LibraryPass is excited to be exhibiting at ALA Annual (San Diego, CA) for the first time! In addition to giving demos of Comics Plus and talking about our recent addition of picture books to the collection, we’ll also have a couple of author signings in our booth, and we’re giving away another collection of comics and manga to one lucky library at the end of the show!
Author Signings
On Saturday, June 29th, Erin Dealey and David Booher will be giving away and signing copies of their books in our booth (240).
- June 29 @ 11am PDT: Erin Dealey‘s original career goal was Olympic Gold Medal tetherball player. When that didn’t pan out, she became a teacher, theater director, playwright, actor, mom, and author. Her Sleeping Bear Press books include Christmas Ahoy, Snow Globe Wishes (A 2023 Anna Dewdney Read-Together honor book), K is for Kindergarten, and Deck the Walls: A Wacky Christmas Carol. She lives in northern California with her husband and welcomes any opportunity to connect with young writers & readers around the world.
- June 29 @ 4pm PDT: David M. Booher is a multiple Eisner and GLAAD-nominated writer of comics, television, and film. His comics include Killer Queens (Dark Horse), Rain (Image/Syzygy), and the all-ages fantasy series Canto (Dark Horse). He has also written stories for Firefly, Dungeons & Dragons, and most recently, Ghostbusters. His LGBTQ-led Killer Queens was featured in the New York Times as a must read in honor of Pride Month. A lawyer by training, he lives in Los Angeles with his husband and the true brains behind their operation—their adopted greyhounds.
- June 30 @ Noon PDT: Morganne Walker joined Saturday AM with the debut of Soul Beat in 2017. In addition to creating manga, she contributes logo designs and professional commentary to many of Saturday AM’s signature events, including their annual March Art Madness art contest and #SummerofManga short story competition. An Indiana native (also known as a “Hoosier”), Morganne studied at Ball State University, receiving both a Bachelor’s and a Master’s degree in Architectural Design. She lives in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Conference Sessions
Our own director of collection development (and past-President of ALA’s Graphic Novels & Comics Roundtable), Moni Barrette, will be moderating two sessions during the conference.
- June 29 @ 2:30pm PDT: Fostering Readership with Familiar Faces in Graphic Novels
- Join Skybound, Image, DC, and BOOM! Studios for an exploration of crafting stories of the characters we know and love for a brand-new age of readers. Some of the biggest creators discuss using beloved characters to introduce exciting tales and bring in both new and reluctant readers to graphic novels.
- June 30 @ 9:30-10:30 am: From Online to On-Shelves: Must-Read Webcomics Coming to Print
- The fast-growing world of online comics has fans clamoring for print editions — and paving the way for even wider readership. Join Oni Press, Skybound and DC for a lively panel featuring Junepurrr, creator of the upcoming hit enemies-to-lovers political romantasy SubZero; Michelle Fus, creator of the high adventure fantasy sensation Ava’s Demon; and Ngozi Ukazu, creator of the bestselling hockey romance Check, Please and new reimagining of beloved DC warrior, Barda.
Win All The Comics!
Come visit us in Booth 240 to browse physical copies of the titles we’ll be giving away, thanks to some of our library-friendly publisher partners:
- Ablaze
- Andrews McMeel
- Avery Hill
- Cherry Lake / Sleeping Bear
- Creative Impulse
- Dream Fury
- Fanbase Press
- Humanoids
- Kodansha
- Mad Cave / Maverick
- Oni Press
- Papercutz
- Red Comet Press
- Saturday AM
- Yen Press
The titles will be available to browse throughout the show in our booth, and registered attendees can enter the drawing to win them all for their library’s collection with a quick badge scan. We’ll select the winner on the final day and ship the books straight to their library from the Convention Center. We’ll also have a few extras to give away individually on the last day — so plan to come by twice!
Read All The Comics!
With Comics Plus, schools and libraries can offer readers unlimited access to thousands of digital comics, graphic novels, and manga from popular library-friendly publishers like ABDO, Andrews McMeel, BOOM! Studios, Capstone, Cherry Lake, Dark Horse, Europe Comics, Fantagraphics, Humanoids, Image Comics, Kodansha, Lerner, Manga Classics, Oni Press, Papercutz, Tokyopop, TOON Books, UDON Entertainment, Yen Press, and dozens more.
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