Join us January 18th at 5:00pm EST as we kick off a new three-part GNCRT #LibcomixOnline webinar series: 

Be Prepared! "What to do when a comics challenge comes"

• BEFORE a challenge: Jan 18. 2023 at 5:00pm EST Register NOW
• DURING a challenge: Mar 15.2023 (time TBD) 
• AFTER a challenge: May 17.2023 (time TBD)

Comics and Graphic Novels are amongst the most popular, most lauded, and most loved items on our shelves - and amongst the most banned and challenged materials of the past few years. Hear from librarians, educators, and advocates on the front lines of comic book and graphic novel bans and challenges – and what you can do to be prepared!

Our panel on Jan 18th at 5:00pm EST will discuss and share their strategies to prepare BEFORE a comics challenge comes - including practical advice on collection development, comics advocacy, and understanding how the long history of comics censorship and format misperceptions continues to impact  the medium.

REGISTER: https://ala-events.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_azCokteSSM-SFiVNKd9htA

Speakers: 

• Shauntee Burns-Simpson Associate Director, Center for Educators & Schools at the New York Public Library 
• Mary Grahame Hunter Youth services librarian Ferndale Area District Library & member Michigan Library Association's Intellectual Freedom Task Force
• Candice Mack Teen Services Manager, Los Angeles Public Library
• Carla Riemer (Moderator) Blogger, advocate, school librarian and member of the GNCRT Addressing Comic Book Challenges Committee

Daniel Patton (he/him)

Librarian II

Popular Library/Music, Arts and Literature

Detroit Public Library

5201 Woodward Avenue

Detroit, Michigan 48202

dpatton@detroitpubliclibrary.org