If you believe, as I do, that libraries are the new front lines in broadening the audience for comics, then this episode is for you.

This week I talk with Sharon Iverson, Teen Librarian at the Ann Arbor District Library, about a variety of hot topics surrounding comics in libraries, including:

Getting your self-published comics into library collections. Who do you approach to see your comic in the stacks? Is it even a good idea to have your comic carried in a public or school library?

Partnering with your local library to create comics events. Sharon and I share our experiences over the last five years, growing a string of one-off events for 12 kids into some institutionalized multi-session classes and ongoing monthly comics gatherings.

Links mentioned in this episode:

* Dave Roman

* John Green

* Jim Ottaviani

* Nick Abadzis

* Audra Furuichi

* Kids Read Comics

* The Ann Arbor Art Center

Sharon also brings some terrific book recommendations for this episode:

* Feynman, by Jim Ottaviani and Leland Myrick

* Teen Boat!

* Anne Frank: The Anne Frank House Authorized Graphic Biography

* City of Spies

Here’s the video from this episode’s live stream (audio player at the bottom of this post):

//www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcWt3OsoXBE

Tune in next Wednesday live at 12:30 pm Eastern Time on Comicsaregreat.tv!

Audio hosting provided by Ka-Blam Digital Printing. This episode was recorded live at the Ann Arbor District Library.

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