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Display Ideas for Banned Books Week

Display Ideas for Banned Books Week
Banned Books Week
Fact Sheet for Banned Books Week
Banned Books Week: Celebrating the Freedom to Read

Banned Books Week celebrates the freedom to choose or the freedom to express one’s opinion even if that opinion might be considered unorthodox. Observed since 1982, this annual ALA event reminds Americans not to take this precious democratic freedom for granted.
Dia de los ninos
El día de los niños/El día de los libros (Children's Day/Book Day), known as Día, is a celebration EVERY DAY of children, families, and reading that culminates every year on April 30. The celebration emphasizes the importance of advocating literacy for children of all linguistic and cultural backgrounds.
Library Card Sign-up Month 2007
Library toolkit for Library Card Sign-up Month 2007
National Gaming Day @ your library Tool Kit
On Saturday, November 15, 2008, hundreds of libraries throughout the country will showcase gaming programs and services in support of National Gaming Day @ your library (NGD). Gaming of all types at the library encourages patrons to interact with a diverse group of users, share their expertise with others, and develop new strategies for gaming and learning.
National Library Legislative Day 2009

Hotel and registration information, WHCLIST Award info, issue briefs and additional NLLD event details.
YALSA's Teen Read Week
Learn more about Teen Read Week. Read for the fun of it!
YALSA's WrestleMania Reading Challenge
Details on the WrestleMania Reading Challenge! Encourage your teens to enter and win a trip to WrestleMania XXVI and you can win $2,000 for your library.