by LibraryPass | Nov 30, 2020 | Events, Resources
On November 24, 2020, Karen Gavigan, Kat Kan, Esther Keller, and Christina Taylor, joined LibraryPass’ John Shableski for a lively and insightful conversation about the comics medium and why it has become so popular, particularly amongst younger readers. View the full...
by LibraryPass | Nov 19, 2020 | Announcements, Comics Plus
LibraryPass, Inc. and bibliotheca have announced a partnership that brings unlimited, simultaneous access to Comics Plus’ entire catalogue of more than 20,000 digital comics, graphic novels, and manga to bibliotheca library customers. The two-pronged deal includes a...
by LibraryPass | Nov 9, 2020 | Announcements, Events
WATCH “If you’re telling me I can’t enjoy reading, treating comics like contraband, then I’ll play video games. It’s a shorter jump from reading [Raina Telgemeier’s] Guts to ‘real’ books than from not reading at all.”...
by John Shableski | Nov 9, 2020 | Comic Spotlight, Comics Plus
Manga has a face and it belongs to Osamu Tezuka. 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...
by LibraryPass | Nov 2, 2020 | Events, Resources
On October 27, 2020, Jerry Craft, Tracy Edmunds, Grace Ellis, Talia Hurwich, Rossie Stone, and Anthony Zuiker, joined LibraryPass’ Chief Ambassador John Shableski for a lively and insightful conversation about developing empathy with comics and graphic novels....
by Moni Barrette | Oct 30, 2020 | Comic Spotlight, Comics Plus
“Listen, please listen. Take a look at yourselves, right now… Is this who you really are?” —Midnight Radio With American politics in the throes of a divisive election and a never-ending, unprecedented news cycle, intense focus has been given to every new development...
by LibraryPass | Oct 21, 2020 | Announcements
Experienced marketing executive, educator, and public librarian to lead content strategy and customer success efforts. LibraryPass, Inc. is pleased to announce three recent additions to its full-time staff to support accelerating growth for ComicsPlus in the K-12 and...
by LibraryPass | Oct 13, 2020 | Announcements, Events
WATCH Join us on Tuesday, October 27th @ 1pm EDT (10am PDT) for this free webinar where our panel of distinguished authors, educators, and publishers will discuss their unique perspectives on the process of developing empathy with comic books & graphic novels. How...
by Moni Barrette | Sep 30, 2020 | Comic Spotlight, Comics Plus
“Social and emotional learning (SEL) is the process through which children and adults understand and manage emotions, set and achieve positive goals, feel and show empathy for others, establish and maintain positive relationships, and make responsible...
by LibraryPass | Sep 25, 2020 | Comics Plus
September 25th is National Comic Book Day! 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...