about it. They will have questions and most will want to help us in our fight.
I am here to help you get ready with some things you may not know about and some practical advice.
Actually, I am to start with the practical advice and some "real talk" to deal with threats to intellectual freedom all year long. Lila Denning had this extremely helpful post-- How to Navigate Book Displays When You Have To Be Careful.
Please everyone read this. Denning works in Florida. She understands what all of us are dealing with and has still been able to make all of her displays reflect all voices.
You can use her advice for Banned Books Week as well.
Speaking of, here is the link to the official Banned Books Week website with tons of lists, social media scripts, events, graphics, and more.
Recently Shelf Awareness published their Special Banned Books Week issue
I also had this post in late August when PW had their Freedom to Read Issue.
Book Riot has excellent censorship coverage by Kelly Jensen all year long here. https://bookriot.com/category/censorship/
And EveryLibrary Live! has a great lineup of author talks during Banned Books Week here, including Joe R. Lansdale whose latest book I am giving away TODAY on the horror blog.
I hope all of these resources help you figure out the best way to promote Banned Books Week at your library.
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