It’s Banned Books Week, and what better way to celebrate our right to read than by reading challenged and banned comics?! Whether you’re reading for fun or for the Virtual Read Out, here are just a few titles to add…
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Banned Books Week Starts Sunday!
Banned Books Week is here! It starts this Sunday, September 24, and runs through Saturday, September 30, and CBLDF is delighted to help you prepare with the latest edition of the CBLDF Banned Books Week Handbook and more! Keep reading for resources, events, and…
Panel Power
Inspire kids to become lifelong readers with Panel Power, a CBLDF resource that provides an introduction to comics and background on why they’re good for kids! A tool for battling misconceptions about the format and filled with information about the benefits of…
Free Webinar Paves Way for Successful Banned Books Week
Banned Books Week is only two weeks away! With many libraries across the country in full preparation mode for the annual celebration of the freedom to read during the week of Sept. 24-30, ALA’s Office for Intellectual Freedom and the…
NOW AVAILABLE: CBLDF Banned Books Week Handbook 2017!
Banned Books Week is happening September 24 – 30, and CBLDF is delighted to release the latest edition of the CBLDF Banned Books Week Handbook to help you celebrate! Comics are the most banned books in the U.S., and CBLDF’s handy visual…
RETAILERS: Engage Your Community with the CBLDF Banned Books Week Handbook! FOCs 8/7!
Retailers: Engage your community during Banned Books week with the 2017 edition of the CBLDF Banned Books Week Handbook! Stock up now — it FOCs on Monday, August 7 (Diamond order code JUN171439)! Comics are the most banned books in the…
NPR Lists 100 Fan Favorite Comics
A few months back, we told you about NPR Books’ monumental quest to compile 100 favorite comics from an open-ended reader survey for their annual summer reading lists. The results are in, and we’re happy to spot several of our…
Celebrate Young Adult GNs and Support CBLDF with Signed Lumberjanes, Drama, & Many More!
This week CBLDF has some great young adult graphic novels to get your summer reading started right! Donate today to grab a copy of Lumberjanes, signed by Noelle Stevenson; Drama, signed by Raina Telgemeier; Kevin Keller, signed by Dan Parent, and many…
Retail Member Spotlight: Green Brain Comics
CBLDF’s work is possible because of our members, which include comics retailers such as Katie and Dan Merritt of Green Brain Comics in Dearborn, Michigan. For the latest issue of CBLDF Defender, we grabbed a moment with Dan and Katie…
Librarians Brainstorm Solutions to Build and Defend Graphic Novel Collections
Now more than ever before, comics are an indispensable component of many public libraries’ collections. A decade or two ago they might have been treated as ephemera, but today they are often curated with the same level of care as…