A reporter from the Baltimore Sun (the major paper in our state) came to our anime and manga club Thursday to interview me and some of the members. We got 3/4 of the front page of the Education part of the Anne Arundel section of the Sunday paper (so it won't be available online for me to link you to it, a pity). Not bad!
I was described as "Librarian Beth Chandler, a fan of the Japanese art form herself."
The reporter and photographer did a great job, and so did "my kids." There's a photo of Jessica, our president, who is quoted as saying "anime brings more depth to the stories." Stephanie, one of our artists and writers, was photographed showing her art sketchbook to three other members. The members talked about how much fun the club was, and I was quoted as saying "it's a bit new and different and a bit countercultural, and it draws them in." The last quote is from a member who said "I like manga, and I like the library." Joan, our Programming and Outreach coordinator at headquarters, was thrilled with that last quote!
Very satisfying! Next for the club: we're making T-shirts, probably with the club's new name: Anime Freaks.
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