collection development
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Comics in prison libraries? Huh.
In this article Martha Cornog, longtime reviewer for Library Journal, interviews Graterford Corrections librarian, Philip Ephraim, about the inclusion of comics in his prison library. Ephraim talks about the circulation statistics of comics noting that they are a small portion of the collection but well-used by patrons. As a result, Ephraim has observed an increase…
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A Wrinkle in Time: The Graphic Novel adapted and illustrated by Hope Larson
A Wrinkle in Time: The Graphic Novel by Hope Larson My rating: 5 of 5 stars I am at a disadvantage in reading the graphic novel version of A Wrinkle in Time because I don’t remember the original story enough to compare it. The only thing I do remember is “It was a dark and…
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The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle
The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle My rating: 5 of 5 stars Whenever I’m travelling, I try to read a fiction book set in the place I’m visiting. This summer when I travelled to England for the second time, I brought this book. I didn’t know this little Arthur Conan Doyle trivia…
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City of Bones by Cassandra Clare
City of Bones by Cassandra Clare My rating: 4 of 5 stars I can totally see why this is a young adult hit….female protagonist who is struggling with identity as she discovers some deep dark family secrets all the while learning that she has some new magical powers. I will definitely put it in my…
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Owly by Andy Runton
Owly, Vol. 1: The Way Home & The Bittersweet Summer by Andy Runton My rating: 3 of 5 stars I can’t say this with any certainty but Owly has the feeling of being written for school-aged children. The pictures are sweet and the text is minimal but the stories themselves seem to have a moral…
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The Arrival by Shaun Tan
The Arrival by Shaun Tan My rating: 5 of 5 stars The universal human experience of moving or migrating is beautifully illustrated in The Arrival. The fact that the story is told without words somehow brings more emphasis to the language of the new city where the main character travels to. Anyone who has travelled…
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