Graphic Empathy: Using Graphic Novels to Elevate Excluded Voices and Connect Communities

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Please be aware that while registration is unlimited, attendance is limited to the first 500 people who join the webinar.

As library workers, we are ever more challenged to ensure that our increasingly popular graphic literature collections are curated to reflect and serve the diverse identities, experiences, and voices of our communities. This webinar will explore the importance of depicting diversity in graphic literature collections and programming, offering practical strategies for building a more inclusive selection. Participants will learn how to create a thoughtful collection development plan, discover recommended selection aids, and reflect on exemplary titles that successfully showcase diversity.

At the end of this one-hour webinar, participants will:

• Be able to identify at least three goals for centering excluded voice.
• Be able to outline a simple plan for identifying the kinds of stories to center.
• Be able to identify at least three selection aids for finding title.

Join us to gain valuable insights and actionable steps for strengthening your library’s graphic literature offerings.

This webinar will be of interest to: public facing library staff who administer youth services and beyond in both public and school library environments. 

Please be aware that while registration is unlimited, attendance is limited to the first 500 people who join the webinar. This webinar will be recorded and will be available on the Infopeople webinar archive page within two business days of the live event.

Presenters:

Christina E. Taylor, MSIS, is a consulting librarian, information scientist, and educator who helps learners advance their literacy skills and critical thinking practice. In graphic literature, Christina found a calling. Thus, she’s been specializing in literacy through this format for the past ten years—in both school libraries and as an independent consultant—with goals that are largely rooted in a desire to help knit together disparate pockets within her communities of practice. As a passionate supporter of historically under-served populations in her community, she’s been: President of the Board of Directors for Girls Rock Austin, Chair of the Texas Maverick Graphic Novel Reading List Committee(link is external), Co-founder of the Central Texas Teen & Kids Comic Con(link is external), Chair of the Texas Library Association’s Young Adult Round Table(link is external), and Vice President of Social Media for Reading With Pictures.

Referral: Infopeople