by Siena Fallon • • Comments Off on Celebrate Pride with an LGBTQ+ Reading List
In honor of Pride Month, CBLDF has put together a reading list of graphic novels featuring LGBTQ+ creators and themes. Celebrate Pride by enjoying graphic reads that uplift LGBTQ+ voices and stories! You can support CBLDF’s fight to defend queer…
by Karen Evans • • Comments Off on Pride Month Reads and Resources
It’s more important than ever to stand up for what’s right. Even as we celebrate Pride, identity censorship, a form of censorship that targets books and speakers based on the identity of the author or characters in a book, remains…
by Karen Evans • • Comments Off on Reading Resources and NEW Discussion Guide: Superman Smashes the Klan
CBLDF supports free expression and quality reading experiences with the following resources to help educators, librarians, and parents share the benefits of graphic novels with young people: The benefits of comic arts as a form of storytelling: Raising a Reader…
by Siena Fallon • • Comments Off on Fight Identity Censorship: Spotlight LGBTQ+ Comics at Your Shop
LGBTQ+ content is most frequently targeted by identity censorship. ALA just revealed that 8 of the 10 most banned books of 2019 were challenged because they featured LGBTQ+ characters and themes. This National Library Week CBLDF is creating resources to…
by Georgia Nelson • • Comments Off on She Changed Comics: Name Your Price eBook & Free Lessons For Remote Learning
Celebrate Women’s History Month with She Changed Comics, the untold story of the women who changed free expression in comics. To help provide for our community, CBLDF is making the digital edition of She Changed Comics pay what you want during the Covid-19 crisis. We’re…
by Patricia Mastricolo • • Comments Off on 5 Comics for a Rainy Day (Each a Different School Subject)
Many families are making new routines and creating new habits to prioritize learning and self-improvement during this stressful time. Within that self-improvement, a lot of the activities kids can still participate in involve going outside with family and getting exercise,…
by cbldf • • Comments Off on Teaching Guides for Highlighting Women in Comics in Honor of International Women’s Day
March 8th is International Women’s Day, a day around the globe to celebrate and share the accomplishments of women today and throughout history. In honor of that mission, CBLDF has collected some of our most popular teaching resources that demonstrate…
Check out our past webinars for free! Watch them anytime! Remote Retailing: Connecting with Your Customer Online The COVID-19 Crisis is causing massive disruptions to the way retail stores conduct business. With the need for social distancing and…
by Patricia Mastricolo • • Comments Off on Tennessee Introduces Book Banning Bills
Dual legislation aimed at enacting a “parental library review board” was introduced in Tennessee. The suggested board would be an elected group of adult volunteers who would decide to move or remove books they deemed to contain “age-inappropriate sexual material.”…