Earlier this week the theme for September’s Banned Books Week was announced following the ALA’s annual Most Frequently Challenged and Banned List, demonstrating the importance for censorship awareness. It’s as crucial this year as ever to plan events to educate, entertain,…
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Banned Books Week Coalition Asks Advocates to “Keep the Light On”
Banned Books Week Coalition (BBWC), of which Comic Book Legal Defense Fund is a proud member, has announced the theme for 2019, “Censorship Leaves Us In The Dark.” Banned Books Week will take place from September 22 through September 28,…
Watch Image Library LiveStreams Anytime
Watch the Image Library Livestreams Anytime In 2018, Image Comics celebrated Banned Books Week with Comic Book Legal Defense Fund and The Graphic Novels and Comics Round Table of the American Library Association by producing a week of Library…
Enjoy Library Livestreams with Charles Soule & Skottie Young!
Banned Books Week is almost over, but now that the weekend is here, there are two more chances to get to celebrate reading with top comics professionals. Friday and Saturday night from 7pm – 8pm EST, tune in to Image’s Library…
Check out The Project Censored Show About Banned Books Week
Go behind the scenes of Banned Books Week, and learn more about those fighting on the front lines of free expression. The Project Censored Show released an episode featuring interviews with Abena Hutchful who runs National Coalition Against Censorship’s Youth…
Moonstruck & Lumberjanes Author, Grace Ellis, Tonight through Library Livestream!
Tonight, 7pm – 8pm EST, tune in to Image’s Library Livestream with Grace Ellis, writer and co-creator of Lumberjanes and Moonstruck. Don’t miss the chance to experience in-depth creator conversations with one of the top comics writers working today. Celebrate Banned…
LAST WEEK! Support CBLDF with Forbidden Books Bundle!
Celebrate Banned Books Week in Humble Bundle style with the new Forbidden Books Bundle, a collection of banned and challenged books by some of the world’s most influential authors There’s just one week left to take advantage of Humble’s Forbidden…
Don’t Miss Tonight’s Library Livestream with East of West Artist, Nick Dragotta
Tonight, 7pm – 8pm EST, tune in to Image’s Library Livestream with Nick Dragotta, artist and co-creator of East of West. Don’t miss the chance to experience in-depth creator conversations with one of the top comics artists working today. Celebrate Banned…
A Look Inside Comic Book Challenges and Bans
Recently on nomansland.blog, writer Lavender Vroman took a look at “What happens when someone comes for your comics, Neil Gaiman, and Harry Potter?” Most nerds would think the only way someone is prying those three away from them, is out…
Kick Off Banned Books Week with CBLDF and Events Around the Country
Monday, September 23 kicks off Banned Books Week, this year’s theme is “Banning Books Silences Stories – Speak Up!” Whether you want to learn more about book challenges or just participate in fun and educational programming, there are events scheduled…