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#Read Comics & Graphic Novels at the Library
July is Graphic Novels in Libraries Month! Started in 2019 by Booklist (the American Library Association's review journal) to bring attention to and promote the growing graphic novel and comics collections in our nation’s libraries, this month-long celebration coincides with the world’s biggest fandom event, San Diego Comic Con.
Comics and graphic novels also provide real benefits for emerging readers. Not only are comics a relatively quick read, giving kids a sense of accomplishment, but they also help build visual literacy and vocabulary! A University of Oregon study found that comic books average 53.5 rare words per thousand, compared with an average of 30.9 rare words per thousand in children’s books.
At Jacksonville Public Library, we celebrate graphic novels all year round! We have a monthly Comic Club (Graphic Novel Book Club) at the Willow Branch Library. Join a Library Book Club today and get even more book recommendations from readers just like you! We also have annual fandom and comic events like Jax Pop Con at the Main Library.
#Book Recommendations
We love to share selections that demonstrate the range of our collection all year and we encourage you to explore these books with us this month!
Graphic Novels for Kids
Teen Reads
Graphic Novels for Adults
Read Comics on hoopla Digital
Comic book aficionados, unite! Discover the most popular comics and manga on hoopla Digital - free with your library card! Not sure where to get started? Check out the July "Hot on hoopla" collection today and find your next favorite read. If you've never read comics on hoopla, you're going to want to check out ActionView, a panel-by-panel guided reading experience! When using the hoopla app, double-tap a panel and swipe.
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Writer's Lab: Music Fanzine Workshop with Daryl Gussin
Tackle the fandom of art as a creative avenue and learn how to build community through collaborative projects. Instructor Daryl Gussin, managing editor of the music fanzine Razorcake, will offer a historical and personal background on the medium. Then, you'll be guided through the hands-on process of zine making. Participants will walk away with their own music fanzine as well as copies of fanzines from other participants. Zine-making supplies provided (but you're welcome to bring your own).
Saturday, July 20, from 10:30 a.m. - 12 p.m. | Willow Branch Library
Register for the FREE workshop!
Lit Chat Interview with Writer & Musician Daryl Gussin
Daryl Gussin is a writer and musician who has been awkwardly standing around at punk shows for the last twenty-something years. Thankfully at some point in his late teens, he decided to become a little more productive and has been working on zines, setting up shows, and playing in bands consecutively since then. In 2006, he became integrally involved in the Razorcake fanzine where he is currently the managing editor.
Saturday, July 20, from 2-3 p.m. | Willow Branch Library
Register for the FREE author talk!
Attention River City Readers:
Are you participating in Mayor Deegan's River City Readers challenge? Through the Beanstack app, children and their caregivers will be able to log their reading minutes with an individual goal of reading at least 20 minutes per day. Our citywide goal of reading a million minutes in 2024 was completed this month! Will you help us to reach our new goal? At the end of the year, the city’s top young readers will be given prizes!
Join the Challenge
- Go to the Google Play Store or Apple App Store. Download and open the Beanstack Tracker app.
- You can also register and log your reading minutes on the Beanstack website at https://jaxpl.beanstack.com.
- Using the Find a Site search bar, type Jax Library or River City Readers
