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28 Ontario School Library Association Introduction by Diana Maliszewski one of the worst "crimes" that can be perpetrated in a library is censorship. When individuals or a small group of people attempt to restrict the ability for readers to obtain materials, this is a serious cause of concern. comics are often challenged. In the united States, September 22-28, 2013 was Banned Books Week. (In canada, Freedom to Read Week this year is February 23 - March 1, 2014.) For the american event, Gene Luen Yang created a comic that appeared on e. kristin anderson's blog addressing the issue in a thoughtful way. We would like to thank Gene Yang, his literary agent, and First Second Books for allowing us to reprint his comic in The Teaching Librarian. z Drawn to the Form Gene Luen Yang