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American Library Association's Graphic Novels & Comics Round Table - Library Workers, Educators & Comics Advocates Unite! https://www.ala.org/gncrt #libcomix #educomix #comicslibrarianship #readmorecomics #ForOurLibraries

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ALA’s Graphic Novels & Comics Round Table @ NYCC WB-19 @libcomix.bsky.social · 6d

Come find the comics librarians tomorrow and all weekend at #NYCC! We are in Writers Block #19 - which is right by Artist Alley aisle K/L

Grab some stickers, some ribbons and some resources to fight back about book bans!

#libcomix #graphicnovels #comics #booksky

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THE FANBASE WEEKLY Podcast @thefanbaseweekly.bsky.social · 2d

@comicsbeat.bsky.social: NYCC '25: Presenting the 2025 Harvey Awards winners

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NYCC '25: Presenting the 2025 Harvey Awards winners

Here are all the winners of the 2025 Harvey Awards, presented Friday, October 10 at New York Comic Con 2025.

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ALA’s Graphic Novels & Comics Round Table @ NYCC WB-19 @libcomix.bsky.social · 2d

#NYCC Day 4!

#BannedBooksWeek #StandUpForLibraries

ALA’s Graphic Novels & Comics Round Table @ NYCC WB-19 @libcomix.bsky.social · 3d

if you’re at @newyorkcomiccon.bsky.social, stop by booth WB-19 and take a #libraryselfie to show your support and #standupforlibraries

We’ll be here on Sunday too!

#libcomix #letfreedomreadday #comics #nycc

G.I. Robot saluting and holding a I love libraries sign

Splatoon squad posing while one hold a I love libraries sign

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Top Shelf Productions @topshelfcomix.bsky.social · 3d

Add this panel to you to do list for #NYCC!

Join legendary actor, activist, and author George Takei for a rare and personal conversation to close out his national book tour for #ItRhymesWithTakei.

TOMORROW at 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM, in room #409!

#GeorgeTakei #StarTrek

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Unite Against Book Bans @uabookbans.bsky.social · 3d

We need to get the word out: Censorship is /so/ 1984!

Make a digital photocard holder or frame with a picture of you (or your bias!) holding a book and encourage others to #UniteAgainstBookBans. Here are some templates if you need inspo: www.canva.com/design/DAG1g...

#BTS #RM #BannedBooksWeek

A digitally decorated photocard holder with Censorship is So 1984, Unite Against Book Bans, and Read Banned Books! on it. The photo in the middle is of RM from BTS holding up a book and reading a Read Banned Books hat.

A digital frame with Censorship is So 1984 on it. A person is in the middle holding up a copy of George Orwell's 1984.

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ALA’s Graphic Novels & Comics Round Table @ NYCC WB-19 @libcomix.bsky.social · 3d

Or - if you’re at @newyorkcomiccon.bsky.social today, stop by booth WB-19 and take a #libraryselfie to show your support and #standupforlibraries

#libcomix #letfreedomreadday #comics #nycc

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American Libraries magazine @amlibraries.bsky.social · 4d

Close out #BannedBooksWeek with inspiring quotes about the importance of diverse stories and the threats against them. https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/2025/10/09/noted-and-quoted-intellectual-freedom/

Noted and Quoted: Intellectual Freedom | American Libraries Magazine

Here's how a few notable figures American Libraries covered have reflected on advocacy, diverse stories, and censorship-free libraries.

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Queens Public Library @qplnyc.bsky.social · 4d

The best way to fight book banning is to read #BannedBooks!

This October, in honor of #BannedBooksWeek, you can download these 10 great books, available with no waits or checkout limits through Oct. 31, on OverDrive and using @libbyapp.com!

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#FreedomToRead

The words "Freedom to Read. Recommended Banned or Challenged Titles, Always Available with No Checkout Limits on OverDrive!" and the covers of the ten available eBooks, on a red background.

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Loida García-Febo @loidagarciafebo.bsky.social · 5d

Advocacy and outreach remain at the heart of librarianship. Proud to support libraries and reading at the 2025 #NYCC @libcomix.bsky.social @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social

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ALA’s Graphic Novels & Comics Round Table @ NYCC WB-19 @libcomix.bsky.social · 5d

OMG we had such a great first day @newyorkcomiccon.bsky.social !

More than 300+ people stopped by today to #showupforlibraries - including #bannedbooksweek Honorary Chair @georgetakei.bsky.social

#skybrarians #libcomix #booksky #tlsky #comics #graphicnovels

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Loida García-Febo @loidagarciafebo.bsky.social · 5d

Librarians at the #NYCC @libcomix.bsky.social @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social

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ALA’s Graphic Novels & Comics Round Table @ NYCC WB-19 @libcomix.bsky.social · 6d

*against book bans

Time for this comics librarian to go to bed and stop scrolling…

a bald man in a red uniform with a star trek logo on his chest .

ALT: a bald man in a red uniform with a star trek logo on his chest .

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ALA’s Graphic Novels & Comics Round Table @ NYCC WB-19 @libcomix.bsky.social · 6d

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ALA’s Graphic Novels & Comics Round Table @ NYCC WB-19 @libcomix.bsky.social · 11d

It's that time of year again!
Participate in live chat and trivia, experience a live dramatic reading of a graphic novel excerpt, and screen a movie!
#LibComix

Booklist Publications @ala-booklist.bsky.social · 14d

Join the round tables of the @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social (GameRT, GNCRT, FMRT, IRRT, RRT, & IFRT) on 10/24 for a day of interactive sessions about intellectual freedom, popular media, and moral panic, as well as conversations about how libraries work to protect the freedom to read: bit.ly/4gLpmh4

Promotional graphic for Intellectual Freedom Spectacular happening Friday, October 24 from 10:00-4:30 p.m. CT

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ALA’s Graphic Novels & Comics Round Table @ NYCC WB-19 @libcomix.bsky.social · 14d

Taco and music lovers, rejoice! Adam Wallenta has you covered. Punk Taco and his band of misfits, rock out across the universe, spreading peace and love through music, while helping those in need, and making friends.
#LibraryCardSignUpMonth #CreatorsGetCarded #LibComix

Adam Wallenta holding a Killingworth Public Library card in front of a book shelf with Punk Taco books on it.

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ALA’s Graphic Novels & Comics Round Table @ NYCC WB-19 @libcomix.bsky.social · 15d

Crazy Like a Fox: Adventures in Schizophrenia, an autobiographically-inspired graphic novel, explores mental health and schizophrenia in a surprising and emotionally honest story with a fantastical cast of animal characters. #LibraryCardSignUpMonth #CreatorsGetCarded #LibComix

Christi Furnas holding a tabby cat and a Minneapolis Library card

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ALA’s Graphic Novels & Comics Round Table @ NYCC WB-19 @libcomix.bsky.social · 15d

Don't forget to sign up if you want to help us out at #NYCC

#LibComix

ALA’s Graphic Novels & Comics Round Table @ NYCC WB-19 @libcomix.bsky.social · 26d

NYCC returns Oct 9-12 and for the first time in years, GNCRT will be there!
(Writers block booth WB-19)

💪 We are looking for volunteers to help up staff the booth!
bit.ly/GNCRT_NYCC25

You do NOT need to be a current GNCRT or ALA member to volunteer!

New York City Comic Con entrance with a giant Goku and large crowd

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ALA’s Graphic Novels & Comics Round Table @ NYCC WB-19 @libcomix.bsky.social · 15d

You can reach out to us using our contact form on our website, and we can add you to our list for next year! Just select the "Creators Get Carded Committee" from the committee list when submitting.

www.ala.org/gncrt/contac...

ALA’s Graphic Novels & Comics Round Table @ NYCC WB-19 @libcomix.bsky.social · 16d

Our young hero destined to defeat an evil lord embarks on a hilarious, action-packed journey filled with jokes, friendship, and villains having a mid-life crisis in Dragon Forged: Sword of the Champion by Eric Lide
#LibraryCardSignUpMonth #CreatorsGetCarded #LibComix

Eric Lide holding a South Brunswick Public Library Card with his book Dragon Forced sitting behind him.

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ALA’s Graphic Novels & Comics Round Table @ NYCC WB-19 @libcomix.bsky.social · 18d

Perfectly themed for this month! Follow the story of a queer library worker searching for love online, artistic validation in New York City, and the perfect book in Checked Out by Katie Fricas
#LibraryCardSignUpMonth #CreatorsGetCarded #LibComix

Katie Fricas holding her book Checked Out and a Brooklyn Public Library card

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ALA’s Graphic Novels & Comics Round Table @ NYCC WB-19 @libcomix.bsky.social · 18d

Explore the life of Will Eisner, one of the most influential artists in the history of comics, in a comics biography by Stephen Weiner. And catch Stephen at his local library this #CreatorsGetCarded and #LibraryCardSignUpMonth
#LibComix

Stephen Weiner standing outside holding his Cary Memorial Library card

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ALA’s Graphic Novels & Comics Round Table @ NYCC WB-19 @libcomix.bsky.social · 19d

Kids are still weird by Jeffrey Brown, chronicles his life as a parent while his children speak brutal truths and make unintentionally hilarious observations in this charming collection of comics.

#LibraryCardSignUpMonth #CreatorsGetCarded #LibComix

Jeffrey Brown holding his book Kids are still weird and his Chicago Public Library Card

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ALA’s Graphic Novels & Comics Round Table @ NYCC WB-19 @libcomix.bsky.social · 20d

Red Harvest by Michael Cherkas, based on tragic events that took place in Soviet Ukraine from 1929 to 1933, takes readers through the memories of a Ukrainian immigrant who was the only member of his family to survive the famine #LibraryCardSignUpMonth #CreatorsGetCarded #LibComix

Creator Michael Cherkas holding his book Red Harvest along with his Toronto Public Library card

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ALA’s Graphic Novels & Comics Round Table @ NYCC WB-19 @libcomix.bsky.social · 21d

When the US President is assassinated, a female Secret Service agent protect the Vice President at all costs from a mass conspiracy to preserve what’s left of American democracy in The Recount by Jonathan Hedrick
#LibraryCardSignUpMonth #CreatorsGetCarded

Creator Jonathan Hedrick holding his Brevard County Library card.

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ALA’s Graphic Novels & Comics Round Table @ NYCC WB-19 @libcomix.bsky.social · 22d

The cover of Punk Rock in Comics illustrated by J.T. Yost captures the energy and attitude of punk music. Fans should make sure to grab a copy for a deep dive into the inception and history of punk.

#LibraryCardSignUpMonth #CreatorsGetCarded #LibComix

Creator J.T. Yost holding a copy of Punk Rock in Comics and his New York Public Library card.

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