Murder Mystery, Graphic Novels, and More: Innovative Programs for Engaging Teens in Your Library [Paperback]

This book offers step-by-step details on how to plan and execute library workshops and programs to inspire creativity in teens.

Music, movies, graphic novels, and magazines for teens are now commonplace in libraries, and librarians are in a unique position to go beyond simply providing teens with access to them; they can engage teens in creating and sharing their own original content. Written in a light, accessible manner, this book empowers youth services librarians to do just that.

Murder Mystery, Graphic Novels, and Moreprovides instruction on hosting creative workshops dedicated to creating and publishing graphic novels; writing and performing interactive murder mystery events; creating animation films; and moreall within a reasonable budget. The chapter on creating graphic novels is itself an original graphic novel drawn by the author, who is also a comic book artist, and a portion of the book lists and explains different creativity games both short and long that may be used as everything from icebreakers to exercises to programs in their own right.

Thane Bensonis librarian for Denver Public Library. He is the writer and artist of the mystery graphic novelBurnt, the comic book miniseriesQuick: The Clockwork Knight, and the serial web comicHellHole.Many useful ideas make this a handy manual. VERDICT: A go-to for overworked librarians who want to bring some pizzazz to their programming. School Library Journal

Introduction
Chapter 1 Creativity Games: Having Fun with Words and Pictures
Chapter 2 Graphic Novel Creation
Chapter 2 ? Teaching Graphic Novel Creation
Appendix I Using Paint.net: A Quick and Easy Introduction to Digital Art
Appendix II Getting Your Comic Print-Ready Using Scribus
Chapter 3 Creating and Hosting Your Own Murder Mystery Event
Chapter 4 Animation: Making Things Move
Conclusion