Manga Crash Course for Your Library or Classroom

This webinar will be presented by Library Journal and will be recorded. We have up to 20 spaces available; PLAN member library staff receive priority access. You will receive a link to the webinar from Library Journal before the event.

Note: Registration closes on May 18th.

Manga has exploded in popularity across the U.S. over the past several years. More and more young people are looking for new manga titles in their libraries, and manga is proving to be an exciting opportunity to get young people engaged in libraries and classrooms. The problem is that many teachers and librarians don’t know how to incorporate manga into their programs and curricula. This crash course is here to help.

In this 2-hour crash course, you will learn how to use manga effectively in your library or classroom to increase student engagement. You will leave with tips on how to read, analyze, and teach manga, as well as ideas for manga-based programs and activities. 

The live session is scheduled for Thursday, May 25, 2023 from 2:30 to 4:30 PM CT (3:30 to 5:30 PM ET) and will be recorded for on-demand viewing.

After you attend this interactive online course and workshop, you’ll be able to:

• Increase student engagement through Manga-based programs and collections
• Evaluate Manga for age appropriateness
• Assess inclusiveness and diverse representation in Manga titles 
• Understand different types of Manga and what you should build into your collections
• Create programs that feature Manga for your library

Jillian Rudes is the school librarian at a 6th-12th grade, public school in New York City. She is the founder of Manga in Libraries, a company which provides readers’ advisory lists and hosts webinars, panels, and workshops. She is also the author of Manga in Libraries: A Guide for Teen Librarians. She received the American Association of School Librarians’ (AASL) Collaborative School Library Award in 2020 and the American Library Association’s (ALA) Scholastic Library Publishing Award in 2022. She was also deemed the “Manga Maven” by Library Journal and was selected as a Library Journal Mover & Shaker in 2022. You can find a ton of resources on her website at MangaInLibraries.com and can follow her on Twitter @JRlibrarian.