Offers public and school librarians effective strategies for building and promoting graphic novel collections that meet the needs of students.

In 1992, Maus, a graphic novel by Art Spiegelman, won the Pulitzer Prize. The genre has been growing ever since, appealing to the visual-oriented Gen-X and Gen-

"Highlights the use and focus of comics by librarians and library workers who practice critical librarianship"--

This study of the graphic novel and its growth in the library helps librarians utilize and develop this extraordinarily popular format in their library collecti

Comic Book Collections and Programming will help librarians build a collection that’s right for their library, including specialty collections for kids, teens