by Moni Barrette | Mar 25, 2025 | Comic Spotlight, Comics Plus, Resources
Feelings are universal. They transcend language and cultural barriers, and are major influencers in love and war. Even folks who identify as being more analytical and less emotional, such as myself, are not immune to experiencing a broad range of human emotions at any...
by LibraryPass | Mar 20, 2025 | Comic Spotlight, Comics Plus, Resources
Summertime offers a welcome break from required reading and is the perfect time for readers to color their world with exciting comics and manga! Comics Plus offers unlimited opportunities for inspiring creativity and new perspectives, and our free Summer Reading Guide...
by Rob Randle | Mar 4, 2025 | Comic Spotlight, Comics Plus, Resources, Robs Advisory
I’m sure I’m not alone here, but my thoughts about the future have grown somewhat darker and more troubled of late. Well beyond the usual “comics aren’t real books” discourse, or the ongoing draconian challenges of books by and about already marginalized people, it...
by LibraryPass | Feb 28, 2025 | Comic Spotlight, Comics Plus, Resources
Comics and manga are for everyone, but a single book club can’t serve every potential reader. A book club for younger readers is unlikely to satisfy Teens or Adults’ interests, while genre-specific book clubs can potentially appeal to readers of overlapping ages....
by LibraryPass | Feb 27, 2025 | Classroom Connections, Comic Spotlight, Comics Plus, Resources
“Classroom Connections” aligns Classroom Standards with comics, graphic novels, manga, and picture books that students will want to read. All titles are available in Comics Plus. Every Spring, we transform into scientists, becoming keen observers of the...
by Moni Barrette | Feb 24, 2025 | Comic Spotlight, Comics Plus, Resources
In 1957, The Montgomery Story told the story of Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks, and Montgomery Bus Boycott. It was both a powerful tool for teaching nonviolent civil resistance and an accessible way to get the information to a wider audience. It was also a comic...