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9:00am CDT

Intro to Anime and Manga: A Cram Session

Wednesday October 14, 2026 9:00am - 12:00pm CDT

Hello everyone! Please join us, Liz Dukelow and Lyndsey Kopsa, as we geek out over Anime and Manga! This session is great for newbies or hard core otakus! We cover a variety of topics including but not limited to: tropes, Japanese visual language, purchasing, reviewing, cataloging practices, age ranges for materials, collectables, censorship, fanmade content, programing ideas, and much much more!
Warning! This is a duplicate session of the presentation Liz and Richard did at the 2025 Kansas Library Association Conference.

Speakers

Elizabeth Dukelow

Central Kansas Library System

Lyndsey Kopsa

Director, Frank Carlson Library

I have been the Library Director for two rural public libraries going on six years. I currently serve a population of 5,000 with a local 2-year college that brings in students from various Kansas communities. While I'm not the most seasoned Librarian, I'm always open to talking about... Read More →

Wednesday October 14, 2026 9:00am - 12:00pm CDT
Sugarloaf 12520 Westport Parkway, La Vista, Nebraska

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NLA/MPLA Joint Conference

9:00am CDT

Elizabeth Dukelow

Lyndsey Kopsa

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