NCLA Pop Culture Committee

May 11, 2024 By

The NCLA Pop Culture will be at Cradle Con at the Cradle of Aviation on Saturday, May 18 and Sunday, May 19! If your Library is hosting a con or pop culture event in 2024 that you would like us to promote at Cradle Con, please let us know! You can email the name of the […]

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NCLA Pop Culture Committee presents “Draw it Out: Mental Health in Graphic Novels”

April 20, 2023 By

Join the Pop Culture Committee and learn how graphic novelists dive into their craft and express their emotions with discussions from graphic novelists and comic creators Matt Tarpley (Cat’s Cafe), Jason Katzenstein (Everything is an Emergency: an OCD Story in Words and Pictures), and Laura Lee Gulledge (The Dark Matter of Mona Starr). Wednesday, May […]

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NCLA’s Pop Culture Committee Presents: Representation Matters: Seeing Yourself in the Story

April 20, 2022 By

Please join the Pop Culture Committee on May 24 from 10:00 to 11:30 AM for a panel discussion on the importance of all types of representation in youth literature. We’ll be joined by Kyle Lukoff (When Aidan Became a Brother, Call Me Max), Kelly Fernandez (Manu!), and esteemed librarian James Grzybowski. Our panelists will be […]

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Queer Content for All Ages presented by LILPA and NCLA’s Pop Culture Committee

June 4, 2021 By

Join Long Island Library Pride Alliance & NCLA’s Pop Culture Committee as we hear from three creators who will share their processes for creating queer content for children, teens, and adults. Meet Queer Kid Stuff creator Lindz Amer, Adult creative nonfiction author Lori Soderlind, and YA novelist Robin Talley! Tuesday, June 22 at 11:00 am […]

Filed Under: LILPA, Pop Culture Committee

Appropriation vs. Appreciation: Planning a thoughtful program

February 10, 2021 By

Join NCLA’s Pop Culture Committee and Library Staff of Color Committee for a discussion on the line between appropriation and appreciation. While we always try our best not to cross that line when planning programming in celebration of various cultures and holidays, inadvertent missteps sometimes occur. We are very excited to welcome our panelists: • […]

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SOLD OUT — NCLA Pop Culture Committee presents STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER

October 18, 2019 By

**PLEASE NOTE: THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT! Thank you!** An NCLA Fundraising & Social Event for NCLA Members and their family and friends. Come see the new Star Wars movie on opening weekend! A Star Wars FX lightsaber (value: $75+) will be raffled off! Cosplay is encouraged! Sunday, December 22 at 9:30 AM at the […]

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NCLA Emerging Librarians, Pop Culture, and Computers & Technology Committees present Technology Petting Zoo & Brew

October 8, 2019 By

Are you a new librarian looking to discover the coolest tech items in libraries and meet others already in the field? Or perhaps the library you work for is hoping to introduce something cutting-edge for your community to experience? Join us for our “Technology Petting Zoo & Brew” event! We will be showcasing the latest […]

Filed Under: Computers and Technology Committee, Emerging Librarians Committee, Pop Culture Committee