Interest: Comics
Book Club Kits for Graphic Medicine
Kits contain various titles about the graphic novel art from and a specific health topic. AIDS/HIV Learn about the comic and graphic novel art form, the speciality of graphic medicine, and read graphic novels about AIDS/HIV. Find in catalog Cancer Learn about the comic and graphic novel art form, the speciality of graphic medicine, and read graphic novels about cancer. Find in catalog Caregiving/Aging Learn about the comic and graphic novel art form, the speciality of graphic medicine, and read graphic novels about caring for elderly and failing parents. Find in catalog Eating Disorders Learn about the comic and graphic …
Tales of Ikkyu
Published: November 20, 2020
Watch a short animated film about the Tales of Ikkyu and get inspired to make art!
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Roller Girl: Chapter Two
Published: September 25, 2020
Hear chapter two read aloud by a member of the Ann Arbor Roller Derby and make a graphic story of your own with 826michigan.
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Roller Girl
Hear members of the A2RD league read chapters of Roller Girl, the Newbery Award winning graphic novel by Victoria Jamieson, and get short skating lessons and safety tips.
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Roller Girl: Chapter One
Published: September 5, 2020
Hear chapter one of Roller Girl, get some skating tips, and make a friendship bracelet!
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Town Hall Anti-Racism Series: Youth Empowerment and Radical Imagination
Published: July 13, 2020
Join YDL Storytme presenter Kristen Hamilton and Kekere Freedom School to learn about anti-racism.
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Graphic Novels for Kids and Teens by BIPOC Authors
Graphic novels for kids and teens by BIPOC authors.
How graphic novels are helping doctors and patients
Published: March 2, 2020
“Something remarkable and game changing is being sparked in the alliance between comics and medicine. It’s becoming clear that these graphic narratives can deepen understanding, not only of facts but of feelings, between patients, family, and professionals. A spoonful of comics really does help the medicine go down.” – Paul Gravett, author of Comics Art and the editor of 1001 Comics You Must Read Before You Die Graphic Medicine is the use of comics in medical education and patient care. Graphic novels related to illness, aging, and other difficult topics are emerging as a robust and widely varied sub-genre of …
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Black Comics
These comics feature African American main characters.
Diverse Comics
Some of our favorite comics address issues of identity, with main characters that span boundaries of race, gender, sexuality, and religion.