Tag: libraries
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 Quick Picks list, presented annually at the ALA Midwinter Meeting suggests...
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 of their "One Book, One Harper" community read. (A community...
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 to SDSU by Doug Highsmith, Michael Watson, Jack Sword, Donna...
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 charitable foundation. The Will and Ann Eisner Family Foundation "fosters innovation and...
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. Historically, comic book publishers have been slow to embrace digital...
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: 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,...
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 just announced Comics Connector, a resource that will help institutions...
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 like Lex Luthor, but cooler.)
George Lucas, creator of Star Wars,...
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 about the architectural history of bathrooms? Or maybe you'd prefer...
Rio Rancho school library review committee rules to keep Palomar on the shelves
Gilbert Hernandez's Palomar—a masterpiece of small town life, longing and the search for love—survived a challenge and will remain on the shelves at the school library in Rio Rancho, NM Betsy Gomez reports for the CBLDF.
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...
