Banned Books Week 2016 starts this Sunday, and this year’s theme celebrates diversity! A high proportion of frequently challenged and banned books are by or about people of color or LGBTQ individuals. In advance of the annual celebration of the…
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Humble Launches New “Forbidden” Books Bundle in Honor of Banned Books Week to Benefit CBLDF!
Humble Bundle is proud to announce the Humble Book Bundle: Forbidden Books supporting Banned Books Week. This limited digital promotion is offered in support of Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, a member of the Banned Books Week Coalition. The bundle…
ACLU Sues Idaho Over Speech-Chilling Liquor Law
The ACLU has filed a lawsuit against the state of Idaho regarding an antiquated law that bans “sexually suggestive art” in establishments that serve alcohol. A cinema in neighboring Utah filed suit over a similar law there in May after…
CBLDF Resources: Publications
Banned Books Week starts this Sunday and runs through October 1, which means you still have time to plan your Banned Books Week event! Celebrate the freedom to read and this year’s theme of diversity with CBLDF resources, including our print…
Support CBLDF and Gear Up For Banned Books Week!
Banned Books Week begins next Sunday, September 25, and you can wear your support for free speech with some of our quality apparel! We are currently offering “I Read Banned Comics” t-shirts and Comics Code Authority pins and patches! We are also…
Teachers and Librarians Praise Benefits of Comics for Kids
With teachers and students across the country getting into the swing of the new school year, Publishers Weekly recently took an in-depth look at the seemingly endless advantages of incorporating comics into the K-12 curriculum, and the accompanying growth in…
THIS WEEKEND: CBLDF Has Signings, Debuts, and More in Store for SPX!
This weekend, comics fans converge in Bethesda, Maryland, for the Small Press Expo, the annual celebration of independent comics and their creators! CBLDF will be on hand at table W84-87 with books and signings by Jeffrey Brown, Charles Burns, Ben Hatke,…
VICTORY in Chesterfield County: Challenged Books Remain in Middle School Libraries
In a victory for the freedom to read, a school district review committee in Chesterfield County, Virginia voted last week to keep three challenged books on middle school library shelves. A small faction of parents had publicly complained at a…