Anime Clubs for Public Libraries: A Practical Guide for Librarians

by Chantale Pard

"Pard has created an indispensable guide for all anime clubs." Library Journal, Starred Review Anime (or “Japanese Animation”) has seen a continuing rise in popularity over the past decade of North American pop culture. Droves of die-hard, dedicated fans can be found all over comic shops, conventions, and social media at large, discussing or debating the merits of their favorite Anime fandoms. Public libraries have been quick to catch on, and have long been an excellent gathering place for this community of passionate consumers – be it for movie screenings or anime and manga collection offerings. With the recent widespread adoption of English dubbed content and the explosion of Anime merchandise sales outside of Japan, Anime and Manga are more accessible to North Americans than ever before. In addition to providing a long list of programming examples and ideas, this practical guide will teach librarians how to capture the interest of this fandom community, why the library is the perfect place to do so, and how to expand this thematic programming into further learning and socialization opportunities.

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Genres: Nonfiction

194 pages, Paperback

Published September 30, 2020

Reviews

[Anna · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good book that mainly focuses on teen anime clubs. Some of the projects are a little outdated, but I still enjoyed learning about all the different ones other librarians have used successfully in their clubs. The history of anime and anime clubs is a bit brief, but it's also not really needed for this book, though I did find it interesting. Recommended reading for those who have teen anime clubs or are thinking of starting one at their library.