Join me and guests from Image, Silver Sprocket, and Yen Press today @ 3pm ET to learn about Engaging Older Readers with Comics & Manga!

#comics #manga #webinar #ReadAllTheComics #libcomix

via @librarypass

https://librarypass.com/2023/04/19/free-webinar-engaging-older-readers-with-comics-manga/

Comics for kids get a LOT of attention, but what about comics for older readers? 🤔

Join me tomorrow @ 3pm ET / Noon PT for a conversation with representatives from Image Comics (Chloe Ramos), Silver Sprocket (Ari Yarwood), and Yen Press, LLC (Morgana Rhalina Santilli Hartman) spotlighting some of their favorite comics for older readers!

#ReadAllTheComics #libcomix #webinar #comics #manga

https://librarypass.com/2023/04/19/free-webinar-engaging-older-readers-with-comics-manga/

Summer is right around the corner, and our free Summer Reading Guide is ready to help keep your readers engaged all summer long!

Download the complete guide — including recommended titles for every age level and a reading challenge game sheet.

#ReadAllTheComics #libcomix #SummerReading #comics #manga

https://comicsplusapp.com/comicsplus-resources/summer-reading-guide/

Join us on Tuesday, May 2nd at 3pm ET / Noon PT, for a panel discussion featuring representatives from Image Comics, Silver Sprocket, and Yen Press spotlighting some of their favorite comics for older readers.

They’ll also offer tips on recommending readalikes to non-comics readers based on their favorites in other media, and downloadable title lists to make it easy to add them to your own collections.

A Certificate of Completion will also be available for live attendees. Don't miss it!

#ReadAllTheComics #libcomix #comics #manga #CollectionDevelopment #ReadersAdvisory #webinar

https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/7016819337986/WN_sh_-OF-XR6yv-Dt0Ig3LUw

"Several years of exceptionally strong manga sales in North America has encouraged Japanese and North American manga publishers, in addition to app-based and subscription platforms, to enter or expand their presence in the still-growing market for manga here.

The result is a vibrant marketplace filled with a wide range of manga and manga-adjacent pop culture content, including licensed Japanese manga, webtoon digital comics, prose light novels, North American indie manga, and comics from Korea and China—all in digital and print formats." @debaoki

#manga #libcomix #ReadAllTheComics

https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/comics/article/92037-manga-all-kinds-all-formats-goes-global.html

"Several years of exceptionally strong manga sales in North America has encouraged Japanese and North American manga publishers, in addition to app-based and subscription platforms, to enter or expand their presence in the still-growing market for manga here. The result is a vibrant marketplace filled with a wide range of manga and manga-adjacent pop culture content, including licensed Japanese manga, webtoon digital comics, prose light novels, North American indie manga, and comics from Korea and China—all in digital and print formats." @debaoki

#manga #libcomix #ReadAllTheComics

https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/comics/article/92037-manga-all-kinds-all-formats-goes-global.html

Read a fantastic graphic novel for kids published recently? Let others know about it, too!

Submit it for ALA's Graphic Novels and Comics Round Table's Best Graphic Novels for Children Reading List for 2023!

#ReadAllTheComics #comics #manga #libcomix

https://www.ala.org/rt/gncrt/awards/best-graphic-novels-children-reading-list

DYK #ComicsPlus provides unlimited, simultaneous access to thousands of digital comics, graphic novels, and manga to readers all over the world?

Learn how 2,500+ schools and libraries get to #ReadAllTheComics at https://comicsplusapp.com/

#comics #manga #libcomix

DYK #ComicsPlus provides unlimited, simultaneous access to thousands of digital comics, graphic novels, and manga to readers all over the world?

Learn how 2,500+ schools and libraries get to #ReadAllTheComics at https://comicsplusapp.com/

#comics #manga #libcomix

“No matter how good your product is, if you do not give us a data that is as good as your product, we can't sell it.” Katie Pride, Books with Pictures

For libraries, bad metadata means we can't circulate your comics as effectively as those with good metadata. Publishers, help us help you; support this initiative and improve your metadata!

#libcomix #comics #metadata #ReadAllTheComics

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/53604/comicspro-new-group-look-ways-streamline-comics-metadata

“No matter how good your product is, if you do not give us a data that is as good as your product, we can't sell it.” Katie Pride, Books with Pictures

For libraries, bad metadata means they can't circulate your comics as effectively as those with good metadata. Publishers, help us help you; support this initiative and improve your metadata!

#libcomix #comics #metadata #ReadAllTheComics

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/53604/comicspro-new-group-look-ways-streamline-comics-metadata

“No matter how good your product is, if you do not give us a data that is as good as your product, we can't sell it.” Katie Pride, Books with Pictures

For libraries, bad metadata means we can't circulate your comics as effectively as those with good metadata. Publishers, help us help you; support this initiative and improve your metadata!

**#libcomix** **#comics** **#metadata** **#ReadAllTheComics**

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/53604/comicspro-new-group-look-ways-streamline-comics-metadata

"Building the next Comixology isn't going to be easy"

This is annoyingly direct market-centric, ignoring the broader range of comics, and (less surprising) no mention of libraries, but it's still an interesting take on what's involved in bringing a digital comics service to market these days, and why a direct comiXology replacement is unlikely.

What it misses is maybe a direct #comiXology replacement isn't what the market wants or needs in 2023?

#comics #libcomix

https://www.comicsbeat.com/why-making-the-next-comixology-digital-comics-platform-is-hard/

"Comics is really that gateway because there’s a story for everyone. There’s a comic for everyone nowadays. There’s so much fantastic diversity out there."

Celebrate #InternationalWomensDay and learn more about the ALA's Graphic Novel & Comics Round Table with our own Moni Barrette!

#ReadAllTheComics #libcomix #comics

https://www.skybound.com/comics/graphic-novel-comics-round-table-president-moni-barrette

March is Women's History Month and our *Women's History, Women's Voices* collection celebrates inspiring women, including inventors, pilots, politicians, activists, changemakers, and comics creators!

#WomensHistoryMonth #ReadAllTheComics #libcomix #comics

https://lpfullcontent.librarypass.com/products/promotion:1072

Ready for baseball season? We have the bases covered! 🤓⚾

#ReadAllTheComics #baseball #PlayBall #libcomix #comics

https://lpfullcontent.librarypass.com/products/promotion:1107/sort:selling/order:0

"The most banned comics since 2000 tell a pretty compelling story of what it is book censors dislike: queer stories, stories which tell dark truths about history, and any nudity which they can twist into claims of 'pornography' or 'explicit' content." Kelly Jensen, Book Riot

#ReadAllTheComics #FreedomToRead #BookChallenges #libcomix #comics

https://bookriot.com/comics-moms-for-liberty-call-inappropriate/

"Last week, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker delivered his State of the State address. It is the first time a governor in the country has directly spoken about the wave of censorship, book banning, and harassment being seen by schools and libraries...

Meanwhile, over a dozen bills have been proposed across the country that would remove queer books from libraries and schools and/or actively prosecute professionals who have that material in their collections." Kelly Jensen, Book Riot

#BookChallenges #FreedomToRead #libcomix

https://bookriot.com/politicians-need-to-address-book-bans/

“Comics Plus has a lot of independent publishers, there’s a really diverse variety. Like all our collections, it contains items for all age groups.” Lillian Galloway, Silver City Public Library, New Mexico

#ReadAllTheComics #libcomix #comics

https://www.scdailypress.com/2023/02/21/silvers-public-library-seeks-input-future-changes/

"The American Library Association (ALA) Graphic Novels & Comics Round Table (GNCRT) is excited to introduce a new grant opportunity intended to support the professional development of library workers interested in expanding their knowledge and experience with comics in libraries.

By providing funds to attend the upcoming 2023 ALA Annual Conference, GNCRT seeks to recognize the value and expertise of comics librarianship and provide resources for newer library professionals with limited financial support.

Applications for the grant are open now and the deadline to apply is April 1, 2023."

#libcomix #librarians #ReadAllTheComics #GNCRTTravelGrant

https://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2023/02/graphic-novels-comics-round-table-introduces-comics-librarian-conference-travel