Free banned books printables: bookmarks, a 2027 reading challenge and bingo
Three free printables for readers, book clubs, libraries and Banned Books Week displays. They're PDFs sized for US Letter that also print fine on A4 with "fit to page". Use them however you like, including in a library or classroom; please don't sell them.
Banned books bookmarks
Eight bookmarks on two pages, each with a classic banned book and one line on why it was banned: Nineteen Eighty-Four, Ulysses, Lady Chatterley's Lover, Fahrenheit 451, The Satanic Verses, Doctor Zhivago, All Quiet on the Western Front and The Prince. Print on card and cut along the outlines.
2027 banned books reading challenge
One banned classic a month, from Zamyatin's We in January to The Prince in December, with Nineteen Eighty-Four in September for Banned Books Week. Tick each one off as you go. Each book's page here explains why it was banned and where to get it.
Download the reading challenge (PDF)
Banned books bingo
A 5×5 card of prompts: "banned by a government", "on the Vatican's Index", "seized by customs", "made into a movie" and more. Read a book that fits a square, write its title in, and go for five in a row. Good for book clubs and library displays. For ideas, browse who banned what and banned books made into movies.
More for Banned Books Week
See Banned Books Week: when it is and what to read, and try the banned books quiz.