by Jeff Trexler • • Comments Off on Texas HB900 Lawsuit Update
Last Friday, August 18, the U.S. District Court in Austin, Texas conducted the first hearing in Book People et al. v. Wong, in which the CBLDF joined bookstores and other free speech groups to challenge the constitutionality of the state’s new…
by Jordan Smith • • Comments Off on Book Ratings: A Tale of Four States
A frequent question we ask ourselves at CBLDF is, “What are the coming trends in graphic novel challenges?” A trend we’ve followed for over a year, and we have discussed on our panels, is the creation of a system to…
by Jordan Smith • • Comments Off on Keller ISD Removes Graphic Novels for the Second Time
There are fewer books on the shelves this year in the Keller International School District. Keller ISD, in Texas, removed forty-one books before the start of school this year. Last Tuesday, the day before classes started, principals in the district…
by Jordan Smith • • Comments Off on PEN Report Reveals All Graphic Novels Banned in the Last Nine Months
April ushered in two important reports on censorship in the past year. The American Library Association released its report on the “Top 10 Challenged Books,” and PEN America released its report “Banned in the USA: Rising School Book Bans Threaten…
by Jordan Smith • • Comments Off on Gender Queer Tops Most Challenged Book List of 2021
This morning, as part of National Library Week, American Library Association released their Top Ten Challenged Books of 2021. Each year, ALA compiles the report and list from information gathered from library staff across the country year-round. Schools, universities, and…
by Jordan Smith • • Comments Off on All the Graphic Novels Texas Rep. Matt Krause Doesn’t Want Students to Read!
Late last year, Texas State Representative Matt Krause sent a letter to the Texas Education Agency and superintendents across the state; included with the letter was a list of almost 850 books. Krause requested that each district list which of…
by Jordan Smith • • Comments Off on Corporate Members
ABRAMS Founded by Harry N. Abrams in 1949, ABRAMS is the preeminent publisher of high quality art and illustrated books. Now a subsidiary of La Martinière Groupe, ABRAMS is the publisher of bestsellers such as the wildly popular Diary of…
by Jordan Smith • • Comments Off on All the Graphic Novels Challenged in 2020
The American Library Association (ALA) Office for Intellectual Freedom (OIF) has released its 2020 Banned & Challenged Books list and 2020 Field Report. Each year, since 1990, the ALA has documented the attempts across the United States to remove books…
by Jordan Smith • • Comments Off on ALA’s Top 10 Challenged Books Announced
This week is National Library Week! As they do every year at this time, the American Library Association has released its Top 10 Most Challenged Books list for the previous year. The list is based on media stories and voluntary…
by cbldf • • Comments Off on 10 Titles Featuring Fearless Women
Graphic novels focusing on the female experience, such as Drama by Raina Telgemeier, Fun Home by Alison Bechdel, and This One Summer by Jillian and Mariko Tamaki, are among the most frequently banned and challenged. To celebrate Women’s History Month,…