#Jax Library is at WasabiCon
Jacksonville Public Library will be an exhibitor at WasabiCon! Find us in the Exhibitor Hall (Booth V151) November 22-24 at the Prime Osborn Convention Center.
Started in 2012, WasabiCon® is Northeast Florida’s largest and Jacksonville's longest running pop culture convention. The event will take place at the Prime F. Osborn III Convention Center and focuses on five key facets of fandom: Anime (including Manga & Asian Culture), Cosplay, Kpop, Tabletop Gaming, and Video Games.
Read or Check Out Manga
We're bringing tons of manga for people to read and check out at the convention. So, don't forget your library card if you'd like to take one home!
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Save the Date: Jax Pop Con Vol. 2
Dust off those capes, grab your favorite set of dice, and start your next adventure downtown at the Main Library! Jax Pop Con returns on Friday and Saturday, March 21-22. It's a celebration of all the books, comics, video games, TV shows, and movies you love with cosplay contests, one-shot D&D sessions, video game tournaments and so much more!
We're geeking out about all the possibilities! Over the next few months we'll reach out to fellow readers, movie lovers, gamers, and local creators to make Jax Pop Con Vol. 2 even bigger and better than the first!
Get FREE Manga On Your Phone or Favorite Device
In addition to our massive graphic novel and manga collection at the Library, you have instant and free access to hundreds more titles right on your phone or favorite device! Hoopla's constantly growing collection means both seasoned fans and those new to the format can always find something fresh and exciting to read. Find popular and award-winning series from Tokyopop and Disney, re-discover classics and "essentials" like Astroboy and Neon Genesis Evangelion, or check out a new genre!
Click here to explore the new Manga collection on hoopla!
Join Us For Comic Club at Willow Branch Library
There’s something for everyone in the world of comics and graphic novels! Whether you can name every Robin from memory or you liked that one episode of Watchmen on HBO, join us at the Comic Club, meeting the second Tuesday of every month at 6 p.m. at Willow Branch Library. For more Library Book Clubs and what they're reading, check out our monthly book club blogs.
Saturday Morning Cartooning
Are you a comic creator? Find your community and practice your skills on select Saturdays from 9:30 a.m. - noon at the Main Library! Saturday Morning Cartooning is an informal drop-in activity where local comic artists and writers meet up to share ideas and resources, cheer each other on, and collaborate on projects. There are also how-to books and other resources available for checkout from the collection. Find them next to the Zine Zone on the first floor of the Main Library.
