Host Your Own Photo Contest
A great way to get people involved is to host a photo contest in your community or school. Ask participants to submit photos about freedom of expression, which could include photos of challenged books,...
View ArticleInvolve Your Local Government
Ask your municipal or local council to declare your community a Freedom to Read Zone. The proclamation could be modelled on the Sample Proclamation. Make sure that local media are alerted to well...
View ArticleOrganize a Public Event
Follow the example of Sandpiper Books in Calgary and make a public presentation of an Intellectual Freedom Award to a local writer, educator, or other person who has made a contribution to preserving...
View ArticleUse Our Clip-Art
Photocopy the clip-art included in the Freedom to Read Kit to make “shelf-talkers” (cards to insert between books on the shelves in your school or public library or bookstore to catch the patrons’...
View ArticleSet Up Displays – Use Our Poster
Set an “I read banned books” reading goal in your school or public library. Fill a display area with banned or challenged books from its collection and videos made from challenged books. Insert a...
View ArticleDistribute Publications
Distribute copies of the Challenged Books List. Highlight books in your own collection in information you distribute on intellectual freedom, Canadian banned or challenged books, prison literature by...
View ArticleContact the Media
If your school newspaper reviews books or your library provides a book review column in the local newspaper, during Freedom to Read Week review famous banned or challenged books. Write a press release...
View ArticleUse a Quiz
Create your own quiz based on the information on challenged books and historic events contained in the Freedom to Read Kit. Have a Daily Trivia Contest. Display a trivia question related to challenged...
View ArticleShare Your Experiences
Use the Case Study Form the to let us know about challenges to any books in your library, school, or community. Be sure to inform local media of the details of the event.
View ArticleStart a Banned-Book Club
Select a book that has been challenged, and make censorship the focus of your group discussion. For a list of challenged books and magazines, go to the Censorship in Canada section. This list includes...
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