Comics & Manga Programming in Schools and Libraries
Drive Engagement and Circulation with Comics & Manga Programming
Comics and manga’s ongoing popularity with readers of all ages is no longer a surprise to anyone paying attention, but serving those readers well requires more than simply having a well-stocked collection. From book clubs and summer reading programs, to community reads and curriculum alignment — there are myriad ways to integrate comics and manga into your library’s programming.
Librarians Tabrizia Jones (NYPL), George Purdu (Wyandotte Public Schools), and Danielle Schafer (Chesterfield County Schools) shared a variety of useful insights on managing and promoting comics and manga collections in their school and libraries.
- Engaging admin, educators, and other librarians
- Expanding readers advisory
- Practical programming ideas with measurable outcomes
On-Demand Webinar
NOTE: This webinar was recorded live for LIbraryCon 2024.
Launching a School-Wide Read Program
5 Stages of Using Graphic Novels for a School-Wide Read with Measurable Results
Danielle Schafer, the Head Librarian at Salem Church Middle Schools in the Chesterfield County Schools District in Virginia, knew that graphic novels could support visual literacy and foster creativity for her students.
Receiving buy-in from teachers and administrators to approve a school-wide reading program was a hurdle, but Danielle strongly believed graphic novels could be a great engagement tool, so she proposed her programming idea with facts and figures to support her belief, and to deliver measurable results.
- Stage 1: Setting Goals
- Stage 2: Decisioning + Buy-in
- Stage 3: Implementation
- Stage 4: Measuring Impact
- Stage 5: Results
Read our full takeaways from Danielle's presentation here.
Additional Resources
- Four reasons why comics and graphic novels are key to student literacy. Brigid Alverson
- The Research Behind Graphic Novels and Young Learners. Leslie Morrison
- The Impact of Structures and Meaning on Sequential Image Comprehension (PDF). Neil Cohn, Martin Paczinski, Phil Holcomb, Ray Jackendoff, Gina Kuperberg
- Manga March Madness 2024, Innovation Project Grant Recipient (PDF). Tabrizia Jones, Allison Nellis, Joe Pascullo, Michelle Lee, Elizabeth Graham
- Comics & Manga 101: Ask the Librarians | Archive & Resources. Moni Barrette, Stella Bromley, Ashley Hawkins
- Comics in Higher Education: From Collections to Scholarship | Archive & Resources. Raylene Gomez Hernandez, Pamela Jackson
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