Category: ComicsPlus

A Comical Time of Year!

Comics Plus is your free, all-access pass to a world of comics, graphic novels, and manga—with over 25,000 titles to choose from. With unlimited, simultaneous use and no waiting for a copy of your favourite to become available. New stories land every week, so there’s always something exciting to discover!

And just in time for the season… enjoy 60 merry and bright Christmas comics—perfect for holiday relaxing and cozy winter reading. Visit your local library to get signed up to this brilliant free resource.

An ‘Itsy Bitsy’ Nursery Rhyme

Take part in World Nursery Rhyme Week – 10th to 14th November – with ComicsPlus. A free service from your local library.

From the artist of the best-selling Grandma Loves You picture book comes the classic nursery rhyme in board book form. Toddlers will enjoy following along as Grandma lends a helping hand when the spider needs it most. Includes count-the-insects activity page.

ComicsPlus offers thousands of digital comics, graphic novels, and manga from a variety of library-friendly publishers. The collection includes popular and award-winning titles for every age range and interest – including nursery rhymes!

Love Is In The Air

As we wave goodbye to the Festive season and welcome in the New Year, we suddenly realise that Valentine’s Day is just around the corner. For youngsters, love is all-encompassing and felt oh so keenly – we all remember that heart wrenching emotional feeling of first love.

ComicsPlus have put together a selection of love themed comics and stories for youngsters of all ages and tastes to enjoy. Available free from your local library, your youngsters can access these and hundreds more, to enjoy at their leisure and on their platform of choice.

Like the beautifully illustrated picture book ‘Little Hearts’;

Four animal friends discover the many “little hearts” that can be found in nature. The world is full of little hearts / Each one a sign of love / Some are found upon the ground / Some are up above. Join a group of animal friends as they explore and discover the many “little hearts” that are found in nature.

This gentle introduction to the world of nature for young children, written in rhyming stanzas by Charles Ghigna, is based around a theme that is sure to be popular for Valentine’s Day celebrations, but also at any time of the year. It reminds us to take our time and appreciate our surroundings and the beauty of nature. Accompanied by Jacqueline East’s charming illustrations, this book is a perfect way to inspire curiosity and foster an early appreciation of our natural world.

Enjoy a ComicsPlus Classic this Christmas

Keeping young adults entertained during the festive season can be quite a challenge. If you want to tempt them off the gaming and in to reading, why not show them ComicsPlus. This free service is available from your local Library and gives them access to hundreds of publications.

They can choose from a range of categories, from Manga, Sci-fi through Steampunk, the options are endless. Appropriate age ranges can be applied to ensure that their choice is suitable. Perhaps they will enjoy this wonderful classic ….

Ebenezer Scrooge has always hated Christmas, but in this particular Eve, he’s given another reason to be wary of the holiday: the ghost of Jacob Marley comes to visit! Clad in heavy chains and burdensome weights, Marley’s ghost warns Scrooge that three spirits will visit him over the next three nights, each with a ghastly story to share. Will Scrooge’s ghoulish experience teach him to embrace the spirit of Christmas, or will he say “bah humbug” to the holidays for the last time? These full-color graphic novels feature enhanced Common Core State Standards support, including discussion and writing prompts developed by a Common Core expert, an expanded introduction, and bolded glossary words.

So why not contact your library today to find out more information about ComicsPlus, and keep your family entertained this Christmas.

Channel Your Inner Spooky

There is nothing better than snuggling under a warm toastie blanket on a cold Autumn night with a wealth of great comics at your fingertips.

ComicsPlus is the free service available from your local library which brings hundreds of comics straight to your tablet. You can search for styles, authors, or themes, and find fabulous content like this great featured comic for Halloween;

Whatever your age or tastes, ComicsPlus caters for you. Simply go into the Categories section to select the genre that you love, or the catalogue that suits your age. It’s easy, and most important, it is absolutely free to library users.

Manchester MegaCon is Coming

27 – 28 July 2024

With the Manchester MegaCon just around the corner, you may want to immerse yourself in some Manga to help you prepare for this great event.

Explore Comics Plus®, the totally free service where you can access thousands of digital comics, graphic novels, and manga. The collection includes popular and award-winning titles for every age range and interest.

If you would like to get yourself ready for Manchester, why not pop into your local library and ask about Comics Plus®

Dodge ‘Summer Slide’ with Comics Plus.

Engaging with adventurous titles during the summer holidays is one way you can maintain the learning and work your children have accomplished during the school year. 

Research shows that having easy access to books and reading at least five during this more relaxed time, can slow the drop in reading levels, i.e. the dreaded “summer slide,” which is particularly significant for families facing financial hardships (Alexander, Entwisle, & Olson, 2007; Kim, 2004).

The Comics Plus collection available from your local library provides easy access to thousands of titles and is free of charge.

These titles will whisk readers into whole new worlds of adventure! They’ll travel to magical places, meet new characters, and experience the depths of their imaginations through countless adventures. Summer reading has never been so fun!

Simply take a look at the Featured section of the Comics Plus website to explore all the Summer Reading Adventures.

Picture Books Now Available From Comics Plus

The Comics Plus platform, free from your local library, will now also include picture books. Offering emerging readers the same unlimited, simultaneous access comics and manga fans already enjoy, the initial collection features hundreds of titles from existing publisher partners, including ABDO and Cherry Lake, with more partners to be announced later this year.

“We couldn’t be more excited for the addition of picture books to Comics Plus,” says Raquel Ryan, MSEd, LibraryPass’ Chief Experience Officer. “With engaging stories and immersive 2-page spreads, these titles will help introduce young people to the world of reading!”

With Comics Plus, readers can access thousands of digital comics, graphic novels, and manga through the library, with unlimited simultaneous access for online and offline reading, free of charge.

Get in the mood with romantic comics

Check out all the great romances on offer from ComicsPlus this Valentines Day. With new publications to suit a wide range of ages and tastes, there is something for everyone.

Like the classic Jane Austen – Emma;

Easy to use, you simply search by any of the following options: title, topic, age rating, publisher, category, author or genre. This great range is available free of charge from your local library, so visit today.

Grab a Quiet 5 Minutes this Christmas

With a wealth of publications to suit any age, ComicsPlus can keep your youngsters quiet and entertained, and give you precious time to recharge your batteries.

This free service from your local library provides unlimited copies of digital comics, with content divided into five age tiers. With flexible landing sites to suit the age of the users, accessing great Christmas reading is easy. Access the online site and click on a cover to get more information.

All the reading is done on a smartphone or tablet or within a web browser, so your user can enjoy their selected comic on their preferred device.

Thousands of titles and new content is added on a weekly basis so there is always something new to enjoy.