Comic Cons and Libraries: Opportunities for Patron Outreach Title

Edd Schneider, Peter Cannon

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Abstract

Comic books and graphic novels are a common part of public library collections. This research used quantitative survey methodologies to investigate the library-based behaviors and attitudes of attendees of a large metropolitan comic book convention. The intent is to provide context for librarians interested in patron outreach through comic cons. Results found that comic con attendees are library patrons, and provided clues for other types of outreach to related populations.

Original languageAmerican English
JournalPublic Library Quarterly
StatePublished - Jul 29 2019

Keywords

  • Comics
  • graphic novels
  • comic con
  • outreach
  • conventions

Disciplines

  • Library and Information Science

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