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By Deban Becker
Librarians may host a single program or multiple programs throughout the summer.
What makes teens “Manga Maniacs”? Their intense enthusiasm for Manga! Today’s teens are accustomed to being stimulated visually, whether through text messaging, blogging, or playing video games. Many welcome the opportunity to read “graphic” novels with expressive pictures. Teens are often so engaged in their Manga novels that they are reluctant to put them down; many librarians are excited to find reading material that holds their interest.
Upon discovering “Manga Mania,” librarian Kate DiPronio successfully applied for a Texas Reads grant and with the help of librarian Deban Becker, implemented an eight-week teen summer reading program at the Georgetown Public Library in the summer of 2005. The goal was to promote library usage, reading for pleasure, and to increase literacy skills among teens. The program combined several artistic elements of Japanese culture with manga and other types of graphic novels. This chapter includes so many ideas and activities that librarians may offer Manga Mania as a single program or multiple programs throughout the summer.
Manga Modling Cultural Awareness Resource Sheet
Manga Mania Powerpoint Presentation
Published by The Library Development Division of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission (TSLAC) Austin, Texas 2009
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Length of Program - 1+ hour.
Librarians may host a single program or multiple programs throughout the summer.
Program Description
What is Manga (Mahn-ga)? Manga is the Japanese word for comics. It literally means “whimsical sketches” and it reaches far beyond the borders of Japan. Manga tells tales of romance, fashion, fantasy, and high school life through illustrations that exude emotions and captivate American teens.What makes teens “Manga Maniacs”? Their intense enthusiasm for Manga! Today’s teens are accustomed to being stimulated visually, whether through text messaging, blogging, or playing video games. Many welcome the opportunity to read “graphic” novels with expressive pictures. Teens are often so engaged in their Manga novels that they are reluctant to put them down; many librarians are excited to find reading material that holds their interest.
Upon discovering “Manga Mania,” librarian Kate DiPronio successfully applied for a Texas Reads grant and with the help of librarian Deban Becker, implemented an eight-week teen summer reading program at the Georgetown Public Library in the summer of 2005. The goal was to promote library usage, reading for pleasure, and to increase literacy skills among teens. The program combined several artistic elements of Japanese culture with manga and other types of graphic novels. This chapter includes so many ideas and activities that librarians may offer Manga Mania as a single program or multiple programs throughout the summer.
Program Materials
Manga Modling Cultural Awareness Resource Sheet Manga Mania Powerpoint Presentation
Published by The Library Development Division of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission (TSLAC) Austin, Texas 2009
This wiki is governed by the general rules of respectful civil discourse. Responsibility for posts lies with the person posting. The content of all comments is released into the public domain and is a matter of public record. The Texas State Library & Archives Commission (TSLAC) does not control the content posted, but may monitor content as it chooses. TSLAC reserves the right to remove content for any reason whatever, without user consent. Gratuitous links to sites are viewed as spam and may result in removed comments. We further reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to remove a user's privilege to post content on this site.
