Few would disagree that in the current context of rampant misinformation, students in public schools must be trained to seek out reliable facts and assess sources. Nevertheless, every year more and more school librarians–the professionals who teach those exact skills–are…
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Mouly & Spiegelman Continue To RESIST at MoCCA!
Françoise Mouly and Nadja Spiegelman have opened submissions for the second edition of their political comics newspaper RESIST! The mother-daughter team’s anti-Trump forum is published by Desert Island, who produced 60,000 copies of the first issue circulated at Women’s Marches…
New Jersey Parents Accuse School District of ‘Islamic Indoctrination’ via Animated Video
Two parents of public school students in Chatham, New Jersey have hired lawyers to represent them in a fight against what they label “Islamic indoctrination” in a middle school geography unit on world religions. In particular, Libby Hilsenrath and Nancy…
Arizona School District Pulls Kite Runner from Curriculum Mid-School Year
Students at Williams Field High School in Gilbert, Arizona are looking for answers after Khaled Hosseini’s The Kite Runner was abruptly pulled from the curriculum district-wide, just as Honors English 10 classes were to start reading it. Higley Unified School…
Alison Bechdel Named Vermont Cartoonist Laureate
Alison Bechdel, creator of Fun Home and Dykes to Watch Out For, will be honored as Vermont’s new Cartoonist Laureate at a ceremony in the state house next month, followed by a presentation of laurels at the Center for Cartoon…
Join CBLDF for MoCCA Fest This Weekend!
This weekend finds CBLDF on both coasts — WonderCon in Anaheim and the one and only MoCCA Arts Festival in New York City! During MoCCA Fest, you’ll find us at booth G236-237, where we’ll host Cliff Chiang for signings each day…
Gilbert & Jaime Hernandez, Peter Bagge, and Sergio Aragonés Signed Books Now Available From CBLDF!
This week, check out our premiums signed by Gilbert and Jaime Hernandez, Peter Bagge, and Sergio Aragonés! CBLDF is rewarding your donations with great books like Grip, Citizen Rex, Speak of the Devil, and Fatima signed by Gilbert Hernandez, The Art…
Join CBLDF at WonderCon Anaheim This Weekend!
WonderCon has returned to Anaheim this year, and we’ll be there to fight for the freedom to read comics! Find us at booth #1209 at the Anaheim Convention Center, March 31 – April 2, with a slew of signed goodies…
School Asks Author to Stop Discussing Her Book Mid-Visit
Sadly, the phenomenon of authors being disinvited from previously scheduled school visits because of their writing or opinions is nothing new–in the past few years, it’s happened to Rainbow Rowell, Phil Bildner, and Meg Medina, to name just a few.…
Gene Yang Encourages “Reading Without Walls” in New Short Comic
This weekend, Gene Luen Yang’s “Reading Without Walls” initiative will officially launch in its new permanent incarnation. Originally conceived as Yang’s platform during his term as the Library of Congress’ National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, the program encourages readers…