Welcome to Using Graphic Novels in Education, an ongoing feature from CBLDF that is designed to allay confusion around the content of graphic novels and to help parents and teachers raise readers. In this column, we examine graphic novels, including…
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CBLDF Podcast Episode 4: A Conversation With Babymouse Writer Jennifer L. Holm
In this episode of the CBLDF Podcast, CBLDF Deputy Director Alex Cox speaks to CBLDF Board Member and award-winning author Jennifer L. Holm (Babymouse, Squish). Jenni is a one of the most important proponents of graphic novels for kids, and…
Pasco County Response on Paper Towns Falls Short
Yesterday we told you about the letter from the National Coalition Against Censorship, signed by CBLDF and other anti-censorship organizations, urging Florida’s Pasco County School District to restore Paper Towns by John Green to an eighth grade summer reading list.…
Humble Dynamite 10th Anniversary Bundle Week 2 Features More Amazing Titles!
The Humble Dynamite 10th Anniversary Bundle features 118 issues across 17 comic book titles and it has already raised thousands of dollars for charity. As we enter week 2 of the offering, three amazing new titles have been added to…
Celebrate Independence Day with Signed Comics!
Few things are more American than our right to free speech. With Independence Day fast approaching, consider supporting CBLDF’s fight on behalf of the First Amendment rights of the comics community by visiting our Rewards Zone! We just added some…
CBLDF Joins Call to Restore Paper Towns in Pasco County
Following last week’s news that John Green’s Paper Towns was removed from a summer reading list in Pasco County, Florida without due process, CBLDF yesterday joined a coalition calling on the school district to restore the book and to follow…
Delaware School Board Removes The Miseducation of Cameron Post From Reading List
Yet another school district, in Delaware this time, has removed a book from a summer reading list without following its own procedure for reviewing challenged materials. The Cape-Gazette newspaper reported today that the Cape Henlopen school board voted on June…
Oregon School Board Overrules Pre-emptive Ban on Absolutely True Diary
Here’s some good news to start the week: The school board in Grants Pass, Oregon has approved Sherman Alexie’s Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian for use in 10th-grade English classes after it was initially rejected by the district’s…
Join CBLDF This Weekend in Las Vegas for ALA Annual!
This weekend, CBLDF is headed to Las Vegas to join thousands of librarians for the American Library Association’s Annual Conference and Exhibition. From June 27 – 30, you’ll find CBLDF at booth 2014 in the Graphic Novel – Gaming pavilion.…
Supreme Court Says No to Warrantless Cellphone Searches by Police
As you may have heard, this week the Supreme Court unanimously decided that police must obtain a warrant to search the cellphone of someone they arrest. What does this mean for comics fans and professionals? We’re glad you asked! First,…