Graphic Novels in Libraries Month is designed to bring attention to and promote the Library's growing graphic novel and comics collections.
If you use Kanopy or Hoopla through Jacksonville Public Library, you will experience some service changes beginning July 1, 2025.
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 November 22-24 at the Prime Osborn Convention Center.
Started in 2019 by Booklist (the American Library Association's review journal), Graphic Novels in Libraries Month brings attention to and promote the growing graphic novel and comics collections in our nation’s libraries.
Are you or someone you know unable to visit the library due to a temporary or permanent disability or illness? Jacksonville Public Library now offers a FREE service that delivers books and other library materials by mail to Duval County residents via the United States Postal Service. Available materials include regular print books, large print books, audiobooks on CD, magazines, music CDs and DVDs.
In a hurry? Can't get to the library? Jacksonville Public Library has a variety of digital content, all accessible from the comfort of home.
Looking for ways to interact with anime and manga fans? Join us for Manga Monday on October 9 from 3 - 5:30 p.m. in the Teen Room at Main Library. You'll make new friends, talk about your favorite characters, and check out the Library's massive manga and graphic novels collection. It's part of a "Week of Wasabicon," with events happening all over downtown Jacksonville. The Library will also be an exhibitor at WasabiCon! And we're bringing tons of manga for people to read and check out at the convention.
July is Graphic Novels in Libraries Month! This annual holiday was started in 2019 to highlight all of the manga, graphic novels, and comics that libraries have in their collections. Spoiler alert: it's a lot! We also use it to promote all of the fun, geeky programs and activities we offer for readers. Read on for book recommendations, program reminders and an exciting announcement!
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