An Internet Read-Out from banned books will again be the centerpiece of this year's Banned Books Week celebration that will take place September 30 to October 6. In 2011, more than 800 people posted videos of themselves on YouTube. Bookstores contributed more than 90 videos. The American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression is providing both written and video instructions for producing and uploading videos.
In addition to a free poster to help promote the read-out in bookstores, ABFFE is helping booksellers participate in more traditional ways as well: its Banned Books Week handbook offers tips on promotions, including making displays, and lists posters that can be downloaded and reproduced at copy shops. ABFFE is also holding a sale on T-shirts, buttons, bumper stickers and bookmarks that can be used to promote Banned Books Week. The American Library Association has extensive promotional information, too.
