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Golden Age: Comics and Graphic Novel
Resources in Libraries
Presented
by
Lisa
Rabey
/
Kris1n
LaLonde
/
Andrew
McBride
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Why Comics in Libraries
• Collec&ng
comics
is
expensive,
the
library
is
free
• Improves
literacy
• Popularity
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From
2001-‐2006,
graphic
novels
grew
from
a
$75
million
to
$330
million
industry.
– Graphic
Novels
up
38%
this
year
• Unique
perspec&ve
on
pop
culture
and
life
• Can
be
a
gateway
to
learning
new
or
introducing
difficult
topics
• Different
types
of
libraries
have
different
types
of
collec&ons
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Lisa
Rabey
Systems
and
Web
Librarian
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Grand Rapids
Community College
• Located
in
Grand
Rapids,
MI
• Serves
city
of
Grand
Rapids
and
Kent
County
• Established
in
1914
• Total
full
&me
student:
10,000
• Total
student
popula&on:
Over
20,000
• Conveniently
located
next
door
to
Grand
Rapids
Public
Library
• Grand
Rapids
has
at
least
6
comic
book
stores
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Graphic Novel History and Stats
• Bookstore
connec&on
• Collec&on
started
(seriously)
in
2012
• Current
number
of
&tles:
220
• More
than
75%
of
the
collec&on
has
been
checked
out
at
least
once
• 50%
of
the
items
purchased
in
2012
have
been
circulated
out
via
ILL/MeL
for
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What/How I Collect
• Titles
that
support
our
curriculum:
History,
biography,
literature,
etc
• Mainly
indie
and
stand
alone
• Age:
16+
• Peripheral
materials
such
as
technique,
history,
ar&st,
and
other
subject
&tles
to
&e
in
• Requests
/
Word
of
Mouth
/
Recommenda&ons
• Blogs,
Journals,
Websites
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Blog and Facebook Headers
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Outreach / Programming
• Outreach
to
student
groups
such
as
the
Anime
Student
Group
and
Gamers
Student
Group
• Social
Media
– Blog,
Facebook,
Twiger,
Pinterest,
Tumblr,
etc
• Collabora&on
with
local
library
system
/
LCS
for
Free
Comic
Book
Day
and
other
events
• Volunteer
at
up
and
coming
local
conven&ons
• Present
at
non-‐librarian
confernces
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Kris&n
LaLonde
Access
Services
Librarian
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About My Library and
Community
• Small
town
&
Rural
Area
~
30,000
permanent
residents
• Central
Michigan
University
• Rural
Townships:
Winn,
Blanchard,
Shepherd
&
Rosebush
• 2012
– Total
Ac&ve
Users:
6700
– Total
Number
of
Checkouts:
254,495
– Yearly
Visitors:
272,023
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By The Numbers
• Holding:
3,100
graphic
novels
• Circulate:
2,100
a
year
• ~
100
GNs
per
month
via
MeL
• ~
20
GNs
per
month
via
WorldCat
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• Non-‐Profit
Organiza&on
started
by
ar&st
Jerzy
Drozd;
Ann
Arbor,
Librarian
Edith
Burney;
Chelsea,
Writer
Dan
Mishkin;
East
Lansing
and
Dan
Merrig,
owner
of
Green
Brain
Comics;
Dearborn.
• Ann
Arbor
District
Library
• Chelsea
District
Library
• Hands
on
Workshops
• Annual
Comics
Conven&on
• Ar&sts
Alley
• Demonstra&ons
• Panels
with
renowned
ar&sts
&
writers
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• Libraries
work
with
vendors
&
comic
book
stores
• Distribute
free
comics
that
correspond
to
the
collec&ons
• Workshops,
demonstra&ons,
ar&st’s
alley,
displays,
etc
• MSU’s
Randall
Scog,
pupng
rare
comics
on
display
• May
The
Fourth
Be
With
You
• Local
ar&sts,
photos,
etc
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Andrew
McBride
Librarian
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Arab American
National Museum
• Museum
Mission
and
Facts
– Only
museum
of
its
kind
in
the
world
– Documents
and
presents
Arab
American
life
• Library
and
Resource
Center
– Largest
collec&on
of
its
kind
– Arab
American
Book
Award
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Geoff Johns Arab American
Graphic Novel Collection
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• Comic
books
in
a
museum?
Why
• Collabora&ons:
Green
Brain
Comics
• Events:
Geoff
Johns
Extravaganza
• Audience:
Youth,
Staff
Members,
and
More!
Graphic Novels at AANM
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Thank you!
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