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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Lato",serif;color:#082E4F">Still time to register! Join the ALA Graphic Novel and Comics Round Table </span><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Lato",serif;color:#082E4F">Wed May 17th at 4:00pm CT</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Lato",serif;color:#082E4F"> as
we conclude our three-part #LibcomixOnline webinar series: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Lato",serif;color:#082E4F">"Be Prepared! What to do when a comics challenge comes"<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Lato",serif">BEFORE a comics challenge: Jan 18. 2023 at 5:00pm EST (recording <a href="https://ala-events.zoom.us/rec/play/sRTTSvIm72UHF8e0ar7spgz6smaEfzaryuIJiZX5DRVijQnqqqa5fBl1NlU5ke1Pa0WrbtO_Ab40eQxa.0XdzXl3loPkE4ibW?continueMode=true&_x_zm_rtaid=3b8hzV4dTsCxzUPgCLz5FQ.1677907212012.dea6027e6972d68310bf780d01ea65a3&_x_zm_rhtaid=304" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0057A1">LINK</span></a> & <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1phFBSert9deSDVZzJGb5TPde_mDxE3ZbsgpoJL93YQE/edit" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0057A1">Resources</span></a>) <o:p></o:p></span></li><li style="color:#082E4F;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;box-sizing: border-box">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Lato",serif">DURING a comics challenge: Mar 15.2023 at 5:00pm EST (recording <a href="https://youtu.be/UM6xol1lHFc" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0057A1">LINK</span></a> & <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BNeaqh1iYPld4GfM9oad55rXCThzzwrv5RVIPdkIE8o/edit" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0057A1">Resources</span></a>) <o:p></o:p></span></li><li style="color:#082E4F;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;box-sizing: border-box">
<strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Lato",serif">AFTER a comics challenge: May 17.2023 at 5:00pm EST <a href="https://ala-events.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_gzHAdHFlQBWrG-VQHIK6qQ#/registration" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0057A1">Register
NOW</span></a> </span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Lato",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Lato",serif;color:#082E4F">Comics and graphic novel are amongst the most popular, most lauded, and most loved items on our shelves - and amongst the most banned and challenged materials of the past few years. Hear
from library workers, educators, advocates, and comic creators on the front lines of graphic novel challenges about what you can do to be prepared!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Lato",serif;color:#082E4F">After fighting a challenge, whatever the outcome, there are steps it's helpful to take. Our panelists will talk about the impact of comics challenges they've faced, lessons learned and how
that learning affects how they move forward. Remember, you are not alone. Our panel on </span><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Lato",serif;color:#082E4F">May 17th at 5:00pm EST</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Lato",serif;color:#082E4F"> will
help you to Be Prepared, Fight Comics Censorship, and Live to Library Another Day!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Lato",serif;color:#082E4F">REGISTER: <a href="https://bit.ly/PreparingForChallenges3" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0057A1">https://bit.ly/PreparingForChallenges3</span></a></span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Lato",serif;color:#082E4F"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<u><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Lato",serif;color:#082E4F">Speakers:</span></u><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Lato",serif;color:#082E4F"><br>
- </span><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Lato",serif;color:#082E4F">Trung Le Nguyen</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Lato",serif;color:#082E4F"> Cartoonist, Artist, Writer; Creator, The Magic Fish<br>
- </span><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Lato",serif;color:#082E4F">Tia Moore </span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Lato",serif;color:#082E4F">Reference Librarian Assistant, Bartholomew County Public Library<br>
-</span><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Lato",serif;color:#082E4F"> Gabriel Lopez</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Lato",serif;color:#082E4F"> (co-moderator) Research & Instruction Librarian and Member GNCRT Addressing
Comic Book Challenges Committee<br>
<b id="docs-internal-guid-42c13946-7fff-bd01-eee9-cbfe19d96476">- Amie Wright </b>(co-moderator) Chair, GNCRT Addressing Comic Book Challenges Committee<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Daniel Patton (he/him)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Popular Library/Music, Arts and Literature<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Detroit Public Library<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">5201 Woodward Avenue<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Detroit, Michigan 48202<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><a href="mailto:dpatton@detroitpubliclibrary.org"><span style="color:blue">dpatton@detroitpubliclibrary.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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