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LibraryCon and the Guardians of Knowledge

Event Type: All Ages
Age Group(s): Family - All Ages
Date: 10/15/2016
Start Time: 12:00 PM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Description:
 Save the date! Join us to celebrate all of the stuff that you love including: comics, graphic novels, anime/manga, cosplay, cartoons, artists, horror movies, Sci-Fi/Fantasy books & movies, and games of all types. Costumes encouraged! Show off your amazing style in the costume contest. Learn something new in one of our panel sessions. There will also be photo booths, crafts, tabletop and video games, prizes, and giveaways! Get updates on the Southeast Regional Library Facebook page or on Twitter #LibraryCon2016. Paneling seating will be filled on a first come basis. Space is limited.

Shakespeare Room
12- 4pm Meet gamers, cosplay characters, authors, publishers and more in our the LibraryCon exhibit hall!

Panel Schedules:
Alcott Room
12:15pm:Women in Comics with Sarah Arrowsmith & Terri Rosov
1:15pm: Manga & Anime, James Perry
2:15pm: Comic Illustration with Damon Begay & Tatum Bowie
3:15pm: Comic to Costume with Star Dancer

Twain Room
12:15pm:Teen Author Panel with Ryan Dalton, Shonna Slayton
1:15pm: Bruises, Blisters and Gore (All Ages) United Zombies of America
2:15pm: Cosplay with Luluko
3:15pm: Meet the UFP! United Federation of Phoenix

The Dig (library story time room)
12-1pm: Historical Fiction and the Virtual Worlds of Renaissance Cartography; Dr. Sharonah Fredrick, ASU Arizona Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies
1:15pm: Searching for Art with Magen Wade
2:15pm: Phoenix Saber Academy
3:15pm: NASA Programs with the National Space Society with Mike Mackowski

Outside (east side of library building)
1:15pm: Barony of Twin Moons, Society for Creative Anachronism – battle demonstration
2:15pm: East Valley Krav Maga self-defense demonstration
3:15pm: Phoenix Lightsaber Performance
3:15pm: Costume Contest – wear your creation for chances to win trophies in categories for children, teens and adults

Staff Conference Room
12:15-2:30pm Get creative with a variety of crafts that appeal to all ages including decorating a bag for Trick or Treating
3:15pm: Harry Potter & Never Letting Go presented by the Potter Professors.

Library: Southeast Regional    Library location
Location: In the Library, Please Check @ Information Desk
Contact: Robin Salthouse or Jere Johnston
Contact Number: 602-652-3203 or 3213