The candidate form is open for the 2026 elections - you can find it here: www.ala.org/aboutala... The deadline for candidates is December 12th. Offices open for GNCRT board: President-Elect Treasurer

GNCRT now accepting volunteer applications for our Lists, Awards, & Juries committees, which will serve from January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2026. Deadline to apply is Sunday, November 30th. airtable.com/appP380...

It has been acquired! "The fate of Free Comic Book Day, the pre-eminent annual promotional event for comic stores, has been resolved through its acquisition from Sparkle Pop LLC by Universal Distribution, the companies announced." icv2.com/articles/new...

Applications Open for 2026 Will Eisner Graphic Novel Grants for Libraries Contact @libcomix.bsky.social with any questions! #libcomix 📚 www.ala.org/news/2025/10...

Applications are Open for 2026 Will Eisner Graphic Novel Grants for Libraries! www.ala.org/gncrt/ei...

It's that time of year again! Participate in live chat and trivia, experience a live dramatic reading of a graphic novel excerpt, and screen a movie! #LibComix

The Comics Laureate UK Graphic Novel list for 2025-2026 will be looking for graphic novels to be promoted to libraries. If you wish to be considered for the list, then inbox me a link to your work via Dropbox. Must have a valid UK publisher/ISBN number. Cut off DATE: 3rd Nov 2025. PLEASE SHARE! Ta!

#NYCC wrapped last Sunday but we were so busy at the @libcomix.bsky.social booth that we are JUST finishing our #libcomix #readersadvisory suggestions! Here are your suggestions @shanebperry.bsky.social George LaVigne @addictwiththeart.bsky.social Full list of comix in alt text

@comicsbeat.bsky.social: NYCC '25: Presenting the 2025 Harvey Awards winners www.comicsbeat.com/nycc-25-pres...

#NYCC Day 4! #BannedBooksWeek #StandUpForLibraries

if you’re at @newyorkcomiccon.bsky.social, stop by booth WB-19 and take a #libraryselfie to show your support and #standupforlibraries We’ll be here on Sunday too! #libcomix #letfreedomreadday #comics #nycc

Add this panel to you to do list for #NYCC! Join legendary actor, activist, and author George Takei#NYCCfor a rare and personal conversation to close out his national book tour for #ItRhymesWithTakei. TOMORROW at 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM, in room #409! #GeorgeTakei #StarTrek

We need to get the word out: Censorship is /so/ 1984! Make a digital photocard holder or frame with a picture of you (or your bias!) holding a book and encourage others to #UniteAgainstBookBans. Here are some templates if you need inspo: www.canva.com/design/DAG1g... #BTS #RM #BannedBooksWeek

Or - if you’re at @newyorkcomiccon.bsky.social today, stop by booth WB-19 and take a #libraryselfie to show your support and #standupforlibraries #libcomix #letfreedomreadday #comics #nycc

Close out #BannedBooksWeek with inspiring quotes about the importance of diverse stories and the threats against them. https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/2025/10/09/noted-and-quoted-intellectual-freedom/

The best way to fight book banning is to read #BannedBooks! This October, in honor of #BannedBooksWeek, you can download these 10 great books, available with no waits or checkout limits through Oct. 31, on OverDrive and using @libbyapp.com! queenslibrary.org/spotlight/fr... #FreedomToRead

Advocacy and outreach remain at the heart of librarianship. Proud to support libraries and reading at the 2025 #NYCC @libcomix.bsky.social @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social

OMG we had such a great first day @newyorkcomiccon.bsky.social ! More than 300+ people stopped by today to #showupforlibraries - including #bannedbooksweek Honorary Chair @georgetakei.bsky.social #skybrarians #libcomix #booksky #tlsky #comics #graphicnovels

Librarians at the #NYCC @libcomix.bsky.social @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social

Come find the comics librarians tomorrow and all weekend at #NYCC! We are in Writers Block #19 - which is right by Artist Alley aisle K/L Grab some stickers, some ribbons and some resources to fight back about book bans! #libcomix #graphicnovels #comics #booksky

It's that time of year again! Participate in live chat and trivia, experience a live dramatic reading of a graphic novel excerpt, and screen a movie! #LibComix

Taco and music lovers, rejoice! Adam Wallenta has you covered. Punk Taco and his band of misfits, rock out across the universe, spreading peace and love through music, while helping those in need, and making friends. #LibraryCardSignUpMonth #CreatorsGetCarded #LibComix

Crazy Like a Fox: Adventures in Schizophrenia, an autobiographically-inspired graphic novel, explores mental health and schizophrenia in a surprising and emotionally honest story with a fantastical cast of animal characters. #LibraryCardSignUpMonth #CreatorsGetCarded #LibComix

Don't forget to sign up if you want to help us out at #NYCC #LibComix

Our young hero destined to defeat an evil lord embarks on a hilarious, action-packed journey filled with jokes, friendship, and villains having a mid-life crisis in Dragon Forged: Sword of the Champion by Eric Lide #LibraryCardSignUpMonth #CreatorsGetCarded #LibComix

Perfectly themed for this month! Follow the story of a queer library worker searching for love online, artistic validation in New York City, and the perfect book in Checked Out by Katie Fricas #LibraryCardSignUpMonth #CreatorsGetCarded #LibComix

Explore the life of Will Eisner, one of the most influential artists in the history of comics, in a comics biography by Stephen Weiner. And catch Stephen at his local library this #CreatorsGetCarded and #LibraryCardSignUpMonth #LibComix

Kids are still weird by Jeffrey Brown, chronicles his life as a parent while his children speak brutal truths and make unintentionally hilarious observations in this charming collection of comics. #LibraryCardSignUpMonth #CreatorsGetCarded #LibComix

Red Harvest by Michael Cherkas, based on tragic events that took place in Soviet Ukraine from 1929 to 1933, takes readers through the memories of a Ukrainian immigrant who was the only member of his family to survive the famine #LibraryCardSignUpMonth #CreatorsGetCarded #LibComix

When the US President is assassinated, a female Secret Service agent protect the Vice President at all costs from a mass conspiracy to preserve what’s left of American democracy in The Recount by Jonathan Hedrick #LibraryCardSignUpMonth #CreatorsGetCarded

The cover of Punk Rock in Comics illustrated by J.T. Yost captures the energy and attitude of punk music. Fans should make sure to grab a copy for a deep dive into the inception and history of punk. #LibraryCardSignUpMonth #CreatorsGetCarded #LibComix

In Honoria: A Fortuitous Friendship by Janice Shapiro, Honoria grows up around parties held by luminaries such as Scott Fitzgerald. It’s not all glamour, though, as themes of loyalty, trauma & loneliness weave throughout the story. #LibraryCardSignUpMonth #CreatorsGetCarded

Join best bug-buds Rhino-B and Stag-B on their adventures in Bug Village as they meet termites, save the local honey supply, and even help create a library! Bug Boys by Laura Knetzger is perfect for Narwhal and Jelly fans #LibraryCardSignUpMonth #CreatorsGetCarded #LibComix

NYCC returns Oct 9-12 and for the first time in years, GNCRT will be there! (Writers block booth WB-19) 💪 We are looking for volunteers to help up staff the booth! bit.ly/GNCRT_NYCC25 You do NOT need to be a current GNCRT or ALA member to volunteer!

In his heartwarming graphic memoir Marry Me a Little, Rob Kirby recounts his marriage to his partner in 2013. With a red, white, & blue color scheme, Kirby balances humor & celebration alongside the political background of the legalization of same-sex marriage #CreatorsGetCarded

In Vattu: The Name & the Mark by Evan Dahm uses epic fantasy to tell the story of a member of a nomadic tribe who is caught in a clash of cultures. A new print edition of this webtoon is coming out soon! #LibraryCardSignUpMonth #CreatorsGetCarded #LibComix

A semi-autobiographical graphic novel, Raised by Ghosts by Brianna Loewinsohn highlights all of the messy complexities of growing up. #LibraryCardSignUpMonth #CreatorsGetCarded #LibComix

Did you know that capybaras can swim like seals? Or that they have fourteen toes? Full of interesting facts, Kevin McCloskey's upcoming book Wild About Capybaras! will teach young readers more about these incredible animals. #LibraryCardSignUpMonth #CreatorsGetCarded #LibComix

Two stories in one! While on a cruise with their father, two siblings discover a real-life werewolf wreaking havoc for passengers in Double Booking: When and Where Wolf? written by siblings Kim Shearer and Chas! Pangburn. #LibraryCardSignUpMonth #CreatorsGetCarded

Adapted into a hit Netflix series, The End of the Fxxxing World by Charles Forsman, follows two teenagers living a seemingly typical life as they face the fear of pending adulthood before a dark turn threatens both of their futures. #LibraryCardSignUpMonth #CreatorsGetCarded

Sink your teeth into the hit graphic novel series InvestiGators by John Patrick Green! Super spy alligator duo Mango and Brash travel through the sewers and fight the forces of evil with their Very Exciting Spy Technology. #LibraryCardSignUpMonth #CreatorsGetCarded

Peanut and Jelly may be lowly employees at the Crumb Dump, but the friends are determined to rise to the coveted upper crust of the Foodtopia Pyramid in Aw, Nuts! The Crumbelievable Adventures of Peanut & Jelly illustrated by David Perry #LibraryCardSignUpMonth #CreatorsGetCarded

When an asteroid unleashes a horde of alien monsters, it's up to a terrier named Holly and her owner Sam to save the day in Ten-Ton Titan Terrier, a sci-fi adventure with monster-battling action written by David Pepose. #LibraryCardSignUpMonth #CreatorsGetCarded

Siblings accidentally free a mummy cat and an adventure to find it ensues! Explore both perspectives in Double Booking: the Tail of the Mummy Cat written by real-life siblings Chas! Pangburn and Kim Shearer. #LibraryCardSignUpMonth #CreatorsGetCarded

Phantom of the Opera fans, rejoice! Victoria Grace Elliott's Please Be My Star re-imagines the classic story as a high school rom-com that features themes of loneliness, pop culture, and first love. #LibraryCardSignUpMonth #CreatorsGetCarded

Learn about the 400-million-year history of insects and the remarkable entomologists who have studied them in Peter Kuper's Insectopolis! Wish We Weren't Here features comic strips on climate change and our oligarchical future. #LibraryCardSignUpMonth #CreatorsGetCarded

Taking place over a single Christmas Day, Josh Simmons's Jessica Farm is a unique blend of horror, fantasy, family drama, and comedy. A career-spanning comics project 24 years in the making for fans of David Cronenberg. #LibraryCardSignUpMonth #CreatorsGetCarded

In their graphic memoir debut, Cara Gormally bravely and creatively uses therapy to navigate the healing from the trauma of a past sexual assault. "This book is a map for those who feel lost."-Teresa Wong #LibraryCardSignUpMonth #CreatorsGetCarded

Lovers of fantasy comics, check out Bolt City 's Amulet series, hailed by Kirkus as one of the 21st Century (So Far)! This bestselling series is available in over 20 languages and features beautiful art and action-packed adventure. #LibraryCardSignUpMonth #CreatorsGetCarded

The art of FLuX helps tell the unique story of David Alexander, who grew up between his mother's Yanomami tribe in the Amazon rainforest and his anthropologist father's American suburbs. #LibraryCardSignUpMonth #CreatorsGetCarded