Last week, the ongoing saga of the Morristown Branch of the Shelby County Public Library caught our attention. Located inside Morristown Junior-Senior High School, the branch serves both the students of the school and the small community of Morristown, Indiana,…
Category: Education
Japanese Researcher Declares Manga and Anime Good for Children
How many times did your parents tell you to stop reading comic books or watching cartoons so you can read a “real book”? One researcher in Japan is telling parents to stop denying manga and anime to their children because…
Blogger Labels Acclaimed YA Novel “Child Pornography”
In June, Laurel Nokomis School in Sarasota County, Florida, convened a committee of teachers, education professionals, and more to determine the fate of an award-winning novel that was being used in an 8th grade gifted language arts classroom. The board…
Librarian Bans Book to Teach Lesson About Censorship
Librarian Scott R. DiMarco is proud to admit that he banned a book from his library at Mansfield University in Mansfield, Pennsylvania. But he isn’t an unapologetic censor — he did it to teach his community a lesson about “the…
Independence Day 2013: A Look at CBLDF’s Recent Victories
We’ve reached the midpoint of 2013, and the fact that it’s Independence Day is an important reminder of the principles on which our country was founded, not least of which is the First Amendment and its guarantee of free expression.…
Obscenity Case Files: Miller v. California
The First Amendment guarantees our right to free speech, but there are certain types of speech that fall outside of its protection. Obscenity is a type of unprotected speech, but what exactly is considered obscene in the eyes of the…
CBLDF Executive Director Charles Brownstein to Speak on Comics Censorship at San Diego Law Library
On July 16, 2013, from noon to 1:00 p.m., CBLDF Executive Director Charles Brownstein will be taking part in the San Diego Law Library’s Lindley Lecture on Law & Comics 2013, an annual event that coincides with Comic-Con International and…
Join CBLDF at the ALA Annual Conference this Weekend!
This weekend, librarians, writers, publishers, and bookworms descend on Chicago for the American Library Association’s Annual Conference, and CBLDF will be at booth #2650 with signings from Raina Telgemeier and Larry Marder, as well as the launch of CBLDF Presents Manga: Introduction,…
Using Graphic Novels in Education: Persepolis
Welcome to Using Graphic Novels in Education, an ongoing feature from CBLDF that is designed to allay confusion around the content of banned books and to help parents and teachers raise readers. In our first column, we’ll take a closer look at Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi.
Comic Book Legal Defense Fund Releases Authoritative Manga Guide for Librarians and Educators with Dark Horse!
This summer, Dark Horse is proud to publish CBLDF Presents Manga: Introduction, Challenges, and Best Practices, an authoritative yet accessible handbook designed to help librarians, educators, and parents navigate the vast and popular field of manga. Prepared by the Comic…