Tag: American Library Association
ALA 2017: Image Comics Offers Lots of Amazing Comics for Librarians at Booth 1118!
Via their amazing Library newsletter! (Copied verbatim.)
ALA ANNUAL
CONFERENCE & EXHIBITION
CHICAGO JUNE 22-27, 2017
Image Comics is on its way to Chicago for the American Library Association's...
ALA 2017: Graphic Novel/Gaming Stage Programming!
Located on the east side of Hall F, near Diamond Book Distributors and Artist Alley!
Time:
Friday, June 23
Saturday, June 24
Sunday, June 25
Monday, June 26
9:30am-10:20am
The Rise...
ALA 2017: Graphic Novel Panels and Events
Source:
Note: This is the programming open to members. There will also be free programming on the Exhibits Floor, near Artist Alley.
ALA Annual is also...
ALA 2017: French Comics Association and Europe Comics Announce A Mini-Con of Events!
From their website:
The French Comics Association is pleased to bring acclaimed francophone and other international graphic novelists to Chicago for the American Library Association Annual...
March, Book Three is the Big Winner With Librarians! (But That’s Not All!)
Just a quick report, with a longer piece to follow:
This morning, the American Library Association announced the 2016 winners of various book awards, for...
Librarians Converge on Orlando to Celebrate Books, Comics, Diversity
Every summer, thousands of librarians and other bibliophiles meet at the American Library Association's Annual Conference. This year, it's in Orlando (yeah...) and like...
Young Adult Librarians Select Great Graphic Novels for Teens!
Since 2007, YALSA, the Young Adult Library Services Association, part of the American Library Association, has been releasing lists of Great Graphic Novels for...
You Need To Watch: Caldecott-Newbery-Wilder Awards Speeches
I've attended the annual conference of the American Library Association every year since 2010, when the conference was in Washington, DC. For whatever reason (probably because...
ALAAC ’15: Graphic Novels Illustrate Why Librarians Love Comics
San Diego Comic-Con is nearly upon us, but with its focus spread to all things pop culture, where can comic books get the attention they deserve? The American Library Association Annual Conference definitely put the spotlight on graphic novels. If you're love of reading is at the intersection of books and graphic novels you might want to pay a visit next time.
ALAAC15: Udon To Raffle Off Every Book In Their Booth on Monday!
I received this email from John Shableski, the recently hired Vice President of Sales at UDON Entertainment. In a bit of brilliance, instead of shipping their...
ALAAC15: All The Programming on the Graphic Novel/Gaming Stage
Reproduced from the ALA website, here's the schedule and descriptions for the panels being hosted on the Graphic Novel/Gaming Stage in the exhibits hall...
ALAAC’15: Winners of the 2015 Will Eisner Graphic Novel Grants for Libraries announced
While most comics fans are familiar with Will Eisner and his many contributions to comics, most are not aware that he also created a...