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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 22.2005
Contact:
, Austin Public Library, (512) 974-7528
Fax: (512) 974-7442
Free Comic Book Day@AustinPublic Library
Austin, TX (April 22)—Saturday, May 7 is Free Comic Book Day, a day when comic book specialty shops and libraries across North America give away free comic books. Help us celebrate this special day by visiting the Library’s partner, Austin Books and Comics, 5002 North Lamar Blvd., and pick up a free comic book. If you can’t make it to Austin Books and Comics on May 7, drop by your local Austin Public Library on Monday, May 9, and pick up a free comic book. While you are picking up a free comic, be sure and check out the Library’s graphic novel sections for adults (call number: GN), teens (call number: GNY), and children (call number: GNJ).
The event’s purpose it to celebrate the rich history of the comic book; to salute the medium's energy, vitality, and boundless creativity; and, most importantly, to invite new readers to visit their local comics shops and libraries and see what comics have to offer. This is the fourth year that the industry and the Austin Public Library has held Free Comic Book Day.
For further information call the Austin Public Library at 512-974-7400 or visit the Web site at www.cityofaustin.org/library.
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