Modern Marvels: Jewish Adventures in the Graphic Novel (The Bumpidee Reader)

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First things first Olympia bibliophiles: The Olympia Timberland Library is back up and running and the whole building is open starting today!

Today is also the first day of registration for a book discussion series that will start on Saturday afternoon, January 10th and continue every other Saturday for a total of five sessions.

Event Type: Adult Book Discussion
Date: 1/10/2009
Start Time: 2:00 PM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Description:Join local scholar Danny Kadden in a five-part reading and discussion series entitled "Let's Talk About It: Jewish Literature - Identity and Imagination." The series will explore the theme of "Modern Marvels: Jewish Adventures in the Graphic Novel." The first 25 registrants will receive free copies of the graphic novels to keep. Registration begins on Monday, December 15; call, 352-0595 or stop by the library’s information desk. This program was made possible by a grant from the American Library Association and Nextbook. The series begins January 10 with a discussion of "A Contract with God: And Other Tenement Stories," by Will Eisner.
Library: Olympia Timberland Library
Presenter: Danny Kadden

Each session will begin with a 15-25 minute lecture by local Jewish scholar, Danny Kadden, to be followed by a group discussion.

http://www.nextbook.org/ala/librl_marvels.html

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Modern Marvels: Jewish Adventures in the Graphic Novel
Reese Library, ASU
Monday, Sept. 8
6:30-8:30 p.m.
Free
706-729-2166
aug.edu

AUGUSTA, GA - Augusta State University library explores the world of Jewish literature in the series Modern Marvels: Jewish Adventures in the Graphic Novel, beginning on Monday, Sept. 8.

The "Let’s Talk About It: Jewish Literature" series is a program created by Next Book and the American Library Association. Government Document Librarian Yadira Payne is responsible for the program.

The first book to be discussed is “A Contract With God” by Will Eisner. According to Payne, this book was the first to hold the title as a graphic novel.

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