Promotional Tools
Use these tools to help spread the word about Banned Books Week!
Copyright notice: These images and downloadables are free to use for non-monetized, promotional purposes in support of Banned Books Week. Images cannot be used for fundraising or salable merchandise.
Banned Books Week Coalition Logo
Banned Books Week 2018 Banner
More banners coming soon!
Artwork and Assets from the American Library Association
Please credit ALA when using these resources: “Artwork courtesy of the American Library Association, www.ala.org“
ALA’s Banned Books Downloads
ALA maintains an extensive array of social media graphics, infographics, web banners, and more in support of banned books and Banned Books Week. View them online here.
Banned Books Week Products
ALA has bookmarks, posters, pins, bundles, and more to support your Banned Books Week Events! Pick up yours in the ALA store here.
Downloable Posters and Shelftalkers from the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund
Feel free to use the following in your Banned Books Week displays and to advertise your events celebrating the freedom to read! Click on the links below to download high-res versions of each:
- Nate Powell CBLDF Banned Books Week Handbook 2016 poster, featuring artwork from John Lewis and Andrew Aydin’s March (11″ x 17″)
- Nate Powell CBLDF Banned Books Week Handbook 2016 poster, featuring artwork from John Lewis and Andrew Aydin’s March (8.5″ x 11″)
- Raina Telgemeier CBLDF Banned Books Week Handbook 2015 poster, featuring Callie from Drama (8.5″ by 11″)
- Jonathan Hill multi-character poster, featuring banned and challenged comic book characters (11″ by 17″)
- Jeff Smith CBLDF Banned Books Week Handbook 2014 poster, featuring Bone (11″ by 17″)
CBLDF is also delighted to offer shelf talkers for stores, libraries, and classrooms! Featuring “Fighting Words” about censorship from some of the biggest names in comics, you can use these shelf talkers to call attention to banned books, as part of your Banned Books Week displays, on bulletin boards, and more! Featuring quotes from Neil Gaiman, Jeff Smith, Marjane Satrapi, Alan Moore, Frank Miller, Alison Bechdel, and Ariel Schrag, this who’s who of challenged creators will inspire your Banned Books Week celebration!
- CBLDF Banned Books Week 2017 Shelftalker Spread (11″ by 17″)
- CBLDF Banned Books Week 2017 Shelftalker Spread (11″ by 17″ with bleed)
- CBLDF Banned Books Week 2016 Shelftalker Spread (11″ by 17″)
- CBLDF Banned Books Week 2016 Shelftalker Blurbs
Please use the following tagline when using these images: “Created by the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, cbldf.org“