November Staff Picks: Pictures Speak Louder Than Words

Topic: Pictures Speak Louder Than Words: How Graphic Novels Can Teach Us to Listen

“To the untrained eye, the night sky is a scattering of stars, a chaos of light and dark, across the universe. And yet, the stars are not lost. They form patterns. Constellations. If you know how to look, there are stories woven into the very essence of stars. Be like a star. Shine your light. Shine your story. For stories will lead us home.”

- When Stars Are Scattered, by Omar Mohamed and Victoria Jamieson

"Stories have always been how we make sense of what feels too large to name. For some, that understanding comes through novels and essays, and for others, through images that speak where words cannot. Graphic novels open that door for us as a way to see, feel, and learn through art and literature. They make difficult conversations about war, grief, displacement, or identity accessible and real. Each image becomes a language of its own, reminding us that understanding does not begin with reading more but with seeing differently. From survival and displacement to identity and belonging, each page becomes an act of empathy. Together, these works remind us that every story, no matter how it is told, can lead us home."

-- Rhia Mittal, Library Associate / Reference and Reader Services

-- Kai Oh, Library Associate / Art and Design

Staff Picks is curated and designed each month by the Gottesman Libraries' staff to highlight resources on educational topics and themes of special interest.

Where: Second Floor

Poster Image: Urban Frames from Comics and Graphic Novels, by Kai Oh, Library Associate / Art and Design.