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Black Comic Book Day
In partnership with Literary Akron
2024-09-07 14:00:00
2024-09-07 17:00:00
America/New_York
Black Comic Book Day
Come celebrate the Black experience, history, and contribution to sequential art at Black Comic Book Day! Featuring a panel discussion open to all, and a networking segment for local Black artists.
Main Library - Atrium, Meeting Room 2AB
Saturday, September 07
2:00pm - 5:00pm
Main Library
Atrium, Meeting Room 2ABCome celebrate the Black experience, history, and contribution to sequential art at Black Comic Book Day! Featuring a panel discussion open to all, and a networking segment for local Black artists.
Join and participate in a special event, programmed in partnership with Literary Akron, focusing on Black history and participation in the comic book industry. Black Comic Book Day will start with a three speaker panel, open to everyone, followed by a networking section for local Black artists and writers. Visual artists, please sign up via the link below.
Panel topics
- Black history, representation and perspective, and changing views on race in comics
- Working in the comics industry as a Black professional, then and now
- Comic books as a tool for community involvement and social justice
- How is AI changing the industry and how that might affect Black creators
Networking segment: “Comics Connect!” — A mixer event aimed at connecting local visual artists with black writers
Local artists please sign up by September 4th for tables at the event.
EVENT TYPE: | Community Discussion | Books & Writing | Art & Crafts |
Main Library
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About the branch
Drive-up Window closes fifteen minutes before the building closes for the day.
Main Library, located in the heart of downtown Akron, combines compelling public space with meaningful and relevant public library services for all members of our community. Since opening in 2004, the downtown library welcomes more than one million visitors each year.
Subject divisions include: Business, Government & Science, Culture & AV, Magazines & Newspapers, Special Collections (local history & genealogy), TechZone@Main, Teen, and a 12,000 square feet Children's Library.
Special services available at Main Library include: a Patent & Trademark Resource Center; U.S. Passport and Notary services; a Microbusiness Center; a Maker Space; a resource lab for early childhood educators; and regularly scheduled computer training classes. Also available at Main Library are more than 125 public access computers, color photocopiers/printers, laminating, scanning, faxing, and free Wi-Fi.
Specialized spaces include a 425-seat auditorium, public meeting rooms, and a used bookstore. An interior glass block walkway leads to a 600-space parking garage owned by the City of Akron. An outdoor amphitheater and landscaped park complete the complex.