Wheaton and White Oak libraries will hold free animation, graphic novel and mini comic book workshops for two age groups (youth 10+ and adults 50 and over) in July and August. Local cartoonist, illustrator, and animator Leila Cabib facilitates the workshops.
The animation workshops explore the history, science and creative possibilities of animation. Participants will create three optical toys: a thaumatrope, a zoetrope strip and a flip-book.
The graphic novel classes teach participants to create a graphic novel page using all the conventions of graphic novel storytelling: narration, dialogue, character design, dynamic page layouts and cinematic techniques.
The mini comic book workshops teach participants to write and illustrate a brief fictional, factual or a combination of both that will become six-to-eight-page narratives using one folded sheet of paper.
Students must register for the workshops which are offered at no cost. Art supplies used during the workshops are provided.
Workshops at the Wheaton Library are:
- Animation (10-15 years old). Tuesday, July 25. 10:30 -11:30 a.m. Register at https://mcpl.libnet.info/event/8672777
- Animation (50-and-over). Thursday, July 25, 1-2 p.m. Register at https://mcpl.libnet.info/event/8672779
- Create a Graphic Novel (10-15 years old). July 31-Aug. 4 (five sessions). 10:30 a.m.-noon. Register at https://mcpl.libnet.info/event/8672780
- Make a Mini Comic Book (10-15 years old). Tuesday, Aug. 15. 10:30-11:30 a.m. Register at https://mcpl.libnet.info/event/8672824
- Make a Mini Comic Book (50-and-over). Tuesday, Aug.15. 1-2 p.m. Register at https://mcpl.libnet.info/event/8672800
The Wheaton Library is located at 11701 Georgia Ave. in Silver Spring.
Workshop at the White Oak Library is:
- Create a Graphic Novel (10-15 years old). The workshop is is presented in both English and Spanish. Aug. 7-11 (five sessions); 10:30 a.m.-noon. Register at https://mcpl.libnet.info/event/8656622
The workshops at the Wheaton Library are funded in part by a Wheaton Cultural Project Grant from the Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County. The program at the White Oak Library is funded in part by an Arts in Education Grant from the Maryland State Arts Council.
