I have been trying to think of some programming ideas that would make a good tie in for Free Comic Book Day. If you have not heard about it Free Comic Book Day is exactly what it sounds like. It is a day where people can go to their local comic book store and receive a free comic. This event is intended to spread the readership of comics and help promote the art form. Free Comic Book Day is coming up soon, on May 6 and I would like to find a way to promote it and use it in our library.

I haven’t done anything yet, but I was thinking about contacting a local comic book store. My hope is that they would be willing to work with us in some way. Ideally the library will be able to get a supply of these free comic books so we could hand them out. Any other programming that could surround the day would also be fun. Some of my ideas are a comic book trading event, graphic novel book discussion group, or simply some fun displays.

If there are any other ideas on how we could tie the library into this day I would be interested to hear them. I think it is a great day for any comic book fan and simply having a display for it so our patrons know about it would be a great start. For more info about the day check out the Free Comic Book Day website, and I will keep you updated on any developments at my library.