Tag: libraries
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...
Kibbles ‘n’ Bits: 4/15/16 – a taxing day
§ Blutch, Blutch, Blutch. French artist Christian Hincker, aka Blutch is a cartoon god in Europe, but known only to Euro comics experts here. The...
YALSA reading list spotlights comics for reluctant readers
YALSA (Young Adult Library Services Association) has released one of their annual reading lists, 2016 Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers, which represents:
The...
One Book, One Harper Embraces Graphic Novels for College Community Read!
Harper College, located in northwest Chicagoland, is a community college serving 40,000 students.
Since the 2011-2012 school year, Harper College has a selected a title as part...
SDCC ’15: Watchtower Wednesday: First Call
Down and dirty today... too tired, and I'm not even there! Click the headlines for the links!
SDSU starts a comics collection
The collection was donated...
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...
DC Comics Available for the First Time on Public Library App Hoopla
In their struggle to stay relevant in the technology-obsessed 21st century, many public libraries have turned towards e-book services to keep membership levels high....
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...
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...
The CBLDF announces Comic Connection to aid educators, librarians and creators
Librarians and educators have become some of the strongest proponents for graphic novels as teaching tools and good reading; the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund has...
C2E2 2015: Lucas and Obama Set Their Sites on Chicago
Chicago may be the Second City (later retconned to Third), but two of fandoms biggest geek gods are trying to build monuments to themselves! (Kinda...
How Diverse is the Dewey Decimal Classification When It Comes to Comics? You’d...
How diverse are graphic novels? Not in themes, or character representation, but in actual non-fiction subjects?
Is there a graphic novel about hot air ballooning? How...
