For the third time in four years, Raina Telgemeier’s Drama was considered too hot for a Texas school, according to the state ACLU chapter’s latest banned books report which was recently released. In fact, the graphic novel about an adolescent…
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Lawsuit Overturns Utah Schools Ban on ‘Advocacy of Homosexuality’
Advocacy groups in Utah settled a discrimination lawsuit against the state last week, after both the legislature and the statewide board of education repealed rules that banned “advocacy of homosexuality” in public schools. In practice the rules had basically quashed…
Florida Superintendent Orders Ban on All Books Judged ‘Inappropriate’
In response to a draconian censorship directive recently issued by the superintendent of schools in Dixie County, Florida, CBLDF this week joined with other member organizations of the Kids’ Right to Read Project in defending vast swathes of library and…
Author Donates Copies of Book After Wichita District Declines to Shelve It
The Wichita, Kansas, school system has decided against including an award-winning book about a transgender 4th grader in all district libraries. The Wichita school district decided not to buy copies of Alex Gino’s George for district libraries, citing “language and…
Twelve Cartoons Rejected from European Parliament Exhibition
An exhibition of cartoons by Greek artists to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the European Union was marred last month by the rejection of almost half the works that were to hang in a European Parliament building, on grounds that…
Batman GNs Signed by Frank Miller, David Mazzucchelli, Paul Pope, & More Benefit CBLDF!
This week CBLDF is rewarding your donations with Batman graphic novels, including Batman: The Dark Knight Saga hardcover, signed by Frank Miller; Batman: Year One hardcover, signed by David Mazzucchelli; Batman: Year 100 hardcover, signed by Paul Pope; Batman Noir: Black Mirror hardcover, signed by Jock; Batman: Death and the Maidens hardcover, signed by Klaus Janson and Greg…