1. ALLISON OSBORN JOHNATHAN WILSON TEXAS WOMAN’S UNIVERSITY Comic Books and Academia: One Library’s Participation in Free Comic Book Day

2. Free Comic Book Day Annual comic book promotion Started in 2002 First Saturday in May Variety of comics

3. Partnering Start early Store locator Contacted local comic book shop Student Survey Issues

4. Promoting your collection Different collection than public and school libraries Identified holdings within our catalog Added notes to the catalog record

5. Marketing Posters Social Media Digital Sign Hand-drawn whiteboard

6. Display Pulled graphic novels from the collection Advertised event and encouraged circulation Superhero mobile

7. Guest Speaker Partnered with English department Doctoral student Presented on comic books in higher education

8. Ties to Academia Nursing History Psychology Literature

9. Preservation Digitally archived in the Pioneer Open Access Repository (POAR) Stored in the university archives

10. Outcomes Identify graphic novels in our collection Partner with on and off campus organizations Fun with our students and staff

11. Questions?

12. Resources Comic shop locator: http://www.comicshoplocator.com/storelocator http://www.comicshoplocator.com/storelocator Diamond Bookshelf article on partnering with your local comic shop: http://www.diamondbookshelf.com/Home/1/1/20/ 823?articleID=142933 http://www.diamondbookshelf.com/Home/1/1/20/ 823?articleID=142933 Official Free Comic Book Day site: www.freecomicbookday.com www.freecomicbookday.com POAR : http://poar.twu.eduhttp://poar.twu.edu