Promotional Tools
Use these tools to help spread the word about Banned Books Week!
If you have questions or concerns or need different file formats for any of the following images and downloadables, please contact coordinator@bannedbooksweek.org
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.
Logo • Web Banners • Shelftalkers • Poster and Flier Templates • ALA Assets • CBLDF Posters and Shelftalkers
Banned Books Week Coalition Logo
Banned Books Week 2020 Social Media and Web Banners
For questions or concerns regarding the banner files, please contact coordinator@bannedbooksweek.org
Facebook Banner
Twitter Banner
Square Banner
Customizable Facebook Banner Template
Add information about your events to this Facebook banner template!
Customizable Twitter Banner Template
Add information about your events to this Twitter banner template!
Customizable Square Banner Template
Add information about your events to this square banner template, great for Instagram or your Twitter and Facebook feeds!
Banned Books Trivia Template
Use this template on social media to share trivia questions with your patrons, students, friends, and family!
Need some trivia to fill this asset? Download our trivia night kit for question sets and more!
Banned Books Week Digital Shelftalker
Use this template to share your love for your favorite challenged or banned book on the socials!
Banned Books Week 2020 Shelftalkers
Shelftalkers are a great way to tell your patrons and customers about banned books! We have three formats that print on letter-sized paper, so you can choose the one that works best for you.
Hangover Shelftalkers
- Download PDF Hangover Shelftalker Pack
Freestanding Shelftalkers
- Download PDF Freestanding Shelftalker Pack
Card Shelftalkers
- Download PDF Card Shelftalker Pack
Banned Books Week 2020 Poster and Flier Templates
We’re delighted to several different poster and flier templates for letter- and legal-sized paper!
Letter-sized Posters
- Download PDF Poster Pack — Letter Size
- Download PDF Poster Pack — Letter Size with Bleed
Legal-sized Posters
- Download PDF Poster Pack — Legal Size
- Download PDF Poster Pack — Legal Size with Bleed
Quarter Page Fliers (for use on letter-sized paper)
- Download PDF Flier Pack
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.
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“