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

Freestanding Shelftalkers

Card Shelftalkers

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

grid of poster template options

Legal-sized Posters

Quarter Page Fliers (for use on letter-sized paper)

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:

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!

Please use the following tagline when using these images: “Created by the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, cbldf.org“