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Brandi Payne, a master\u2019s student in the School of Information Sciences, had their work on display at the American Library Association<\/a> (ALA) Conference this summer in San Diego.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Payne is from Sevier County and is working at the Pigeon Forge Public Library <\/a>while completing their MSIS. Payne loves comics and graphic novels. They received their bachelor\u2019s in graphic design from Maryville College.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am trying to get published in that field but, in the meantime, I got lucky enough to get a part-time job at one of my local libraries. I work as an assistant in youth services and I enjoy it,\u201d they explained. \u201cI figured while I have time I might as well get my master\u2019s and pursue librarianship as a career.\u201d<\/p>\n

Payne chose the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, because of the flexible learning schedule and the broad range of classes covering everything from academic libraries to user experience design.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy dad\u2019s always been a fan of UT football and sports and I liked that. The MSIS program was completely distance learning. That was nice for me so that I could still work without having to worry about making it to campus,\u201d they said.<\/p>\n

Assistant Professor of Practice Scot Smith heard about ALA\u2019s Graphic Novel and Comics Round Table (GNCRT) Addressing Challenges Committee<\/a> looking for people to create zines\u2014short publications made up of text and artwork\u2014to be on display during this year\u2019s conference. Smith asked his students if they wanted to participate.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cI wasn\u2019t an ALA member at the time, but I\u2019ve since joined and now I\u2019m the secretary for the school\u2019s chapter,\u201d Payne stated.\u00a0<\/p>\n

After joining ALA, Payne started working on creating their zine. The committee asked people to write about personal stories or coverage of book bans. Payne chose to focus on a topic that was close to their heart.<\/p>\n

\u201cBook bans are a huge thing that\u2019s going on right now, and it\u2019s a terrible thing,\u201d they said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Payne went on to say, \u201cI just wanted to do a general overview of how to help libraries because we can read all the bad news we want, but that doesn\u2019t mean we\u2019re helping anybody. So, I kind of did a call to action, sharing the little things you can do. So, that is what my little zine is about.\u201d<\/p>\n

Payne submitted their zine, and it was accepted. During the week of ALA, their zine was displayed alongside similar projects at GNCRT\u2019s booth. This was a great opportunity for Payne\u2019s work to be seen by people from around the country, including authors, publishers, educators, and librarians.<\/p>\n

Smith said, \u201cI volunteered at the GNCRT booth where the zines were being displayed and distributed in the exhibit hall; we quickly ran out of copies of Brandi\u2019s comic because it was so popular.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI think it\u2019s awesome,\u201d Payne said. \u201cIt shows a combination of my two interests. Nonfiction work is kind of rare for me, but advocacy work isn\u2019t. So, it was a really nice unison of the two. I would like to do more work like this in the future because uniting libraries and literature is fun.\u201d<\/p>\n

Payne aims to inspire others with their work but also longs for a day when this specific zine may be obsolete.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cFor myself, I hope to continue working in youth services. Honestly, I hope that in the future, we won\u2019t need that zine anymore, and we won\u2019t have to worry so much about libraries being under fire or books being banned. It\u2019s especially troubling that it\u2019s queer books and books about people and authors of color that are under attack. So, hopefully, we won\u2019t need it anymore.\u201d they said.<\/p>\n

You can read and print your own copy of Payne\u2019s zine below. <\/p>\n

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