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Banned Books Week 2024: Fun Activities (for kids too)!

Find out about the latest censorship news, and get some fun activities!

Activities

The Harry Potter books were the most-challenged books of the 20th century, and they've still been in the top ten for the last couple of years.  For a yummy treat, make some HP no-churn butterbeer ice cream!  (Add some butterscotch chips too, that sounds great.)

One of the most-challenged books of 2019 was Prince and Knight; here you can see a video of it being read as a bedtime story.

Print out some banned book Mad Libs -- or make up your own!  Find four here (two are children's books).

Did you ever read Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark?  It's one of the most-challenged books around, and there's a documentary about it available on most streaming services (though not the Library's, sorry).  Check out the trailer...

 

Scary Stories (Official Trailer #2) from Cody Meirick on Vimeo.

Printable puzzles

Print out a fun puzzle or coloring sheet!  The image leads to a pdf you can print.

Maze printout

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Coloring sheet "Words Have Power"