Name: Kodomomuke: Manga for Children
Start: 2026-04-23T11:10:00-0400
End: 2026-04-23T12:00:00-0400

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Kodomomuke: Manga for Children

Thursday April 23, 2026 11:10am - 12:00pm EDT

200 B

Manga and anime are popular with tweens and teens, but many of those series might not be age- and developmentally- appropriate for juvenile collections. Join Comics enthusiast Scot Smith as he discusses how to build, organize, and and promote a collection of manga for children. He will highlight popular series as well as talk about some of the issues of developing a collection of children's manga in school and public libraries.

Speakers

Scot Smith

Assistant Professor of Practice, University of Tennessee--Knoxville

Scot Smith is an Assistant Professor of Practice in the School of Information Sciences at the University of Tennessee. Before changing careers, he worked in school libraries for more than 25 years. He served on the 2018 Printz Award committee and has read for the jury of the Schneider... Read More →

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Thursday April 23, 2026 11:10am - 12:00pm EDT
200 B

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2026 TNLA Conference

Scot Smith

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2026 TNLA Conference

Scot Smith

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