Back in 2010, the American Library Association held their Annual Conference in Washington, DC. There were comics publisher and distributors there, a few mainstream publishers had started publishing comics, and YA librarians loved how manga engaged teens to read. (Here’s what ICV2 reported back then.) Nine years later, ALA returns to DC, and (sorry, Heidi) […]
Graphic Novel TK Episode 29: Librarians
We talk with Robin Brenner, Teen Librarian at the Public Library of Brookline, about the ins and outs of comics librarianship.
ALA Mid-Winter 2019: All the Comics!
The following is an almost complete list of all the comics and graphic novel events, signings, and discussions taking place this weekend at the American Library Association’s Midwinter conference in Seattle. In addition to the many comics publishers featured, attendees will also discover the occasional graphic novel title at smaller presses, as well as at […]
YALSA Announces the 2019 Great Graphic Novels for Teens List!
“The Golden Age of Science Fiction is 12.” —Peter Graham The Young Adult Library Services Association, a division of the American Library Association, has announced the titles of their Great Graphic Novel for Teens list for 2019! Dating back to 2007, YALSA has listed the Top Ten titles, as well as a (very) long list of […]
NYCC ‘18: The NY Public Library Panel – Literary Comics to Build Your Collection
by Sara L. Jewell On Thursday morning, for the second consecutive year, NYCC kicked off by hosting a full track of off-site programming for educators, librarians and comics professionals at the New York Public library. With topics ranging from building a classroom curriculum around Marjorie Liu’s Monstress to “#RepresentationMatters In Your School Library”, the day’s programming placed a […]
Tilting at Windmills #269: Wal-Mart, Content and ALA
Brian Hibbs goes to New Orleans for ALA and muses about DC’s march on Wal-Mart
ALA 2018: Graphic novels shine in a very different Hall H
Why can’t the world just be ruled by cabals of mighty librarian queens? Organizing to create policies, looking out for the marginalized, fighting censorship, advocating for the education and literacy of all – we’d be led into a golden age of knowledge and peace. Or at least that’s the fantasy I conjured after attending my […]
Young Adult Librarians Select Great Graphic Novels for Teens 2018!
From the press release: The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), has announced its 2018 Great Graphic Novels for Teens list. The list of 115 titles, drawn from 190 official nominations, is presented annually at the ALA Midwinter Meeting. The books, recommended for those ages 12-18, meet the criteria of both […]
NYCC ’17 adds professional programming track at the New York Public Library
It looks like New York Comic Con is significantly broadening its outreach and the kinds of topics its covering this year. One sign of that is an entire track of programming at the New York Public Library, which will run from 9:30 am to 4:pm on Thursday, October 5 and feature programs geared toward librarians and educators. […]
A Tale of Two Book Fairs: BookExpo/BookCon and the American Library Association Annual Conference
Last June, I attended two events: BookExpo/BookCon held May 31-June 4 at the Javits Center in New York City, and the American Library Association Annual Conference (ALAAC), held June 22-27 at McCormick Place in Chicago. Both events cater to passionate readers of books and related media, although of different demographics. BookExpo is a publishing trade show, […]