Library Journal and School Library Journal's
LibraryCon Live! is Tomorrow!

Tomorrow is our day-long celebration of fandom-beloved stories and characters, featuring the creators behind mind-bending speculative fiction, innovative comics, and fan-favorite graphic novels!

Get ready to network online with other fans and explore the virtual exhibit hall, where you'll hear directly from publishers about their newest books and engage in live chats with featured authors. Whether you're a public or school librarian, an educator of teens and young adults, or a superfan of graphic novels and sf/fantasy, don't miss this chance to meet and interact with some of your favorite stars across these genres.

Sponsor Booth Sneak Peek

Engage with our sponsors during the event and earn points to qualify for a chance to win one of three $100 Visa gift cards!

Ablaze Comics prides themselves on quality first! Visit Ablaze to chat with Filipino-creator Budjette Tan (Trese) and fan-favorite author AJ Lieberman (Graveyard Wars).

Stop by Andrews McMeel Publishing’s booth for a sampling of graphic and illustrated novels, fiction, poetry, and audiobooks from new and bestselling authors. Collect lesson plans and fun activities, and enter to win an awesome giveaway, including a set of new releases.

Join us at the BOOM! Studios booth to get free digital copies of exciting new releases. While you're there make sure you stop by and chat with Bre and Holly so they can tell you more about the amazing titles we have to offer.

Visit the Dark Horse Comics booth to chat with staff and download samplers of some of the ongoing and upcoming graphic novels we are most excited about.

DC is proud to present an all-star lineup of authors and artists, from Laurie Halse Anderson, Scott Snyder, Maggie Steifvater, Jeff Lemire, and Carmen Maria Machado! With galley links, catalogues of exciting material, and giveaway opportunities, be sure to stop by DC’s booth!

Visit Diamond Book Distributors for free digital ARCs of the most anticipated upcoming titles, lesson plans for best-selling graphic novels, and to chat with creators Phillip Kennedy Johnson (Kill a Man) and Justin Richards (Finger Guns).

Discover a unique catalog of award-winning graphic novels from across Europe, available in English for the very first time! Meet our creators, who will present to you their latest works and chat with our team who will help you enrich your collection with something out of the box!

Visit the HarperCollins Children’s booth to learn all about our new graphic novel imprint, HarperAlley! Download our graphic novel educators’ guide, request e-galleys, and chat with the editorial director of HarperAlley and comics expert, Andrew Arnold. Also be sure to catch the morning keynote from the 2020 Newbery Medalist, Jerry Craft.

Stop by Holiday House & Pixel+Ink’s booth to chat with authors Cassandra Rose Clarke (Forget This Ever Happened) and Richard Fairgray (Black Sand Beach). Check out our resources for remote learning/teaching and author videos from some of your favorites. Don’t forget to request some ARCs and enter our raffle!

Authors Diana Gabaldon (The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2020) and Emma Otheguy (Carmen Sandiego: Secrets of the Silver Lion) will be in the Houghton Mifflin Harcourt booth to chat, and staff will be there all day to discuss books for readers of all ages. Don’t miss our book giveaway!

Visit the IDW booth to learn about Redbone: The True Story of a Native American Rock Band, the "March" trilogy, and more! Hear from amazing creators including Marieke Nijkamp (Goosebumps: Secrets of the Swamp), Matt Lubchansky (Be Gay, Do Comics), and Jared Cullum (Kodi)! Resources will be available for download.

Join us at the Image Comics booth for author and artist chats, free book previews, reading and discussion guides, trailers, and the chance to win FABULOUS PRIZES!

The Library Journal staff will be in the booth all day ready to answer questions. Be sure to stop by and enter to win free PD, subscribe at a special rate, or sign up for any of our newsletters.

Stop by and meet the LibraryPass team, learn how comics can boost engagement and circulation, and enter our drawing for a free one-year subscription to ComicsPlus for your school or library!

Visit the Oni Lion Forge booth to chat with creators like François Vigneault (Titan), Justin Barcelo (Dryad), Archie Bongiovanni and A. Andrews ("A Quick & Easy Guide" series), Brian Joines (Backtrack) and Ben Eisner from Oni Games! Find exclusive extended previews of upcoming titles, bookmarks and more!

Enter the fandom in the Penguin Random House booth! Stop by for free excerpts, downloads, title lists, trailers, and more. We’re spotlighting the best in recent science fiction, fantasy, and graphic novel titles for all ages and also giving you a sneak peek at highlights from Spring 2021! 

Come by the Penguin Young Readers booth to chat with authors David Arnold and Patrice Caldwell, and pick up the latest in fantasy and sci-fi ARCs, including the highly anticipated Winterkeep by Kristin Cashore!

Random House Children’s Books is thrilled to share out of this world fantasy, science-fiction, and graphic novel titles with you at LibraryCon Live! Our stellar authors Judd Winick and Namina Forna will share their newest titles on panels, while Trung Le Nguyen and John Rocco will be in the booth to answer your questions. As always, visit our booth to browse our selection, request digital ARCs, and download resources. We can’t wait to talk with you there!

Come and visit VIZ Media, home of favorites such as My Hero Academia, Naruto, and Demon Slayer. We are thrilled to present some of our on-going, best-selling manga series as well as highlights from our upcoming lists.

It's not too late to join us on November 5!

If you have any questions, email us at ljevents@mediasourceinc.com.

If you are a service provider or publisher and would like to sponsor the event, please contact Advertising Director Roy Futterman.