The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund is proud to release Working With Libraries! A Handbook For Comics Creators, featuring an introduction by Jeff Smith, and written by Eva Volin (Supervising Librarian, Children’s Services, Alameda Free Library, Alameda, CA), Katherine Keller (Sequential Tart, UNLV), Jessica Lee (Teacher Librarian, Willard Middle School, Berkeley, CA), Amanda Jacobs Foust (Electronic Services Librarian, Marin County Free Library, Marin, CA), and Jack Baur (Teen Services Librarian, Berkeley Public Library, Berkeley, CA).

Working With Libraries! provides comics creators with a valuable insider’s perspective on the library world and the systems librarians have to navigate to bring comics to their patrons. The handbook details the basics of public, school, and academic libraries, explains the collection development process, and offers suggestions for ways creators can collaborate with libraries in developing events and programs.

In his introduction, Jeff Smith writes, “Modern librarians have done a lot of amazing work to make sure that comics have a place in their collections. Now it’s our turn to learn what we can do to make libraries an even better place for the readers we both serve.”

Working With Libraries! advances CBLDF’s Banned Books Week education program, which also includes the Celebrate Banned Books Week! CBLDF Banned Books Week Handbook (print copies are currently available from Diamond Comics using order code JUL141050 and CBLDF.org) and CBLDF’s Discussion Guides. To learn more, visit CBLDF.org.

CBLDF’s education program is made possible by The Gaiman Foundation and CBLDF’s members.

You can download a copy of Working With Libraries! here.

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About Comic Book Legal Defense Fund

Comic Book Legal Defense Fund is a non-profit organization dedicated to the protection of the First Amendment rights of the comics art form and its community of retailers, creators, publishers, librarians, and readers. CBLDF provides legal referrals, representation, advice, assistance, and education in furtherance of these goals.