I met someone from the Franklin Library at MicroCon the other weekend who is looking for cartoonists who want to teach some one hour workshops at the library. Read more below for the info.

Here’s a little more information about the workshop I hope to have at the Franklin Library this fall:

The Franklin Library is a small community library located just south of downtown Minneapolis. Because many of the children who visit Franklin enjoy drawing and reading comic strips and manga, we are hoping to offer a cartooning workshop series this fall. We are looking for cartoonists to teach the one hour sessions. Our session topics include: Making Faces & Bodies; Drawing Everyday Objects; Drawing Animals; Writing Jokes.

We are able to provide paper, pencils, fine point markers and rulers for the children. Unfortunately, we are unable to offer any pay for the instructors. This would be a one-time volunteering opportunity greatly appreciated by the children that we serve. The class make-up would be 10-20 children aged 10-18. The workshop would be held on Fridays at 4 pm sometime in September or October.

I would be happy to visit one of your open studio events to talk to interested cartoonists in person.

Thank you for your help!

Johannah Genett

Youth Services

Franklin Community Library

1314 East Franklin Avenue

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55404

(612) 630-6803

email: jrgenett at hclib dot org