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Let’s Talk Comics: Folklore, Comics, and Santa Claus

Posted by: Megan Halsband

Dr. Daniel Peretti, Assistant Professor of Folklore at the Memorial University of Newfoundland, is the author of “Superman in Myth and Folklore” (University Press of Mississippi, 2017), as well as other essays on folklore, myth, and popular culture. His current research focuses on Santa Claus, ritual, and the traditions of Christmas. Here Dr. Peretti answers …

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Alexander McCall Smith and the World of Mma Precious Ramotswe

Posted by: Amber Paranick

The following guest post was also written by Marissa Ball, Head of the Humanities & Social Sciences Section in the Researcher and Reference Services Division; Peter Armenti, a reference specialist in the Researcher and Reference Services Division; and Ashley Cuffia, a science reference specialist in the Science, Technology, and Business Division. On October 24, 2019, …

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Let’s Talk Comics: War and Military

Posted by: Megan Halsband

  From the beginning comic books have published war stories and adventures, profiling every branch of the military and visually portraying every aspect of modern warfare. Even before the United States entered World War II, Captain America fought Adolph Hitler  on the cover of Captain America no. 1 (1940). Contemporary comics on war and the …

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Back to School: Comic Books and Literacy

Posted by: Malea Walker

Comic books and graphic novels can be a great way to get kids, and people of all ages, reading. Children's comics, illustrated classic stories, and historical works can be engaging and educational. Here are a few from our collections!

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Let’s Talk Comics: Librarians

Posted by: Megan Halsband

Dr. Barbara Gordon, Librarian? Yep that’s right – not only was Batgirl a crime-fighter alongside Batman and Robin but she also had a PhD in Library Science and ran the Gotham City Public Library. A recent visit from some fellow librarians in Washington DC for the American Library Association (ALA) annual conference gave me a …

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The Joy of Reading Comics

Posted by: Malea Walker

With one of the biggest comic book collections in the world, we take our role of preserving comics seriously. But we also know that comic books are seriously fun to read! Which is why we are now trying to make our collections more accessible.