CBLDF’s Executive Director Charles Brownstein took some time to sit down with Justin Azevedo fromThe Association for Library Service to Children’s Blog. The ALSC is a network of more than 4,000 children’s and youth librarians, children’s literature experts, publishers, and…
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Last Week to Apply for Banned Books Grants!
There’s one week left to apply for a 2018 Judith F. Krug Fund Banned Books Week grant! Each year Freedom to Read Foundation distributes grants to non-profit organizations to support activities that raise awareness of intellectual freedom and censorship issues…
Tonight! CBLDF Invites You to MARCH, a Special Reception for Supporters of Free Expression
The Art of MARCH: Comic Book Legal Defense Fund Reception May 4 – 6:30 – 9PM Do not miss this unique opportunity to join Nate Powell, artist of the National Book Award-winning MARCH trilogy at a special reception for…
Help the CBLDF Defend Comics on Free Comic Book Day!
This Saturday, May 5th, people will gather at comic book shops around the world to celebrate Free Comic Book Day! Don’t forget to pick up CBLDF’s Defend Comics, featuring a special Reading Without Walls cover by Gene Luen Yang! This…
2 Oregon School Districts Leave Reading Competition Over Trans Character
Two Oregon School districts have determined that they will not allow 3rd – 5th graders to participate in Oregon’s Battle of the Books this year, due to the inclusion of Alex Gino’s frequently contested book about a trans child, George.…
Celebrate Children’s Book Week!
This week, April 30 – May 6th, is the annual celebration of children’s literacy, Children’s Book Week. A massive celebration each year that has events at libraries, bookstores, schools, and comic shops around the country! If you want to participate…
Freedom of Press Facing Global Deterioration
Last week, Reporters Without Borders released the 2018 World Press Freedom Index, and increasingly it seems that Freedom of the Press is under attack globally. The report demonstrates “growing animosity towards journalists. Hostility towards the media, openly encouraged by political…
Turkish Cartoonist one of 14 Convicted on Terrorism Charges
In a verdict certain to have a chilling effect on journalism in Turkey, political cartoonist Musa Kart and 13 of his fellow staffers were sentenced to jail this week. The defendants all worked for Cumhuriyet, a Turkish newspaper critical of…
Join CBLDF at Powell’s for Talk about Kids Comics
Join CBLDF Deputy Director, Alex Cox, this Saturday, April 28th at 2 pm, as he leads a discussion at Powell’s Bookshop in Portland with four children’s graphic novelists and illustrators. The creators include Graham Annable with Peter and Ernesto: A Tale…
CBLDF Wins Intellectual Freedom Champion Award — With Audio!
“In the intellectual freedom community, our job is to change the world one mind at a time.” – Charles Brownstein of CBLDF At the 2018 Oregon Library Association annual conference in Eugene, OR, on April 20, 2018, the Intellectual Freedom…