Resources

This page is meant to be a compilation of resources I’ve used during library school, my personal hobbies, and my job. Some can be seen on the Blogroll on the right-side of this website.

Websites

Anime and Manga

Anime News Network The Internet’s Most Trusted Anime News Source

Crunchyroll The leading global video service for Japanese Anime and Asian media

MangaBookshelf A network of discussion, resources, roundtables & reviews.

Graphic Novels

Comic Book Library Defense Fund Comic Book Legal Defense Fund is a non-profit organization dedicated to protecting the First Amendment rights of the comics medium.

Diamond Bookshelf Diamond Comic Distributors is committed to promoting the use of comic books and graphic novels as educational and instructional tools

Graphic Novel Reporter A website in TheBookReportNetwork.com network

Graphic Novels in the Classroom Created for the Illinois School Library Media Association 2010 Conference by Hilary Gray, a concise history with lesson plan ideas for the classroom relating to graphic novels.

Graphic Policy Where Comic Books and Politics Meet

No Flying, No Tights Graphic Novels reviewed by librarians, educators, and youth.

Books, Books, Books

Book Riot “So welcome to Book Riot—you seem like our kind of people.”

Library and Programming

ALA American Library Association

ALAN Assembly on Literature for Adolescents of the NCTE (National Council of Teachers of English)

CCGC in Libraries Cosplay, Comics, and Geek Culture in Libraries

PLA Public Library Association, a division of ALA

Teen Services Underground A guide for library staff working with teens

YALSA Young Adult Library Services Association

Literature

 

This page is continually updated! Last update: Dec. 2017