Have a case of the winter blahs?
Cabin fever?
Dislike of mall walking?
Why not snuggle up to your favorite device
and be taken away to where you can learn how to devise fresh and innovative library programs, allowing patrons to become their favorite villains, heroes/superheroes, anime, movie, TV or game characters!
Connect your library collection to the
world of cosplay during this highly informative webinar with known expert, Ellysa Kroski….
WNYLRC Winter Webinar: Cosplay Programs for Your Library
Date: Tuesday, February 2, 2016; 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
Description:
Cosplay, comics, anime, and geek culture have exploded into the mainstream over recent years and have resulted in a thriving community of costume enthusiasts and pop culture fans. Today’s cosplayers find inspiration in the pages of comics, classic literature,
and even history, as well as in film, television, and video games. They utilize many materials and techniques, including 3D printers, thermoplastics, craft foam, and fabric to design their costumes and props.
Whatever your level of experience with cosplay and event planning, whether or not your library is new to fandom-style programming, you’ll learn something new, fun, and interesting. Learn all about
the world of cosplay and how libraries can host cosplay events, workshops, makerspaces, clubs, and more!
Location: webinar - login information will be provided
Speaker: Ellysa Kroski is the Director of Information Technology at the New York Law Institute as well as an award-winning editor and author of 35 books including
Law Librarianship in the Digital Age for which she won the AALL’s 2014 Joseph L. Andrews Legal Literature Award. Her ten-book technology series,
The Tech Set won the ALA’s Best Book in Library Literature Award in 2011. She is a librarian, an adjunct faculty member at Pratt Institute, and an international conference speaker. She blogs at
Cosplay, Comics, and Geek Culture in Libraries, and has published
Cosplay in Libraries: How to Embrace Costume Play in Your Library
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Heidi Bamford, Outreach & Member Services Coordinator
Western New York Library Resources Council, a member of the Empire State Library Network
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