Many librarians are very pro-comic books. Which is a good thing.

From ALA.org:

CHICAGO-The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), the fastest growing division of the American Library Association (ALA), plans to begin an annual list of graphic novels for teens. The decision to create the list was made at ALA’s Annual Conference in Chicago, June 23 – 29, 2005.

The list, which is anticipated to debut at the ALA’s Midwinter Meeting in 2007, will consist of long form stories or compilations of comics’ issues. Graphic novels will be judged on appropriateness for young adults aged 12-18, how well image and word are integrated, clarity of the panel’s flow on the page, ability of the images to convey the necessary meaning, and the quality of the artwork’s reproduction.

It'll be interesting to see what they pick, at any rate.  And it's just one more step in convincing people that comic books have FREAKING merit.  Like many others, I'm getting sick and tired of the people that can't seem to grasp the concept that there are many, MANY books out there that transcend Archie & Jughead.