In a continuing expression of the Small Press Expo’s devotion to public libraries and our desire to pack their underfunded, under-appreciated shelves with the best and brightest of independent comics. Attend SPX this fall and you can make this happen. Your ticket to the show will put indie comics into local libraries. Read about how right here. via 10engines: the shawshank redemption and a defense of libraries)
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In a continuing expression of the Small Press Expo’s devotion to public libraries and our desire to pack their underfunded, under-appreciated shelves with the best and brightest of independent comics.

Attend SPX this fall and you can make this happen. Your ticket to the show will put indie comics into local libraries.

Read about how right here.

via 10engines: the shawshank redemption and a defense of libraries)

Source: 10engines.blogspot.com

Amen. And, did we mention, SPX loves libraries. Come see us this fall and help us stock library shelves with comics and graphic novels, all at no cost to the institutions. We work with the best small press publishers to get their comics books and graphics novels into new libraries every year. Only your attendance at SPX makes this possible. In 2012 it also means you’ll get the chance to rub shoulders with Chris Ware, Dan Clowse, the Hernandez Brothers and hundreds of other incredible cartoonists and creators. I can pretty much guarantee it is the most fun, interesting and inspiring two days you can spend in comics. Do us a favor - help us spread the word! Hope we’ll see you there. via Boing Boing
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Amen.

And, did we mention, SPX loves libraries.

Come see us this fall and help us stock library shelves with comics and graphic novels, all at no cost to the institutions.

We work with the best small press publishers to get their comics books and graphics novels into new libraries every year. Only your attendance at SPX makes this possible.

In 2012 it also means you’ll get the chance to rub shoulders with Chris Ware, Dan Clowse, the Hernandez Brothers and hundreds of other incredible cartoonists and creators.

I can pretty much guarantee it is the most fun, interesting and inspiring two days you can spend in comics.

Do us a favor - help us spread the word! Hope we’ll see you there.

via Boing Boing

Source: Boing Boing

SPX loves libraries. In fact, we’re on a mission to fill them with comics and graphic novels. When you attend SPX, you help fund this mission. With your help, every year we’re able to provide local libraries with the ability to add graphic novels to their collections, provide by the independent publishers that attend the SPX festival. We provide a pull list of titles. Libraries pick what they want and SPX picks up the tab. We couldn’t do it without you - and without the incredible artists and publishers that we’re so privileged to worth with at the Small Press Expo. Viva libraries! libraryland: ©sljohnson 2012
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SPX loves libraries.

In fact, we’re on a mission to fill them with comics and graphic novels.

When you attend SPX, you help fund this mission. With your help, every year we’re able to provide local libraries with the ability to add graphic novels to their collections, provide by the independent publishers that attend the SPX festival.

We provide a pull list of titles. Libraries pick what they want and SPX picks up the tab.

We couldn’t do it without you - and without the incredible artists and publishers that we’re so privileged to worth with at the Small Press Expo.

Viva libraries!

libraryland:

©sljohnson 2012

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Source: libraryland

un: (via web-comics) Tell Congress not to censor the web
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(via web-comics) Tell Congress not to censor the web

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theartofgooglebooks: Black and blue color plates misaligned. From p. 284 of School Arts, v. 7 (1908). [Here]
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theartofgooglebooks:

Black and blue color plates misaligned.

From p. 284 of School Arts, v. 7 (1908). [Here]

Source: books.google.com

I can answer that to some extent. All Ignatz award nominees are automatically sent to LOC for inclusion in the SPX collection. There is an SPX advisory board to facilitate the inclusion of other works. Submissions were also accepted from additional exhibitors at the show. The LOC folks in attendance left with armloads of mini comics, graphic novels, etc. I think they were totally blown away!

kawaiilibrarian:

Yes, it’s librarian neepiness, but I’m really curious how the Library of Congress is going to organize these comics. Also curious how the LOC will determine which small press comics to add to their archives. Does anyone know if they are currently collecting from schools?

spx:

I posted a few shots earlier, via our Instagram feed, of some SPX guests: Roz Chast, Diane Noomin, Ann Telnaes, Jim Woodring and Jen Sorenson - along with friend of the show, Jonathan Barli and a couple of SPX staffers visiting the Library of Congress.

Here are a few more shots courtesy of SPX Exec. Director, Warren Bernard to whose sway we owe the visit. Many, many thanks to Sara Duke and Martha Kennedy of the LOC for being such wonderful and accomodating hosts.

These are the folks that will be taking care of YOUR WORK at the Library of Congress and I am very happy to tell you that they are simply awesome folks. We’re astoundingly lucky to have such great partners for the SPX collection at the LOC.

Yes, it’s librarian neepiness, but I’m really curious how the Library of Congress is going to organize these comics.

Also curious how the LOC will determine which small press comics to add to their archives. Does anyone know if they are currently collecting from schools?

Source: spx

Graphic Novels donated by Small Press Expo Here’s the announcement from the Montgomery County Public Library regarding SPX’s donation of 230 graphic novels to the library’s collection. These books will be spread across twenty branches in SPX’s home turf. Our thanks to all the participating publishes, without whom this would not have been possible. And thanks to everyone who exhibited or attended SPX. Your support of SPX made this happen. This program is in its infancy, with Montgomery county our first recipient. As Warren mentioned at the Ignatz Awards - we’re just getting started… Left to right: Collection Manager Mary Louise Daneri, Director Parker Hamilton, SPX’s Warren Bernard, and librarian / author Annette Klause with some of the donated graphic novels. via Montgomery County Public Libraries Thanks to CatFraas for the link!
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Graphic Novels donated by Small Press Expo

Here’s the announcement from the Montgomery County Public Library regarding SPX’s donation of 230 graphic novels to the library’s collection. These books will be spread across twenty branches in SPX’s home turf.

Our thanks to all the participating publishes, without whom this would not have been possible. And thanks to everyone who exhibited or attended SPX. Your support of SPX made this happen.

This program is in its infancy, with Montgomery county our first recipient. As Warren mentioned at the Ignatz Awards - we’re just getting started…

Left to right: Collection Manager Mary Louise Daneri, Director Parker Hamilton, SPX’s Warren Bernard, and librarian / author Annette Klause with some of the donated graphic novels.

via Montgomery County Public Libraries

Thanks to CatFraas for the link!

Source: montgomerycountymd.libguides.com

Some nice comments (below) from Michael Cavna at The Washington Post on SPX’s new graphic novel gift program, including a few worda from Lilli Carre who produced our astoundingly lovely bookplate. ON NOTICE: If you attend SPX last year, you helped us put 200+ graphic novels from independent publishers into local libraries. Everyone who comes this year will help us place even more. Let’s take this thing nation-wide. And as always, SPX supports the efforts of the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund. Your visit to SPX helps to ensure the protection of creator rights and preserves free speech for comic artists. I am going to hum the damn national anthem in a minute. No those are not tears. I have something in my eye. Both of my eyes. You just shut up, ok. One of the best indie-publishing events in the nation has embarked on a new way to entice and encourage more comics readers. Maryland’s Small Press Expo announced Wednesday night that it is launching a Graphic Novel Gift Program and that its first recipient has been selected: the state’s Montgomery County Public Libraries. SPX’s first offering is a gift of 230 graphic novels to the library system’s 20 branches. Small Press Expo is held each year in Montgomery County, in Bethesda. via SPX 2011: Small Press Expo launches Graphic-Novel Program with book gift for libraries - Comic Riffs - The Washington Post)
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Some nice comments (below) from Michael Cavna at The Washington Post on SPX’s new graphic novel gift program, including a few worda from Lilli Carre who produced our astoundingly lovely bookplate.

ON NOTICE:

If you attend SPX last year, you helped us put 200+ graphic novels from independent publishers into local libraries. Everyone who comes this year will help us place even more.

Let’s take this thing nation-wide.

And as always, SPX supports the efforts of the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund. Your visit to SPX helps to ensure the protection of creator rights and preserves free speech for comic artists.

I am going to hum the damn national anthem in a minute.

No those are not tears.

I have something in my eye.

Both of my eyes.

You just shut up, ok.

One of the best indie-publishing events in the nation has embarked on a new way to entice and encourage more comics readers. Maryland’s Small Press Expo announced Wednesday night that it is launching a Graphic Novel Gift Program and that its first recipient has been selected: the state’s Montgomery County Public Libraries. SPX’s first offering is a gift of 230 graphic novels to the library system’s 20 branches. Small Press Expo is held each year in Montgomery County, in Bethesda.

via SPX 2011: Small Press Expo launches Graphic-Novel Program with book gift for libraries - Comic Riffs - The Washington Post)

Source: Washington Post

SPX LOVES LIBRARIES! The Small Press Expo is launching a tremendously exciting new program for 2011 that will put more graphic novels in libraries throughout the Washington, DC metropolitan area. Starting in 2011 SPX will provide selected libraries with a donation to purchase graphic novels from a list of participating publishers that exhibit at our annual festival.  Every single book provided through this program will include the absolutely exquisite bookplate you see above, generously designed for SPX by the wonderful Lili Carre.  The purchase of these books is funded exclusively by your attendance to our festival (coming up September 10th and 11th) so come on out and bring a friend to help us grow this new initiative for 2012.  And let us say a huge thank you to all the publishers who have supported SPX over the years and who have signed on to help launch this new program. Full program details are going to be released tomorrow, including the recipient library systems. Stay tuned for that and until then, please help us spread the word! We love libraries and we know you do to. With your help, we can take this thing coast-to-coast.
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SPX LOVES LIBRARIES!

The Small Press Expo is launching a tremendously exciting new program for 2011 that will put more graphic novels in libraries throughout the Washington, DC metropolitan area.

Starting in 2011 SPX will provide selected libraries with a donation to purchase graphic novels from a list of participating publishers that exhibit at our annual festival. 

Every single book provided through this program will include the absolutely exquisite bookplate you see above, generously designed for SPX by the wonderful Lili Carre. 

The purchase of these books is funded exclusively by your attendance to our festival (coming up September 10th and 11th) so come on out and bring a friend to help us grow this new initiative for 2012. 

And let us say a huge thank you to all the publishers who have supported SPX over the years and who have signed on to help launch this new program.

Full program details are going to be released tomorrow, including the recipient library systems.

Stay tuned for that and until then, please help us spread the word! We love libraries and we know you do to.

With your help, we can take this thing coast-to-coast.

Very small press, indeed. iamdavidbrothers: “I made the book start to finish over five days, and it took about 35 hours to make I reckon. It was pretty painstaking cutting out all the gaps in the book itself, and making the books to go inside. They’re all bound like actual books, so as I waited for them to glue and dry I would design the covers for them. All the covers are copies of real book covers. They include many of Dickens’s novels, his favorite childhood books, and some of my own.” (via Explaining The Kindle To Dickens)
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Very small press, indeed.

iamdavidbrothers:

“I made the book start to finish over five days, and it took about 35 hours to make I reckon. It was pretty painstaking cutting out all the gaps in the book itself, and making the books to go inside. They’re all bound like actual books, so as I waited for them to glue and dry I would design the covers for them. All the covers are copies of real book covers. They include many of Dickens’s novels, his favorite childhood books, and some of my own.” (via Explaining The Kindle To Dickens)

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Source: neatorama.com