Creators Discuss The Importance Of Libraries In Promoting Literacy

Creators Discuss The Importance Of Libraries In Promoting Literacy

Bleeding Cool: 7.20.2017 Posted by Ray Flook

Bleeding Cool reporter Marilyn Weiss writes:

Once again, the San Diego Public Library has partnered with Comic-Con International to bring back their special series of panels called Talking Comics with America’s Educators: The Comic Conference for Educators and Librarians. This is its own free five-day mini conference that takes play during Comic-Con. The series focuses specifically on libraries and educators, and presents new innovative ways to include comics and graphic novels in the educational process.

On Thursday morning at the Creators, Libraries, and Literacy panel, librarians and educators got to meet Raina Telgemeier, Matt Holm, Molly Ostertag, Zander Cannon and Mike Lawrence and discuss the impact that libraries and librarians had on their work. The general consensus was simple: libraries are a safe place of exploration. Or, as Telegemeier lovingly stated about them, “There’s a giant heart above my head.”

Each of the creators credited their love of books and comics to having library access as children. Libraries gave many of them a place to explore all different types of literature without any barriers. And, possibly just as important, it acted as a physically safe place to stay cool and out of trouble.

Unfortunately, comics have not always been embraced by parents and teachers as educationally valuable medium. But Lawrence credited the changing attitude towards comics in education to librarians who work hard to get comics into the hands of kids.  READ MORE @