Today, CBLDF is proud to announce that CBLDF Executive Director Charles Bownstein has been elected to a two-year term on the Freedom to Read Foundation’s Board of Trustees! FTRF “is a non-profit legal and educational organization affiliated with the American…
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SPRING INTO ACTION To Support CBLDF’s Comics History Work!
This week, SPRING INTO ACTION by becoming a member of Comic Book Legal Defense Fund! Donors joining this week will receive special thank you premiums that support CBLDF’s historical research and presentations, including a Skype visit with Fred Van Lente!…
CBLDF’s Comics Connector Builds A Bridge Between Libraries, Educators, and Comics Creators!
Comic Book Legal Defense Fund continues the celebration of Children’s Book Week by launching its newest resource – the Comics Connector! CBLDF’s Comics Connector is a directory resource that connects educators and librarians with creators, editors and other comics professionals who are able to provide classroom or library visits. More than…
Children’s Book Week Spotlight: Books for Kids in Middle School
Happy Children’s Book Week! The 2015 edition of Children’s Book Week launched on Saturday on Free Comic Book Day, and now that kids around the country have gotten a taste of comics, we want to recommend a few more! In this…
Ben Hatke Celebrates Kid’s Comics Just in Time for Children’s Book Week!
Last week, friend of the fund, Ben Hatke, shared his thoughts on kid’s comics with us with an exclusive comic! In celebration of Children’s Book Week, Hatke shares further on boingboing not only the story of how comics, specifically Calvin…
Children’s Book Week Spotlight: More Books for Kids in Elementary School
Happy Children’s Book Week! The 2015 edition of Children’s Book Week launched on Saturday on Free Comic Book Day, and now that kids around the country have gotten a taste of comics, we want to recommend a few more! In…
SPRING INTO ACTION: CBLDF May Member Drive
This May, make a difference by becoming a member of Comic Book Legal Defense Fund during our SPRING INTO ACTION Membership Drive! Become a #comicdefender today, and help CBLDF reach our goal of signing up 500 new or renewing members…
Children’s Book Week Spotlight: Books for Kids in Elementary School
Happy Children’s Book Week! The 2015 edition of Children’s Book Week launched on Saturday on Free Comic Book Day, and now that kids around the country have gotten a taste of comics, we want to recommend a few more! In…
Don’t Forget CBLDF’s Defend Comics on Free Comic Book Day!
Free Comic Book Day is here in just two days, and with it, the launch of the 96th annual Children’s Book Week! Comic stores around the country will be handing out millions of comics to kids, and CBLDF is delighted…
GET CAUGHT READING Comic Books, Challenged Books and other Must Reads!
What do Archie, Fone Bone, Hip Hop Family Tree, Usagi Yojimbo and the Peanuts gang have in common? These comic book icons have all been “caught reading.” This year, Get Caught Reading is highlighting an important, and sometimes overlooked, category…