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Jason Faculty Lutes at ALA’s Presidential Roundtable

Jason Lutes (The Center for Cartoon Studies faculty)

Jason Lutes (Berlin) will be at the 2019 ALA Annual Conference and Exhibition in Washington, D.C., talking about the state of comics. He is joining a panel with Raina Telgemeier (Smile) and Jaime Hernandez (Love and Rockets), moderated by Amie Wright from the New York Public Library, as part of the newly established Graphic Novels & Comics Roundtable in their first President’s program. The three long-working cartoonists will discuss how they have seen comics change in the last twenty years.

The ALA Annual Conference and Exhibition is from June 20 to 25 and includes a wide variety of programming, including discussion panels, awards, and author events. Jason’s event is Sunday, June 23, from 1pm–2:30pm.

Tags: ALA, Amie Wright, Berlin, Drawn and Quarterly, Fantagraphics, First Second, Graphic Novel, Jaime Hernandez, Jason Lutes, Love and Rockets, Smile

Young Adult comics at The Schulz Library

Young Adult is a booming genre. To keep things simple, in The Schulz Library we group YA and Middle Grade books. Either way, it is a popular section!

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Next Up Visiting Artist: Raina Telgemeier

Babysitter’s Club cartoonist Raina Telgemeier visits CCS this month!

One of the many wonders of The Center for Cartoon Studies Schulz Library is having several of Raina’s self-published mini-comics in the zine collection. Raina’s most recent book, Smile, is about her battle within her own mouth.

Tags: Cartoon Studies, CCS, Raina Telgemeier, Scholastics, Schulz Library, Self-published, Smile, Visiting Artists, Zine

A 32-page comic on how our government works

This Is What Democracy Looks Like comic cover

Using the power of comics to teach teens about the way our government works This Is What Democracy Looks Like, A Graphic Guide To Governance is a 32-page comic book created by The Center for Cartoon Studies (CCS). This short comic guide helps to bring democracy back to the hands of the people by explaining what democracy actually means and how the whole thing works. This guide will be a great jumping-off point to learn about our government.

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Jason Faculty Lutes at ALA’s Presidential Roundtable

Young Adult comics at The Schulz Library

Next Up Visiting Artist: Raina Telgemeier

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Let's Talk About It: A Graphic Guide to Mental Health

A 32-page comic on how our government works

The Applied Cartooning Manifesto