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Launched in 1982 to draw attention to the problem of book censorship in the United States, Banned Books Week is held during the last week of September. This year, Banned Books Week will be held September 21 – 27, and it will celebrate the freedom to read comics and graphic novels!  \nBelieve it or not, books are still banned in the United States, and comics and graphic novels are especially vulnerable. In this handbook, we’ll talk about how comics are banned, show you some specific cases in which comics were challenged in schools and libraries, and provide you with some tips to celebrate Banned Books Week in your community.  \nYou can make a difference in protecting the freedom to read! Join us this Banned Books Week by using this handbook as your starting point to speak up about the freedom to read comics in your community!  \n—Charles Brownstein, Executive Director  \nComiC Book LegaL Defense funD  \nComic Book Legal Defense Fund is a non-profit organization dedicated to the protection of the First Amendment rights of the comics art form and its community of retailers, creators, publishers, librarians, and readers. CBLDF provides legal referrals, representation, advice, assistance, and education in furtherance of [these goals. www.cbldf.org](these goals. www.cbldf.org)  \nstaff  \nCharles Brownstein, Executive Director Alex Cox, Deputy Director Kate Jones, Office Manager Betsy Gomez, Editorial Director Maren Williams, Contributing Editor Robert Corn-Revere, Legal Counsel  \nCredits  \nBetsy Gomez, Designer Eva Volin, Contributor Maren Williams, Contributor  \nBoard of Directors  \nLarry Marder, President Milton Griepp, Vice President Jeff Abraham, Treasurer Dale Cendali, Secretary Joe Ferrara Jennifer L. Holm Paul Levitz Andrew McIntire Chris Powell Jeff Smith  \nadvisory Board  \nNeil Gaiman & Denis Kitchen, Co-Chairs Susan Alston Matt Groening Chip Kidd Jim Lee Frenchy Lunning  \nFrank Miller Louise Nemschoff Mike Richardson William Schanes  \nCorPoraTe memBers  \nCBLDf thanks our guardian members:  \nJames Wood Bailey, Grant Geissman, Philip Harvey, Joseph H. King, Midwest Comic Book Association, Small Press Expo, and the Will & Ann Eisner Family Foundation.  \nCBLDf’s education Program made Possible by the gaiman foundation and supporters Like You. ThankYou!  \n“Banned Books Week Myths” reproduced by permission of the National Coalition Against Censorship / Kids Right To Read Project. [http://ncac.org/project/the-kids-right-to-read-project/](http://ncac.org/project/the-kids-right-to-read-project/) • @KidsRight2Read  \n“Fight for Your Right to Read” adapted from “Books Challenged and Banned, 2013-2014” by Robert P. Doyle.  \n[www.ila.org/BannedBooks/ALA016](www.ila.org/BannedBooks/ALA016) Short List L3c_low (1).pdf  \nCBLDF is recognized by the IRS as a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization.  \nDonations are tax-deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law in the year they are given.  \n©2014 Comic Book Legal Defense Fund except where otherwise indicated.  \nComiCs anD CensorshiP101  \nare books really still banned in the united states?  \nYes! Every year, the American Library Association reports hundreds of challenges to books in schools and libraries all over the United States, and ALA estimates that the number ofunreported challenges is significantly higher. People continually try to take away readers’power to decide what books are right for themselves or their children by bringing challenges to remove books from libraries. Sometimes those challenges result in books being removed from circulation—the dreaded ban. Comic books, graphic novels, and manga are frequently challenged and banned.  \nWhy are comics banned?  \nComics face challenges for the same reasons as any other books. 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