A leading educational organization that provides manga professional development to librarians and educators worldwide.
Webinars
Disability Visibility
Experts will discuss the importance of disability representation in manga, resources for supporting all patrons, manga titles with disability visibility, and more… Book List: Disability Visibility Resources: Disability Visibility
Manga 101
Experts discuss the history of manga, readership and genres, translation and localization, age ratings, supply chain, resources, recommendations, and more… Book List: Manga 101 Resources: Manga 101
Spooky & Scary Manga
Experts discuss spooky and scary myths and legends, why readers like to be scared, titles forcollection development, and more... Book List: Spooky & Scary Manga Resources: Spooky & Scary Manga
Manga & Anime Programs
Experts discuss building a library culture, hosting manga and anime programming, popular manga and anime series, and more… Book List: Manga & Anime Resources: Manga & Anime
Teaching with Manga
Experts will discuss the benefits of including manga in the curriculum, manga titles and lessons, addressing challenges, resources for teaching support, and more… Book List: Teaching with Manga Resources: Teaching with Manga
Social-Emotional Learning
Experts discuss how manga can support the social-emotional development of teens, finding community, titles for collection development, and more… Book List: Social-Emotional Learning Resources: Social-Emotional Learning
Supporting All Learners
Experts discuss the literary value of manga, supporting the needs of all learners, titles forbook clubs, and more… Book List: Supporting All Learners Resources: Supporting All Learners
Representation of Girls
Experts discuss the social context of gender expectations in Japan, sexuality and fanservice in manga, titles with positive representation, and more… Book List: Representation of Girls Resources: Representation of Girls
BIPOC Representation
Experts discuss the importance of BIPOC representation in manga, BIPOC creators, celebrating identity in libraries, book recommendations, and more… Book List: BIPOC Representation Resources: BIPOC Representation
The LGBTQ+ Community
Experts discuss the LGBTQ+ community, creating safe spaces and programs for patrons, titles for collection development, and more… Book List: The LGBTQ+ Community Resources: The LGBTQ+ Community
Experts discuss the importance of including manga in the collection, suggestions for purchasing, resources for collection development, and more… Book List: Why Manga? Resources: Why Manga?