Tag: American Library Association
ALAAC15: All the Comics Programming!
WOW! San Francisco is one of the epicenters of comics culture in the U. S., and the American Library Association is tapping into that local energy with an amazing variety of panels, workshops, and...
ALAAC15: Artists Alley!
SWEET KIRBY CRACKLE!
Look at this lineup!
Eisner Award winners! Book award winners! Famous illustrators! Cool cartoonists! Bestselling authors! Fan favorites! All at the American Library Association's annual conference in San Francisco this weekend!
Yeah, I expect great...
ALAAC15: Librarians Assemble For Comics Diversity!
Once again, librarians are meeting for their annual conference, this time in San Francisco!
So what happens when a bunch of librarians come to the city which birthed underground comics? During the Pride Parade? Well,...
Newbery! Caldecott! Librarians Honor Graphic Novels including El Deafo and This One...
The American Library Association announced their 2015 youth media award winners at its Midwinter Meeting in Chicago.
Covering a diverse range of titles and readers, graphic novels were among the honorees! First... The big news...
Library Con: My Vegas Diary
Today marks the end of the annual conference of the American Library Association, held June 26-July 1 near Las Vegas, Nevada. Since it offered a large amount of comics programming as well as a...
Library Con: Stan Lee: “…I practically won the war…”
Building Creative Bridges has an insightful recap of Stan Lee's talk at the American Library Association's annual conference.
The most hyperbolic quote?
He and his colleagues, for example, prepared materials teaching soldiers how to disassemble and...
Library Con!: Artist Alley at ALA-Vegas!
The annual conference of the American Library Association kicks into high gear today (It's been running since Thursday!), with the first full day of the exhibition hall being open.
Like BookExpo America, publishers are displaying...
Library Con!: All the Comics Programming at ALA-Vegas! Now With Stan Lee!
Every Winter, the American Library Association holds a conference in an arctic clime (Philadelphia, Boston) where awards are announced and some networking and training is held. In the Summer, it's usually someplace sweltering...
Librarians Love All Kinds of Graphic Novels!: 2014 Great Graphic Novels for Teens
Since 2007, the Young Adult Library Services Association, part of the American Library Association, has been selecting the best graphic novels for teens.
The list of 78 titles, drawn from 122 official nominations, is presented...
Librarians Love Graphic Novels! Numerous Titles Win Awards!
Every January, the American Library Association holds their Mid-Winter Meeting. Tradition dictates that it be held in a frigid clime, so Philadelphia was chosen. (In a bit of uncanny foresight, the next three sites...
Book Con!: Librarians Celebrate Geeky Fun in Chicago! [updated]
Every summer, thousands of librarians congregate at the American Library Association's annual conference. All sorts of topics are discussed, presented, and taught, and, believe it or not, librarians love books with a geeky passion! ...
Book Con!: Librarians Interview Creators in Artists Alley in Anaheim!
An amazing assortment of artists and creators attended the American Library Association annual conference in Anaheim last month, and ALA interviewed twenty-five creators, posting the video to YouTube!
