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CBLDF To Honor Geoff Johns’ Iconic Green Lantern Run With ‘Greenest Night’ Event on May 24 In Hollywood!

May 15, 2013
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On Friday, May 24, come celebrate the creativity of Geoff Johns at Greenest Night: A Celebration of Geoff Johns’ Green Lantern benefiting Comic Book Legal Defense Fund!  Join Johns’ at the Avalon Bardot Theater in Hollywood, CA for an intimate look back on his Green Lantern run with a revealing Q&A session kicked off with…

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Victory in Defense of Anne Frank’s The Diary of a Young Girl

May 13, 2013
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Victory in Defense of Anne Frank’s The Diary of a Young Girl

Two weeks ago, Comic Book Legal Defense Fund joined the Kids Right to Read Project and several other free speech organizations in signing a letter in defense of Anne Frank’s The Diary of a Young Girl. In a victory for free speech, the Michigan school district to which the letter was addressed has elected to…

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How Comics Conquered Libraries

May 9, 2013
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How Comics Conquered Libraries

Not so very long ago, comic books in libraries were exceedingly rare. Even those libraries that did carry comics often relegated them to the children’s department, with little attention given to building a diverse, quality collection. But over the past 20 years or so, patron demand for manga and the critical success of graphic novels…

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Elmhurst Residents’ Crusade Against M-Rated Video Games Continues

May 2, 2013
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Elmhurst Residents’ Crusade Against M-Rated Video Games Continues

The recent unanimous decision by the board of the Elmhurst, Illinois, public library to keep M-rated video games available for checkout has not deterred those who want them removed. In an article on Chicago-area news site mysuburbanlife.com, Jim Schuetz and John Nester say that they and a small group of other residents will continue to…

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Defending the Freedom to Read by Reporting Challenges

April 29, 2013
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Defending the Freedom to Read by Reporting Challenges

Last week, the American Library Association’s Office of Intellectual Freedom offered “Defend the Freedom to Read: Reporting Challenges,” a free webinar presented by OIF Assistant Director Angela Maycock. The webinar is now available online. ALA’s Office of Intellectual Freedom tracks library challenges around the country, and last year saw an increase in reports, in large…

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Portland Stumps for CBLDF This Weekend at STUMPTOWN COMICS FEST

April 26, 2013
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Portland Stumps for CBLDF This Weekend at STUMPTOWN COMICS FEST

This weekend, CBLDF will be headed to Portland, Oregon, for the Stumptown Comics Fest, a celebration of comics and the cartoonists who make them! You’ll find CBLDF Executive Director Charles Brownstein manning booth D01 alongside an abundance of signed premiums from Daniel Clowes,  Art Spiegelman, Seth, Bernie Wrightson, Robert Kirkman and more! In addition to…

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CBLDF Heads to Chicago for C2E2!

April 26, 2013
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CBLDF Heads to Chicago for C2E2!

C2E2 — Chicago’s premier premier pop culture event — is back, and CBLDF is along for the ride! Throughout the weekend, you’ll find exclusive premiums — including the Liberty Variant of Revival #9, which features a gorgeous cover by Tim Seeley, and the Liberty Variant of Glory #34, signed by Joe Keatinge — at booth #837.…

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Susan Alston Recalls Early Days of CBLDF

April 23, 2013
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Susan Alston Recalls Early Days of CBLDF

Susan Alston has a long history with CBLDF. The Fund’s first Executive Director, a former Board of Directors member, and now a member of the CBLDF Advisory Board, Alston has watched the Fund grow from a tiny operation that ran out of her Northampton garage into a New York City-based organization that has become a…

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Party with CBLDF and Threadless During C2E2!

April 17, 2013
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Party with CBLDF and Threadless During C2E2!

C2E2 is just around the corner, so now’s the time to make your party plans! Your favorite t-shirt guru and ours, Threadless, is throwing CBLDF the biggest party of the weekend. If you aren’t at Threadless HQ (1260 W. Madison Street, Chicago) on Saturday night, April 27, 2013, then you will be missing free beer,…

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Captain Underpants Leads ALA’s Top Banned or Challenged Books of 2012

April 16, 2013
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Captain Underpants Leads ALA’s Top Banned or Challenged Books of 2012

National Library Week is here, and that means it’s time for the American Library Association’s Office for Intellectual Freedom to release its annual list of the books most frequently banned and/or challenged in public libraries and schools in the previous year. Read on to find out what they were, and perhaps make some additions to…

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