ALA’s Graphic Novels & Comics Round Table

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Chris Schweizer, at his booth, holding physical copies of the awards seals he designed for the outstanding comics awards winners and honorees.
Maia Kobabe smiling at camera amidst signing a pile of Gender Queer: the annotated edition
Briana Loewinsohn (Raised By Ghosts), Peter Kuper (Insectopolis: A Natural History), Ben Applegate (editor/translator of Search and Destroy by Atsushi Kaneko) and Christopher Woodrow-Butcher (editor)
Camera panning through some booths in ALA artist alley
Doodles on a large white sheet of paper hanging in front of a table. Doodles are all different styles and sizes. Speech bubbles from some of them saying various phrases. Join GNCRT. Your adventure begins here. Friday is chaotic. Comics! And more
Graphic Novel and Comics Round Table comics lounge
Amie speaking at podium with coffee cup in one hand and gesturing with the other.
GNCRT Friday Forum panel. Shauntee at podium speaking. Right to left: Tina, Deimosa, Amie, and Gina sitting at table.
Celebrate the Outstanding Comics Awards. Sunday June 18th at 5:30 PM. ALA Annual Chicago, Graphic Novels and Comics Round Table.
Graphic for GNCRT Magical Tea Saturday June 27th
Graphic of the GNCRT Graphoc Medicine Meet up
Celebrate the Outstanding Comics Awards. Sunday June 18th at 5:30 PM. ALA Annual Chicago, Graphic Novels and Comics Round Table.
Tuesday, June 18th 11am PT / 2pm ET. Pride is better Together! RRT x GNCRT Collaboration Core List
Graphic for GNCRT Magical Tea Saturday June 27th
Graphic of Comincs Lounge Booth #1137 Saturday
Graphic for GNCRT Friday Forum Panels
Graphic of Comics Lounge Volunteers Needed
Graphic for RRT x GNCRT Collaboration List webinar
2026 GNCRT Volunteer Applications
Graphic for the 2026 Will Eisner Graphic Novels Grants for Libraries recipients
Graphic for 2026 Volunteer Application Now Open
Tuesday, June 18th 11am PT / 2pm ET. Pride is better Together! RRT x GNCRT Collaboration Core List
Graphic of GNCRT 2026 Volunteer Applications Now Open
Graphic for the GNCRT Metdata & Cataloging Committee virtual panel
Graphic of the GNCRT Metadata & Cataloging Virtual Panel
Graphic that reads Comics Librarian Conference Travel Grant Recepient Announced!
Graphic of the GNCRT Board Seats Member-At-Large. Application deadline is April 12th
Yellow background with black text that reads "GNCRT Metadata & Cataloging Committee Local Cataloging Practices for Comics and Graphic Novels. Looking at how comics and graphic novels are cataloged in practice, it seems like every library does things differently. April 21, 2026 1:30 PM ET, 12:30 PM CT, 11:30 AM MT, 10:30 AM PT"
An orange and yellow starburst background with clouds lining the bottom in a dynamic, comic book-like explosion. The GNCRT logo is centered on the right side. The text reads "Comic Book Club, Topic: Eco-Comics / Environmental, Date: Monday, April 6 at 6 PM CST"
Graphic of the GNCRT Board Seats Member-At-Large. Application deadline is April 12th
Graphic of the Comics Librarian Conference Travel Grant. Applications are due March 22nd
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Graphic of the GNCRT Comics Librarian Conference Travel Grant. Deadline to apply: March 22, 2026
An orange and yellow starburst background with clouds lining the bottom in a dynamic, comic book-like explosion. The GNCRT logo is centered on the right side. The text reads "Comic Book Club, Topic: Eco-Comics / Environmental, Date: Monday, April 6 at 6 PM CST"
Graphic for GNCRT Comics Librarian Conference Travel Grant
Graphic of Comic Librarian Conference Travel Grant. 2 recipients will be selected to receive reimbursement of up to $3,000. Deadline to apply: March 22,2026
Graphic of "Lists, Awards, & Juries committees volunteer form are open!"
Graphic for "Booklist's Guide to Graphic Novels in Libraries. Call for Submissions. Deadline extended to Feb 9th!". Green background with clouds in the top lefthand corner and bottom righthand corner
Graphic for Best Graphic Novels for Children Reading List
Graphic for Best Graphic Novels for Adults Reading List
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Graphic Novels and Comics Round table and the Rainbow Round Table announces their Collaboration Core List for 2026. Graphic novels by and about LGBTQIA+ people for all ages and in a range of genres with diverse characters and stories
Graphic Novels and Comics Round table announces the 2025 Outstanding comics awards for Adults, Young Adults, Children for Fiction, Non-fiction, and series. Book covers of the winners in the background.
Learn about GNCRT Board Seats. Treasurer. Two year commitment. Be prepared to crunch numbers & understand budget calculations. Knack for spreadsheets. Deadline to apply is December 12, 2025
Learn about GNCRT Board Seats. President-Elect. A three year commitment. desire to lead. A strong vision for the round table. Forward facing, clear communicator. Nominations open - Deadline to apply is Dec 12, 2025
Cyber Monday. December 1st, 2025. Save 30% on $70+ orders!
Graphic Novels and Comics Round Table Lists, Awards, & Juries committees volunteer form open! Deadline to apply Nov 30, 2025
GNCRT Lists, Awards, & Juries committees volunteer form open! Deadline to apply is November 30, 2025 *Must be a GNCRT member. Read more on our website.
Will Eisner Week. March 1-7, 2026. Dream Big! Read a Graphic Novel
GNCRT Accepting volunteer applications for Lists, Awards, & Juries committees. Deadline to apply: Nov 30, 2025. You must be a GNCRT member to volunteer.
The Will Eisner Graphic Novel Grants for Libraries. Applications open! Deadline January 11, 2026.
A picture of a readers advisory suggestion card from the American Library Association Graphic Novels & Comics Round Table. The suggested comics / manga / graphic novels are: #1: The arrival by Shaun Tan #2: Harry by Joe Latham #3: Level Up by Gene Luen Yang & Thien Pham Bonus suggestion(s): - Dekko Comics - DrDyslexiaDude.com Want more comics / manga / graphic novel reads? Check out the GNCRT booklists: https://www.ala.org/gncrt/awards/best-graphic-novels-reading-lists
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