Transforming: Collections, Discovery and Access

The Value of Manga in School Libraries

Sunday, June 26, 2022

1:00pm – 2:00pm

Location: Washington Convention Center, 145A

In the midst of unprecedented demand for manga in school library collections, a panel of school librarians with manga expertise discuss the value of manga in the school library. What should a librarian buy? What are valuable collection development resources? And what have been the impacts on literacy in libraries with manga collections?

This program is all about encouraging manga collection development, sharing literacy and student outreach success stories, and providing resources to librarians who are seeking actionable steps forward. This program is based upon work being done by a collaborative of school librarians which includes Jillian Rudes (https://mangainlibraries.com/), Ashley Hawkins (https://mangalibrarian.com/), Sara Smith (https://www.graphiclibrary.org/), Julie Stivers, and Emily Ratica. As school librarians who have seen the positive impacts of having robust manga collections on literacy and student engagement, our goal is to help librarians new to the medium see those benefits and make informed decisions on how to move forward.

Learning Objectives:

At the conclusion of this panel participants will understand the value of having a manga collection available to students.
At the conclusion of this panel participants will have actionable methods of collection development to bring back to their libraries.
Upon completion, participant will be able to select manga for their population.

Speaker(s)

Ashley R. Hawkins

School Librarian
Tilden Campus Library (NYCDOE)
Julie Stivers

Middle School Librarian
Mount Vernon Middle School, Raleigh, NC
Emily Ratica

Teacher Librarian
Arroyo Valley High School
Jillian Rudes

School Librarian
New York City Department of Education
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Sara Smith

Teacher Librarian
Sanger High School