[aisle] Manga Club/Event

[Ann Marie Jinkins]

Our GACME Club (Graphic, Anime, Comic, and Manga Enthusiasts) is in its
12th year.  A few things we've learned/done over the years:

   - Although I maintain the GRA collection in the LMC, the lead adviser is
   now one of the math teachers who's REALLY into manga himself.  (I'll admit
   I was burned out and he's a great fit.)
   - The club meets every Monday after school.
   - Depending on the space needed for the week's activity, the club meets
   in his room or  the LMC.
   - Every week is different from the last: book talks, games, group reads,
   cosplay, field trips.
   - GACME tries to read one book together per semester, with books coming
   from member purchases or ILL.
   - Field trips: comic book store, Barnes & Noble, movie, presentation of
   classic comics in NIU's rare book room, "comics as art" exhibit at NIU.
   - We've only had three different T-shirts since 2007.  T-shirts aren't
   as important to GACME as other clubs and teams here.
   - I try to spend 1/3-1/2 of the proceeds from our annual Rotary Club
   Reading fundraiser on the GRA collection with GACME input.
   - Some of our most popular series in the GRA collection have come from
   members' own collections when they graduate as a "legacy" gift to GACME.

Good luck as you build your clubs!  A lot of my colleagues laughed at me
when I started the club, but it has outlived Environmental Club, Feminist
Club, and a few others.

Mrs. Ann Marie Jinkins
Librarian
Rochelle Township High School
1401 Flagg Road
Rochelle,  IL 61068

(815)562-4161, ext. 4112

ajinkins at rthsd212.org


On Wed, Sep 11, 2019 at 7:23 AM Brinkman,Jessica via AISLE <
aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> I had my students take a survey, and many of them indicated they would
> like to see this happen in our library.
> We have a section of Manga books, but other than cataloging and processing
> them, I have absolutely no idea about this genre.
> Has anyone done a club and/or event and if so, could you PM me some things
> that helped you do this?
> Also, I would be interested in bringing in a guest for a manga or anime
> event. If anyone has someone they have in mind, I would really like to hear
> what you think.
> Thanks in advance.
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> Jessica Brinkman
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