If a picture is worth a thousand words, then fans of graphic novels are logging much more text than the average reader. However, there are still folks out there who think people who read graphic literature aren’t really reading. At least four graphic novel fans want to prove this point wrong and attendees of KLA 2010 will hear from purveyors and experts at “Graphic Novels from the Inside and for the Outside.” There’s no question that graphic novel collections are some of the most popular and growing collections in libraries among teen and adult readers. There has been a surge in publishing as well with a growing focus on nonfiction, travelogues, history, and memoir. All of these genres are popular with general readers and are great pathfinders for readers who are wary of the graphic novel format.
Two of the library world’s funniest fans will be on hand to talk about graphic novels and their origins, Gene Ambaum and Bill Barnes. You know them from the daily librarian situation-comic strip, Unshelved. Royce Kitts, Tonganoxie Public Library, and Joshua Neff, Johnson County Public Library, will also discuss graphic novels from the perspective of perpetual fanboys and in their alternate guises as adults who feel responsible for a solid and circulating collection of
graphic novels for libraries. Rejuvenate an existing collection or get ready to start one by getting solid tips from this KLA session.
See you at the Kansas Library Conference in Wichita!
