K.C. Boyd, Joy Harvey, Angie Mahalik, and Cait Zaksheske share insights on successfully integrating comics, graphic novels, and manga into a collection development plan, and aligning your collection to support classroom instruction while also meeting students’ varied reading needs and interests.
Adding popular graphic novels and manga to your school library’s collection is a surefire way to drive circulation—but it can also bring scrutiny from parents and administrators who don’t believe they’re appropriate for young readers. Ensuring your collection development plan is up-to-date with your administration’s goals and objectives is a critical first step to garnering support for your efforts.
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.
Join us on Tuesday, November 24th at 7pm ET (4pm PT) for this free webinar where our panel of distinguished educators and librarians—Karen Gavigan, Christina Taylor, Kat Kan, Esther Keller—will discuss how the comics medium works and why it has become so popular, particularly amongst younger readers. They’ll answer the questions librarians and educators frequently have about comics, as well as those asked by parents who don’t believe comics count as “real” reading.
Jerry Craft, Tracy Edmunds, Grace Ellis, Talia Hurwich, Rossie Stone, Anthony Zuiker, and John Shableski have a lively conversation about developing empathy with comics and graphic novels.
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