Books for All: Download Our Toolkit
NYPL is partnering with the American Library Association to provide opportunities for communities across the country to get involved in protecting the freedom to read!
Download print-ready flyers—or add your own organization’s logo via our Canva templates—plus book discussion guides and other promotional materials to help you and your community get involved.
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Download: How to Get Involved
Learn more about book bans, why they matter, and some suggested ways to take action—including starting your own Banned Book Club! This info sheet offers a wide range of easily accessible resources, including the American Library Association’s Unite Against Book Bans initiative, plus additional ways to stay up to date and learn more. Help your patrons, students, and community get involved in protecting the freedom to read!
Download: Button Templates
Wear your support for the right to read freely! Print out templates for buttons in two sizes and use a button maker to turn them into wearable pins.
Download: Photo Props
Show your support for the freedom to read with these printable handheld signs, which include the messages “Unite Against Book Bans,” “Protect the Freedom to Read”, “I Read Banned Books”, and “Read Freely.” Take pictures and be sure to share them to social media using #FreedomToRead.
Social Media Toolkit
Show your support for the freedom to read on X (formerly Twitter), Instagram, Facebook, and more. Use the hashtag #FreedomToRead to share why open access to books, information, and knowledge is important to you or your community. Download one of the graphics below to share on your favorite social media platform.
Sample Social Media Posts
[Name of Library] is joining @NYPL and @ALAlibrary to protect the #FreedomToRead. Learn more at https://nypl.org/freedomtoread
I'm reading along with @NYPL's Teen Banned Book Club! Join us as we protect the #FreedomToRead. Learn more at https://nypl.org/bannedbookclub
Join me [or Name of Library] to protect the #FreedomToRead with @NYPL and @ALAlibrary. Learn more at https://nypl.org/freedomtoread
Social Media Graphics
Download images to include in your social posts. Choose an image size below and click the link. On mobile, tap and hold the image, then select Save Image. On desktop, right-click or control-click the image, then select Save Image. Upload to your favorite social platforms!
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Teen Banned Book Club Resources
Check out our recent Teen Banned Book Club titles, download free discussion guides, and watch our Banned Book Club events with the authors. Learn more about Teen Banned Book Club.
'The Magic Fish' by Trung Le Nguyen
‘Go with the Flow’ by Karen Schneemann and Lily Williams
‘Run: Book One’ by John Lewis and Andrew Aydin, with Art by L. Fury and Nate Powell
‘Flamer’ by Mike Curato
‘Cinderella Is Dead’ by Kalynn Bayron
‘The Lesbiana’s Guide to Catholic School’ by Sonora Reyes
‘The Downstairs Girl’ by Stacey Lee
'All American Boys' by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely
'Each of Us a Desert' by Mark Oshiro
Protect the Freedom to Read at NYPL
Stand with The New York Public Library all year long to protect the freedom to read! Discover all the Library has to offer, including our Teen Banned Book Club, programs and events, a free toolkit for you and your community, ways to get involved, and more for all ages.
Thank You
Support for NYPL's Freedom to Read teen programming is provided by Macmillan Publishers.
These programs and initiatives are part of the Library’s Tisch Youth Education Programs, led by the Merryl and James Tisch Director of Branch Libraries and Education. Major support for educational programming is provided by Merryl H. and James S. Tisch.