Book Review: Manga in Libraries: A Guide for Teen Librarians

Lowe, Sara

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Title

Book Review: Manga in Libraries: A Guide for Teen Librarians

Author(s)

Lowe, Sara

Issue Date

2024-12-16

Keyword(s)

• manga
• libraries
• public libraries
• librarians

Date of Ingest

2025-01-29T15:16:00-06:00

Abstract

Manga, comics or graphic novels originating from Japan, are popular both inside and outside of Japan. Sales of manga have quadrupled since 2020. In 2023, almost 49% of graphic novels sold were manga. This increased popularity means manga is well represented in library purchases. In 2023, according to a School Library Journal survey, manga comprised 43 percent of high school graphic novel purchases and 64 percent of respondents noted that, in their library, manga was the most popular graphic novel with teenagers. With the popularity of manga, and the rise in the amount of manga libraries purchase, Manga in Libraries’ purpose is to fill a professional development gap in public libraries. It succeeds in its purpose.

Publisher

Journal of Anime and Manga Studies

Type of Resource

text

Genre of Resource

book review

Language

eng

DOI

https://doi.org/10.21900/j.jams.v5.1799

Copyright and License Information

• Copyright 2024 Sara Lowe.
• This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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