Re: Graphic novels for Teenagers -- Rationale

[S Brisco <sbrisco021@HOME.COM>]

I had a college student who was a library assistant for me at Oklahoma State
University for two years--she's still there, I've moved to Texas.  She did a
wonderful research paper on the rationale for the use of Graphic Novels in
school libraries.  She ended up receiving some publicity in American
Libraries magazine, was contacted to do a poster session at ALA in San
Francisco (but was not able to attend), but did do a poster session at the
Oklahoma Library Association meeting last spring, and another session at
Oklahoma's Encyclo-Media conference this fall--the state's librarian
convention.

I know her well enough to know that she won't mind if I send you (all) her
email address.  I believe she is an outstanding up-and-coming future
librarian for young adults and children.  Her name is Emily Williams and you
may contact her for additional information, her report, or any justification
that she might offer.  (She even has her own webpage of "female characters
in comic and graphic novel--even the Power Puff girls are there...it's too
cool!)  Check out her information and give her a chance to let you know
what's happening in the real world of graphic novels and libraries.

Her name is Emily Williams and her email is:  erw@okstate.edu
Her Fan Girl webpage is available at:
http://www.angelfire.com/comics/fangirl/

Tell her I sent you!

Shonda Brisco
Teacher / Librarian
Fort Worth ISD
sbrisco021@home.com


----- Original Message -----
From: "Sandra Parks" <sparks@RICA.NET>
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Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2001 1:32 PM
Subject: Graphic novels for Teenagers -- Rationale


> In defense of a book which has been challenged in our library (Watchmen by
> Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons) I am compiling a rationale for having graphic
> novels in our collection. There's one very good Booklist article about
> graphic novels but other than that I am coming up dry.
>
> Does anyone have any good sources I can incorporate into my defense?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> --
> Sandra Parks
> Harrisonburg High School
> 395 S. High St.
> Harrisonburg, VA 22801
> 540.433.2651; FAX 540.433.3595
> sparks@harrisonburg.k12.va.us
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