LibraryPass and bibliotheca announce partnership to make ComicsPlus available to public libraries; San Diego Public Library leverages unlimited, simultaneous access model to support One Book One San Diego program.
The global popularity of any entertainment medium can usually be traced to either an artist, a group of artists, or a defining movement. In the case of the Japanese comics medium most commonly known as Manga, that defining moment belongs to one of the most prolific storytellers in the history of comics. Manga has a face and it belongs to Osamu Tezuka.
Our American History/Historical Fiction list of comics combines great nonfiction and fiction titles related to America’s past and present that will engage readers through individual experiences that put the larger historical and political landscape they are studying, and inheriting, in context.
ComicsPlus’ collection of Social & Emotional Learning titles is intended to help foster empathy for self and others by providing immersive perspectives on relatable situations. It includes titles for every age range focused on dealing with the types of hardship, adversity, and emotional obstacles many young people are facing today.
From the very first sequential comic strip published in the Hearst New York American on February 16, 1896, the medium broadly referred to as “comics” has steadily evolved into a variety of formats that combine text and images to tell engaging stories of all kinds. From comic strips to webcomics, to comic books and manga to graphic novels—the medium offers just as many genres as traditional fiction and nonfiction books, and its popularity has grown exponentially in recent years with audiences of all ages.
LibraryPass and Capstone announce a distribution agreement to provide simultaneous, unlimited, and offline access to the publisher’s digital comics, graphic novels, and educational support resources for elementary and middle school readers.
We curate high-interest, immersive digital content that helps schools and libraries expand and diversify their collections—without breaking their materials budgets.
Give your readers unlimited, simultaneous access to a diverse collection of digital comics, manga, and picture books from dozens of library-friendly publishers.
