“Who’s Afraid of Comics Books?!” Workshop Ephemera
On October 25th, 2011, BAYA presented “Who’s Afraid of Comic Books?! Building and Maintaining Graphic Novel Collections in Your Library.” This half-day workshop featured a presentation featured a lecture packed with advice about organization and collection development for graphic novel collections, a short film about manga, and a creator panel. We were thrilled to have the creators Jason Shiga, Derek McCulloch, Tyler Ortman, and Mark Siegel join us to discuss their work with us, and share with everyone in attendance their love of — and belief in the possibilities of — comic books!
For those who missed this spectacular event, we wanted to share some of the goodies that were presented that day:
Annotated Bibliography - A painstakingly curated list of 60-someodd books that deserve a place in your teen graphic novel collections!
Guide to Online Resources - An enormously useful list of places to go to find news and reviews from the world of comic books, with helpful hints for building your collection!
Teens Talk About Manga - A short film assembled by BAYA and comprised of interviews with our teen patrons, as they tell us why they love manga so much!
Thanks again to everyone who came and made this event such a success!
“Who’s Afraid of Comic Books?! Building and Maintaining Graphic Novel Collections at Your Library”
BAYA: Bay Area Young Adult Librarians presents a unique opportunity for librarians working in any environment to learn the ins and outs of the world of comics from the perspective of libraries, users, and industry professionals. Everyone who works with graphic novels in their library – or wants to learn more about these wildly popular materials – will have something to gain at this half-day workshop.
We’ll begin with a presentation by Jack Baur (Berkeley Public Library) and Amanda Jacobs Foust (Marin County Free Library), two longtime graphic novel selectors who will share the secrets of purchasing, organizing, and preserving graphic novels in the library and provide attendees a glimpse of the future of digital comics. This will be followed by a video of manga reading teens, discussing what draws them to Japanese comics.
The second half of our program will feature a special panel of comic book professionals who will share their creative process and views of the power of comics as a means of telling stories, and as an educational tool. Guests on the panel will be Jason Shiga (writer and illustrator of Meanwhile and Empire State),Derek McCulloch (writer of Stagger Lee and T. Runt!), and Tyler Ortman (editor of the Manga Guide to… series).
In addition, we will be hosting a “Comic Book Petting Zoo,” featuring our favorite comics for a hands-on look in their traditional book form, as well as digital comics and reader apps for iPads. Books will be available to purchase for your library (home or otherwise).
All this for just $25 ($35 at the door)! See the attached flyer for registration information, or e-mail Jack Baur at jbaur@ci.berkeley.ca.us or visit http://baya.orgfor more information.
[San Francisco] Bay Area Young Adult Librarians is an organization for teen services librarians from public and school libraries.
We also provide continuing education, networking, and professional support for librarians.
We review fiction and nonfiction books, and publish our annual Hot Picks.
Members meet in January, March, May, July, September and November at various San Francisco Bay Area libraries.
Membership is open to all those interested in promoting and improving library service to teens.
On October 25th, 2011, BAYA presented “Who’s Afraid of Comic Books?! Building and Maintaining Graphic Novel Collections in Your Library.” This half-day workshop featured a presentation featured a lecture packed with advice about organization and collection development for graphic novel collections, a short film about manga, and a creator panel. We were thrilled to have the creators Jason Shiga, Derek McCulloch, Tyler Ortman, and Mark Siegel join us to discuss their work with us, and share with everyone in attendance their love of — and belief in the possibilities of — comic books!
