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JUST ANNOUNCED! Humble Hot Date Bundle Benefits CBLDF & NCAC!
Celebrate free speech with a slew of visual novels in the latest Humble’s latest Hot Date Bundle! Get titles like Just Desserts, Highway Blossoms, and more, for a fraction of the price – all while supporting the important work of…
Destructive Legislation Explained by Florida Education Defenders
Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, as proud members of Florida Education Defenders, has released a fact sheet about the devastating new legislation currently in the Florida state legislature. These bills are a blatant attempt from Florida Citizens Alliance to control…
CBLDF Speaks Out Against Harsh and Discriminatory Punishment of 6th Grader
A sixth-grade student was arrested in Florida after refusing to participate in the pledge of allegiance. The substitute teacher attempted to insist on his participation but the student still abstained, explaining his views that the flag represents racism in America.…
Two New Jersey High Schools Restrict Fun Home
Two High Schools in North Hunterdon-Voorhees School District New Jersey have chosen to restrict access to Alison Bechdel’s graphic memoir Fun Home. Administrators based their decision to examine the best-selling comic on a challenge to at another High School, likely…
Proposed Book Banning Law Defeated in Maine
February 11, 2019, LD 94, a bill proposed in Maine that would criminalize educators for assigning or providing “obscene” materials, was unanimously rejected by the legislative committee. The bill was initially proposed after Representative Amy Arata, discovered her son had been…
LGBTQIA Victory in Kansas Library
Transgender Kids’ Books Will Remain Accessible According to The Wichita Eagle, the Andover Public Library board of directors has voted – nearly unanimously – to protect the rights of their patrons regardless of age. This is the conclusion of a challenge…
CBLDF Fights for LGBTQIA Kids Books Under Attack
CBLDF and Kids’ Right to Read Project, are standing up with the Andover Public Librarians and imploring them to continue to protect the First Amendment right of all of their patrons. Back in September, a patron of the Andover Library…
CBLDF and Kids’ Right to Read Project Stand Up for Manga
CBLDF reported last week that popular manga, Assassination Classroom by Yusei Matsui was pulled from a school library on Staten Island, without adhering to the New York City Department of Education guidelines. The comic is currently pending review by an…
Fun Home Removed Without Review in NJ High School Library
Information is coming to light that the award-winning graphic memoir Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic by Alison Bechdel, has been removed from a high school library in New Jersey without following the appropriate procedures for challenging instructional materials. The removal occurred…