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Operation Comic Book: How to Make a Comic

A Lead-off Event to Free Comic Book Day
2025-04-30 19:00:00 2025-04-30 20:00:00 America/New_York Operation Comic Book: How to Make a Comic Learn about the art of storytelling through comic books. Make your own comic book to bring your literacy to life. Westlake Porter Public Library - Dover Room

Wednesday, April 30
7:00pm - 8:00pm

Add to Calendar 2025-04-30 19:00:00 2025-04-30 20:00:00 America/New_York Operation Comic Book: How to Make a Comic Learn about the art of storytelling through comic books. Make your own comic book to bring your literacy to life. Westlake Porter Public Library - Dover Room

Learn about the art of storytelling through comic books. Make your own comic book to bring your literacy to life.

This program is intended for tweens and teens, but adults are welcome. Operation Comic Book promotes literacy of all kinds using comic books while providing demonstrations on sequential art storytelling. Since 2009, Operation Comic Book has distributed over 50,000 free comic books and over 2,000 individuals have made a comic.

This program is a Lead-off Event to Free Comic Book Day on May 3.

Westlake Porter Public Library
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Westlake Porter Public Library is an independent public library serving the residents of the city of Westlake, western Cuyahoga County and eastern Lorain County. The library is located at 27333 Center Ridge Road in Westlake, Ohio. Anyone who lives, works, owns property, or goes to school in Ohio can register for a free library card.

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