OLD LYME — The Phoebe Griffin Noyes Library is offering personalized book boxes for readers aged 12 to adult. The first thematic offering is Black History and the Graphic Novel – a spotlight of Black story-telling through the immersive, artful form of the graphic novel.
Once their box is ready for curbside pick, patrons will be notified. Curbside hours on Friday are 9:30 a.m. to 4:45 p.m., Saturday 9:30 a.m.-12:45 p.m., and Monday to Thursday 9:30 a.m. to 6:45 p.m.
For more great reading suggestions, for any time of year, from Black educators and Black-centered institutions, check out the stories of @olpgn_library on Instagram, where resources from diverse networks are curated and shared.
Why Read Graphic Novels?
“[Reading a graphic novel] is a fun, immersive, and beautiful way to learn about and recognize the accomplishments of black Americans throughout time, and it just might change the way you see history. The true stories of black Americans are far too often overlooked and neglected, even left out of the history books entirely. ” https://www.bustle.com/p/11-
“Research about children and graphic novels has established that children find reading graphic novels enjoyable and compelling, that graphic novels can infuse some readers with feelings of academic success in ways that traditional books do not, and that children are more likely to read graphic novels than read nothing at all… More and more, graphic novels are helping to shape children’s ideas of what is normal, acceptable, and powerful in a society they are just learning to navigate on their own. The combination of image, text, and story that graphic novels employ makes their influence a visceral and powerful one. “http://www.ala.org/aasl/
“Graphic novels have become a standard in the [book] award community for giving children new means to explore difficult subjects that may be hard to understand or digest.” https://www.