Join Us for the 11th Comic Book Convention at the Library🦸
Get ready to geek out with us at the 11th CRRL-Con! We're back with a day full of comic book and pop culture fun, including cosplay, vendors, giveaways, and a plethora of engaging activities. It's for all ages, too! Come join us Saturday, April 12 from 12pm to 4pm at the Howell Branch.
CRRL-Con Art Show🦸
If you’re an artist, get ready to unleash your creative talents! Our art show for the 11th Comic Book Convention at the Library is right around the corner and the submission window opens on April 1st. Send us up to two original pieces of your choice in any of these categories:
* Comic and/or graphic novel art
* Manga
* Digital art
* Cosplay photography
Original interpretations only, please! The art show will be displayed at Salem Church during May.
Art Show Reception
CRRL-Con Art Show Reception
May 12th | 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Reception for comic and graphic novel art and more, all by CRRL customers. Light refreshments.
Introducing the CRRL-Con Vendors of 2025
- Amber's Cute Creations
- Cornpicker Art
- Cozy Mozey Studios
- Cryptiic Clown
- Gillimurphy Press Artwork
- Graceful Hands Art Co.
- Handmade by Rachael Ann
- Holy Roller Relics
- JStoneFineArts
- Maggie’s Curious Creations
- mkcole art
- Munnin Myst
- Renaissance and Rendezvous
- Sailors~4~Saviors by Laila Mintze
- Sky Rose Designs
- Solveig Reda Art
- T.S. Pedramon
- Whimsi Jewels
CRRL-Con Events for All Ages
Attend a cosplay workshop or take your growing reader to our Costume Day special!
CRRL-Con Related Events
CRRL-Con Comedy Show
Apr 12th | 1:30pm - 2:45pm
Family-friendly comedy show featuring Glenn Lawrence, Cale Moore, Chris Porter, Carly Crickenberger, and emcee Heather Joyce.
Cosplay Workshops, part of a series
Design and create your dream cosplay! Each class stands alone. Attend one or all. Presented by cosplayer and cosplay judge, Bucky.
Grow a Reader Special: Costume Day, part of a series
Dress up as your favorite character! Stories, songs and activities. All ages with a caregiver.
Behind the Mask
Think you are hiding a secret identity? You are not alone with these books.
Gardening in Small Spaces
You can learn how to use various pots and bits of earth to turn your home into a place of lush colors, delicious tastes, and lovely smells.
My Librarian: Invasions! Teens in Peril
Read these exciting stories of teens trying to survive against threatening invasions of all types!
Here There Be Dragons
Beware, for you are crunchy and taste good with peanut butter. Great YA reads featuring dragons
Behind the Mask
Think you are hiding a secret identity? You are not alone with these books.
Gardening in Small Spaces
You can learn how to use various pots and bits of earth to turn your home into a place of lush colors, delicious tastes, and lovely smells.
My Librarian: Invasions! Teens in Peril
Read these exciting stories of teens trying to survive against threatening invasions of all types!
Here There Be Dragons
Beware, for you are crunchy and taste good with peanut butter. Great YA reads featuring dragons
More Ways to Celebrate CRRL-Con
Star Wars Activities
- Galaxy’s Edge Blue Milk
- Green & Blue Milk
- Princess Leia Chocolate Cinnamon Buns with Nutella Glaze
- Star Wars Crafts
- More Star Wars Activities
Online Trivia
- Jeopardy Practice Tests
- TV and Movie Pop Culture Trivia
- Pop Culture Trivia Questions
- Ultimate Disney Fan Fan Quiz
- Match Pixar Shorts to their Premiere Films Quiz
Video Games Unplugged
Take a break from the electronics, and bring your favorite games to life with these crafts!
- Minecraft DIY
- Pokemon DIY
- More Pokemon DIY
- Animal Crossing DIY
- Family Crafts from Nintendo
- Minecraft DIY
Free Online Comics
- Grand Comics Database: 850,000 comic book cover images from many countries. Searchable.
- Digital Comic Museum: Golden Age comics in the public domain.
- Image Comics: Read first issues from Image comics.
- Dark Horse Comics: Read selected issues online: Alter Nation, Battlestar Galactica, Elf Quest, and more.
- Europe Comics: European graphic novels and comics.
- Comic Book Plus: Read and download Golden and Silver Age comic books and a growing selection of comic strips and pulp fiction.
- Library of Congress Webcomics Archive: Webcomics selected include award-winning comics as well as webcomics that have significance in the field, including work by artists and subjects not traditionally represented in mainstream comics. The content of these websites is captured as it was originally produced and may include content that is not suitable for all ages.
- Manga 101: Learn some of the terms, check out the recommended websites, and save the titles for later!
- VIZ Media:Read free Shonen Jump manga chapters.
- Webtoons: An open platform where creators can publish their comics and connect with millions of readers around the world.
Learn to Create Comics
- Lunch Doodles with Mo Willems
- Make a Super Self-Portrait with Ted Woods
- Awesome Con Jr.’s Make Your Own Comic Strip
MakerLab at Home
- Build a Bunny-Copter
- Cyberchase activities and games
- Build Your Own Volcano
- Smithsonian Kids
- NASA at Home
- Balloon Rockets from Explore at Home
- STARnet
- Make a Boomerang
- Imagineering in a Box
Cosplay
Disney/Pixar/Marvel Activities
- Disney Coloring Pages
- Kronk’s Spinach Puffs Recipe
- "Brave" Scotch Egg Recipe
- Hulk and She-Hulk's Marvel-ous SMASHED Potatoes Recipe
Harry Potter Activities
- Hogwarts Digital Escape Room
- Create Your Own Herbology Classroom
- Pumpkin Juice Recipe
- Niffler Bread Recipe
Role-Playing Games
- Beginner Guides for Dungeons & Dragons
- Free Weekly Dungeons & Dragons Material
- Accessibility and Inclusion Resources for RPGs
- How to Virtually Play RPGs
- My Librarian: Enter the Dungeon, Try Not to Get Eaten