ALA 2010 Annual Conference Program and Exhibit Directory

Novels For Teen Committee. What was the
experience like? How has the library world changed
since that moment? Where are we headed next?
Can a librarian change the world? Most definitely!
Panelists:Robin Brenner, Michele Gorman, Kat Kan,
Mike Pawuk, Jody Sharp
Moderated by:Pam Spencer-Holly
Superbooks: How Graphic Novels
Can Save Your Library with Amazing
Circulation Numbers
12:30p.m. – 1:30p.m.
895
Circulation drives funding, it’s a basic fact of the
library world. The creation of a dynamic collection
of graphic novels has been a boon to libraries all
over the country. It’s not surprising to see where
graphic novels representing 15% of a YA collection
can generate well over 50% of the circ for the
collection. What does this mean for the rest of
the books in your library? It’s not an argument to
replace all the prose titles with graphic novels.
It’s an amazing argument for including graphic
novels in your collection. In fact, you will wonder
why it took so long to discover the reasons.