EDUCATION COORDINATOR Part-Time, Located in Portland, OR office The Education Coordinator steers the development and implementation of all Comic Book Legal Defense Fund’s educational resources and programs. This position reports to the Executive Director and supervises volunteers and contractors in planning…
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New Bill in MO Wants Parents to Oversee Library’s YA Collection
House Bill 2044 Threatens Fines, Jail, & Loss of Funding to Libraries that Give “Age-Inappropriate” Books to Kids Missouri House Representative Ben Baker has proposed a dangerous library oversight bill that could result in librarians being fined or even jailed…
Adding The Handmaid’s Tale Graphic Novel to Your Library or Classroom Collection
Margaret Atwood’s dystopian classic The Handmaid’s Tale is experiencing a resurgence in popularity, its themes and message resonating with new and familiar audiences alike. Between Atwood’s long awaited sequel, The Testaments, being released and the award-winning television series, it’s likely…
November Webinars with CBLDF!
Managing Media—Monday, November 11, 2019 @ 1:00-2:00 pm PST Comic book stores are the industry’s front line, which often makes their employees the first people local media turns to when a comic book story comes up – the good ones…
Librarian Resources from CBLDF
It is National Friends of the Library Week, a week set aside to draw attention to those amazing volunteers and fundraisers who support libraries in their community. But it’s also a great excuse to remind everyone there are lots of…
Maine Library Successfully Defends Their Displays Again
Rumford Public Library in Maine successfully defended itself and its displays again this year, after a local politician declared the librarians and the public displays were a way to politicize the library on the “town’s dime.” “I thought we had…
Just Announced! Take PRIDE in Comics: The Challenges Facing LGBTQ+ Content
Why are comics and other literature centered on LGBTQ+ characters targeted so frequently by censors? What can we do to ensure these important books stay on shelves? Join CBLDF and a panel of creators, educators, librarians, and retailers to discuss…
Speakers Announced For CBLDF’s Teaching Comic Books Conference!
Join leading teachers, librarians and authors for Teaching Comic Books, a one-day conference presented by Comic Book Legal Defense Fund on April 27! TCB:PDX explores the values, challenges, and benefits of teaching with comics with important panels including Teaching Tough Topics With Comics, Breaking Through…
Vandal Destroys PA Library Book Because of Bad Words
A copy of Susan Wigg’s summer romance Lakeside Cottage was returned to the Mifflin County Library in Lewistown Pennsylvania after some anonymous editor had crossed out all the bad words in the entire book with a Sharpie. Library Director Molly…
Give More Than Gifts This Holiday Season
The holidays can be a chaotic time of year. The sunlight hours are getting ever shorter and against the encroaching darkness we strive to fit more and more into each day. Gift buying and wrapping, food shopping and cooking, work…