For as long as books have existed, people have been trying to burn them. Book burning is in the Bible, as some 19th century Los Angeles ministers pointed out in advocating a purge of the public library. In recent times,…
CBLDF is committed to supporting the comics community. Fill out our form to request assistance or report censorship today!
CBLDF is committed to supporting the comics community. Fill out our form to request assistance or report censorship today!
GNs Signed by Geof Darrow, Jock, Frank Quitely, & Eric Powell Benefit CBLDF!
This week CBLDF is rewarding your donations with some fantastic graphic novels, including Lead Poisoning: The Pencil Art of Geof Darrow and Shaolin Cowboy HCs signed by Geof Darrow; Batman Noir: Black Mirror HC signed by Jock; All-Star Superman TP signed by Frank Quitely; and The Goon Vol. 1 Library Edition…
Defend Comics with CBLDF at Rose City Comic Con!
Be a comics defender this weekend at Rose City Comic Con in CBLDF’s hometown of Portland, Oregon! We’ll be on hand at booth #739 with signed goodies and more to support CBLDF’s important First Amendment work! Get the latest censorship…
Personal Biases Must Not Impede Library Services
Recently a children’s librarian wrote to Pat Scales, School Library Journal’s anti-censorship advice maven, with a workplace dilemma. It seems that a fellow librarian who works on one of their large system’s bookmobiles had requested not to receive any books…
California Parents Protest Kindergarten Read-Aloud of Transgender Books
A public charter school in Rocklin, California is defending a kindergarten teacher’s choice to read the picture books I Am Jazz and Red: A Crayon’s Story out loud to her students in order to help them understand a classmate’s gender…
Holocaust-Denying Book Vandal Plagues Minnesota Library
One or more determined book vandals is at work in the town of West St. Paul, Minnesota, where staff from the Wentworth Branch of Dakota County Library report that at least five to ten books about the Holocaust have been…