[aisle] Manga Club/Event

[Sullivan, Kathy]

Great ideas - thx!

On Wed, Sep 11, 2019, 9:34 AM Ann Marie Jinkins via AISLE <
aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> 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.
>>
>>
>> Jessica Brinkman
>> *Librarian/Media Specialist*
>>
>> *815-426-2103 X 6815 brinkmanj at hcusd2.org <brinkmanj at hcusd2.org>*
>>
>> *My Current Reading Pile Includes: *
>>
>> *“I waited for my feelings pages to dry, and then I went and got tape
>> from the kitchen and hung them up on the wall inside my hideout.” *
>> *Only Child *by Rhiannon Navin
>>
>>
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>> *HCUSD#2 webpage: www.hcusd2.org <http://www.hcusd2.org> *
>> *HHS Media Center webpage: http://goo.gl/zrfld3 <http://goo.gl/zrfld3>*
>>
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