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“Becoming A Trans Inclusive Library” - An Evening with Comics Artist Archie Bongiovanni

Event Type
Other
Sponsor
Diversity Committees of the University of Illinois Library and the School of Information Sciences
Date
Sep 24, 2020   7:30 pm  
Registration
Registration
Contact
Spencer D. C. Keralis
E-Mail
spencerk@illinois.edu
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Originating Calendar
Campus Humanities Calendar

This event is part of the Becoming A Trans Inclusive Library project. Registration is required; all are welcome. Register by September 22.

Archie Bongiovanni is a cartoonist and illustrator living in Minneapolis. Their graphic novel, A Quick And Easy Guide To They/Them Pronouns was published with Limerence Press/Oni Press and has been praised by School Library Journal (starred review), was a Publishers Weekly Favorite Reads of 2018, a 2018 Chicago Public Library Best Book Of The Year for Teen Nonfiction and one of YALSA's Great Graphic Novels For Teens. Their newest graphic novel, Grease Bats was released by BOOM! Studios in fall 2019.

 

Funding for this event comes from a Strategic Programs Initiative Fund grant from the Executive Committee of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign University Library. We are grateful for their support.

 

 

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