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Comic Book Collections and Programming will help librarians build a collection that's right for their library, including specialty collections for kids, teens, and adults. It covers the practical realities of this non-traditional format, like binding, weeding, and budgeting. It also address advanced topics like comics and pedagogy, bringing comics artists and authors into the library, and using comics as a community outreach tool - even hosting comic conventions in libraries.
The guide covers:
Comics for kids, teens, and adults.Comics genres from superheroes to fantasy to Manga; from memoirs and biographies to science texts to Pulitzer Prize winning literature.Comics publishers and distributors.Comics history and influential contemporary creators.Online resources and communities.
After reading the guide, librarians will be able to:

Organize creator visits and events.Plan and produce community anthologies.Host drawing parties and comic discussion groups.Preserve comics in a library environmentDevelop, run, and grow a library-based comic convention.
This is an essential reference for collections librarians, children's librarians, and teen librarians, whether they are comics-lovers or have never read an issue. The guide is aimed at public, academic, and school libraries.

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  • Title Comic Book Collections and Programming: A Practical Guide for Librarians
  • Author Matthew Z. Wood
  • Binding Paperback
  • Pages 184
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
  • Publication date 2018-08-15
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index
  • ISBN 9781538107324 / 1538107325
  • Weight 1.05 lbs (0.48 kg)
  • Dimensions 10.9 x 8.3 x 0.6 in (27.69 x 21.08 x 1.52 cm)
  • Category Language Arts / Linguistics / Literacy
  • Library of Congress subjects Teenagers - Books and reading - United States, Comic books, strips, etc - History and
  • Dewey Decimal Code 025.277

About the author

Matthew Z. Wood has over a decade of experience in public and academic libraries; he received his MA in English Literature from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro in 2001 and his Masters in Library Science from the University of North Carolina- Chapel Hill in 2011. Working with his partners, David Milloway and Stephanie Freese, Mr. Wood co-created the webcomics "The Dada Detective" and "Chocolypse Now!" Their collection "The Dada Alphabet" was shortlisted for the Lulu Blooker Prize; the team received a Nerdlinger Award in 2008.
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