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 …
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…
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…
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…
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…
Upcoming Events Spotlight Comics Censorship
Several upcoming events are spotlighting Banned Books Week and the censorship of comics. CBLDF’s own Charles Brownstein is among the speakers discussing the challenges comics face! Keep reading for a list of events to add to your calendar! Banned…
Utah Judge Rules Against Speech-Chilling Liquor Law
A Utah judge has struck down a state law that prohibits the serving of alcohol during the exhibition of simulated sex acts, vindicating the Salt Lake City movie theater Brewvies which was fined and…
CBLDF Joins Letter Thanking West Chicago Library for Defense of This Day in June
After the resounding defeat of a challenge to the LGBTQIA-themed children’s picture book This Day in June at the public library in West Chicago, Illinois this week, CBLDF and other organizational members of the National Coalition…
For Access to Iranian Market, Social Media Companies Might Agree to Censorship
Social media companies including Twitter, Instagram (owned by Facebook), and YouTube (owned by Google) are reportedly negotiating with authorities in Iran to censor “immoral content” as…
Grant Morrison, Robert Kirkman, Kieron Gillen, & More Signed Books to Benefit CBLDF!
This week CBLDF is rewarding your donations with some great Image hardcovers, including The Wicked & The Divine Volume One and Two, signed by Kieron Gillen; Nameless, signed by Grant Morrison and Chris Burnham; Saga Volumes One and Two, signed by Brian K. Vaughan; The Walking Dead: Rise…
London Police Ask For New Leads in 1987 Murder of Palestinian Cartoonist
Thirty years ago, Palestinian political cartoonist Naji al-Ali was gunned down on a London street as he walked to work. With his assassination still unsolved, police this week renewed an appeal for…
NOW AVAILABLE: CBLDF Banned Books Week Handbook 2017!
West Chicago Library Board Votes to Retain This Day in June
Before an overflow crowd of community members, the public library board in West Chicago, Illinois voted 6-1 last night to retain the LGBTQIA-themed children’s picture book This Day…
TONIGHT: West Chicago Library Board Considers Challenge to This Day in June
Two parents in West Chicago, Illinois want the LGBTQIA-themed children’s picture book This Day in June by Gayle Pitman removed from the local public library, and the anti-gay Illinois Family Institute…