Find Us at WasabiCon + How to Find FREE Manga at the Library

Monday, September 30, 2024

Find us at Wasabi Con. Image features the "Wasabizilla" mascot reading manga.

#Find Us at WasabiCon, October 11-13

Started in 2012, WasabiCon® is Northeast Florida’s largest and Jacksonville's longest running pop culture convention. The event will take place at the Prime F. Osborn III Convention Center and focuses on five key facets of fandom: Anime (including Manga & Asian Culture), Cosplay, Kpop, Tabletop Gaming, and Video Games.

Cosplayers holding a giant library card at WasabiCon 2023


Find Us in the Exhibitor Hall

Jacksonville Public Library will be an exhibitor at WasabiCon! And we're bringing tons of manga for people to read and check out at the convention. So, don't forget your library card if you'd like to take one home! Find us in the Exhibitor Hall October 11-13 at the Prime Osborn Convention Center

Table filled with library books and manga

 

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Save the Date: Jax Pop Con Vol. 2

Jax Pop Con Volume TwoDust off those capes, grab your favorite set of dice, and start your next adventure downtown at the Main Library! Jax Pop Con returns on Friday, March 21, from 1-5 p.m. and Saturday, March 22, from 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. It's a celebration of all the books, comics, video games, TV shows, and movies you love with cosplay contests, one-shot D&D sessions, video game tournaments and so much more! We're geeking out about all the possibilities!

Over the next few months we'll reach out to fellow readers, movie lovers, gamers, and local creators to make Jax Pop Con Vol. 2 even bigger and better than the first! 


Get FREE Manga On Your Phone or Favorite Device

Explore manga like never beforeIn addition to our massive graphic novel and manga collection at the Library, you have instant and free access to hundreds more titles right on your phone or favorite device! Hoopla's constantly growing collection means both seasoned fans and those new to the format can always find something fresh and exciting to read. Find popular and award-winning series from Tokyopop and Disney, re-discover classics and "essentials" like Astroboy and Neon Genesis Evangelion, or check out a new genre! 

Click here to explore the new Manga collection on hoopla!


Join Us For Comic Club at Willow Branch Library

Join a Book ClubThere’s something for everyone in the world of comics and graphic novels! Whether you can name every Robin from memory or you liked that one episode of Watchmen on HBO, join us at the Comic Club, meeting the second Tuesday of every month at 6 p.m. at Willow Branch Library. There's even a special Halloween Comic Club on Tuesday, October 29. They'll be reading and discussing Shiver, by Junji Ito.

For more Library Book Clubs and what they're reading, check out our monthly book club blogs.


Saturday Morning Cartooning

Saturday Morning Cartooning select Saturdays 9:30 a.m. - noonAre you a comic creator? Find your community and practice your skills on select Saturdays from 9:30 a.m. - noon at the Main Library! Saturday Morning Cartooning is an informal drop-in activity where local comic artists and writers meet up to share ideas and resources, cheer each other on, and collaborate on projects. There are also how-to books and other resources available for checkout from the collection. Find them next to the Zine Zone on the first floor of the Main Library.