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Kapow! From Monday 21 September to Sunday 11 October 2020, we're celebrating the incredible worlds of graphic novels, comics and manga. Comic Book: Take 3 WIN tickets to Armageddon Auckland’s 25th Anniversary Expo ! Borrow any three graphic novels, comics or manga from any of our libraries or on the eBook platforms  OverDrive and Libby from September 21 to October 11 2020, and you're automatically in the draw to win one of ten family passes to Armageddon Expo (23 - 26 October, Labour Weekend) and three  Beyond Reality Media graphic novel packs! Visit your local library, our OverDrive homepage or our Libraries catalogue to explore our collection of graphic novels and manga for adults, teens and kids, check your contact details are up to date , and get borrowing today for your chance to win! Not yet an Auckland Libraries member? Membership is free for Auckland residents and it only takes a minute to join.  Join Auckland Libraries now! Competition terms and conditions apply.

Thank you to everyone who took part in our Take 3 for Comic Book Month, aimed at encouraging all Aucklanders to explore the incredible worlds of graphics, manga and comics found in our libraries.  We had more entries than ever this year. KAPOW! Let’s do it again next year.  The 10 lucky winners of the passes to Armageddon Auckland being held this coming Labour weekend are: Carlos from Highland Park Library Janek from Devonport Library Zak from Takapuna Library Daniel from Pakuranga Library Winnie from Northcote Library Gabrielle from Central City Library Talia from Whangaparāoa Library Hamish from Titirangi Library Florence from Papatoetoe Library Jacob from Sir Edmund Hillary Library (Papakura) The lucky winners of the three POSTPocalypse graphic novels sets from Beyond Reality Media are: Max from Central City Library Amie from Papatoetoe Library Elizabeth from Ōtāhuhu Library Our congratulations to all the winners.    We are incredibly grateful to our s

Kapow! It's Comic Book Month! All September, we're celebrating the incredible worlds of graphic novels, comics and manga. Take 3 for Comic Book Month Win tickets to Armageddon! Borrow any three items from our graphic novel collection between 1 - 30 September, fill out a Take 3 entry card, and you and three friends could be at the Armageddon Expo in Auckland (25 - 28 October, Labour Weekend). We have 10 sets of Armageddon passes to give away, plus three POSTPocalypse graphic novel prize packs, including the just-released final book in the series from Beyond Reality Media . Visit your local library to explore our collection of graphic novels and manga for adults, teens and kids and pick up an entry card (1 - 30 September). Competition terms and conditions apply. New titles and booklists Comic Book Month is a great chance to spotlight the incredible reads the genre has to offer. New titles: graphic novels for adults New titles: graphic novels